Rugby

Despite the appalling weather conditions and a pitch that cut up badly, Saturday's match between Romsey 1st XV and Ventnor 1st XV was an excellent match played with great spirit and energy by both teams. Romsey established their game plan...

Isle of Wight RFC held their annual charity game for the benefit of Layla’s Trust at Wootton Rec this Christmas, with match fees and a well-supported raffle raising in excess of £300 for the Island charity. A variation on the...

A large and vociferous crowd watched yet another thrilling match at Watcombe when Ventnor 1st XV hosted league leaders United Services Portsmouth at the weekend, with the Islanders desperate to maintain their home ground as a fortress. Unfortunately, it didn’t...

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 there were some very good individual performances it was the lack of coordination...

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 busy Red Jet service meant Ventnor arrived with little time but to change and get...

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-strewn non-event. But far from it! Both teams played an exciting brand of rugby and...

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 promisingly for Ventnor with an excellent 50 – 22 kick from Sam Lines putting them in...

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 Riches returned to the starting 15 and both had cracking games. As is becoming the...

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. Ventnor were first to show with Jac Stemmet, Ben Gough and Tristan...

The Islanders travelled over to Totton at the weekend hoping to end their losing streak, but unfortunately were unsuccessful against Tottonians II. The game was a close fought one with IW’s sustained pressure proving impotent and Tottonians taking their chances...