Rugby

Ventnor 2nds welcomed a depleted Chichester 3rd XV to Watcombe Bottom on Saturday (2nd April). Chichester sportingly travelled with just 12 players. In the spirit of 2nd XV rugby, Ventnor evened up the teams by lending players, and the game...

Isle of Wight RFC concluded their Division 1 campaign with victory over Ventnor at Wootton Rec on Saturday (2nd April). Isle of Wight’s resounding win avenged their defeat in the return fixture last September to finish the season on a...

Jac Stemmet Ventnor Rugby Club member Jac Stemmet will be running 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours, starting at 17:00 today (Thursday, 31st March). Jac’s aim is to raise money for the people of Ukraine. Any sponsorship he...

Ventnor had a comfortable home victory against Gosport & Fareham on Saturday (26th March). Ventnor started this game with an all-court display of pace and execution with Dan Bell catching the ball from the kick off and setting up Dean...

Ventnor 2nds scored 58 points against Eastleigh on Saturday (12th March). An immaculate pitch at a sunny Watcombe Bottom was the scene for an entertaining match in which skipper Dean Magnurson was able to call on almost a full squad...

Ventnor lost this match in the first 15 minutes when a well organised Fawley scored three converted tries to take a 0 - 21 lead. Things looked grim for the home side, but this all changed when Jake Babington fielded...

This was a disappointing match for Ventnor in which the power and weight of the Tottonian forwards created problems for the Island side. Tottonians forwards made inroads into the heart of the hard-tackling home pack and provided quality ball which...

Merv Ringer, who died on 7th February 2022, wasn’t a rugby player but became part of the beating heart of Ventnor Rugby Club. He and his late wife Jill took over the full responsibility for all catering and the highly...

Ventnor travelled to Overton with just 14 players at the weekend, which required several of the team to play out of position - a position forced by work commitments and COVID isolation. The front row was made up of Jac...

Ventnor 1st XV’s preparation for their game against Fareham Heathens was disrupted by the late withdrawal of Ben Savill which meant the Islanders started the game with Chris Hill in the unaccustomed position of hooker, whilst skipper Lewis Jones slotted...