Rugby

A large and vociferous crowd watched yet another thrilling match at Watcombe when Ventnor 1st XV hosted league leaders United Services Portsmouth at the...

Ventnor will probably look back and think here is another game that should have been won following a 29-3 defeat against Gosport and Fareham 1st XV. Although...

The small matter of only fielding 11 players didn’t stop captain Dean Magnurson leading his intrepid Ventnor 2nd XV to Eastleigh on Saturday. An exceedingly...

With Storm Arwen blowing freezing winds across the pitch, Saturday’s match between Ventnor 2nd XV and New Milton 3rds had every excuse to become an error...

It was another typically nail-biting match for Ventnor on Saturday as they took on Southampton Hospitals in the Hampshire Division 1. The game started...

Despite several injuries, Ventnor were still able to field a strong team to play the traditionally combative Overton side on Saturday. James Morley and Todd...

A great game of rugby was witnessed at the weekend, full of skill and commitment, as Ventnor went against a sporting Kingsclere 15 who simply never gave up...

The Islanders travelled over to Totton at the weekend hoping to end their losing streak, but unfortunately were unsuccessful against Tottonians II. The game...

Ventnor seem to want to do things the hard way! After their second-half comeback against Romsey 2 weeks ago, they won this match against Portsmouth 2nd XV with...

An extraordinary Hampshire One battle at Wootton Rec went Overton’s way, leaving Isle of Wight ruing a disastrous start but proud of a storming comeback which...

Isle of Wight RFC’s seconds belatedly began their Hampshire Three campaign with a good win against Alresford. After 2 cancellations on the opening league...

Considering the appalling conditions in which it was played, the game between Ventnor 1st VX and Romsey on Saturday was a nail-biter with both teams showing...

The annual Mike Blow Memorial Shield match was played between Isle of Wight and Fareham Heathens at the weekend to celebrate the life of a stalwart of both...

League rugby returned to Wootton Rec for the first time in 18 months, but Isle of Wight were unable to mark the occasion with a victory as they came out on the...

Ventnor beat Isle of Wight by 6 points at Watcombe Bottom on Saturday (18th September) in the 1st competitive rugby match on the Island for 18 months. Before...