Rugby

Sandown & Shanklin RFC 2XV travelled away to Romsey at the weekend where the muddy pitch set the tone for an afternoon of typical mid-January rugby. As neither side had a first-team fixture both sides were subsidised by first-team players,...

The return fixture between Sandown & Shanklin RFC and Basingstoke RFC promised another top-of-the-table clash between 1st and 2nd in Hampshire Premier, as leaders Basingstoke travelled to the Isle of Wight for their first-ever trip to the Fairway in modern times. The...

With their opponents flying high in the league, Ventnor RFC 1st XV went into their game against Ellingham and Ringwood 1XV knowing mistakes would be punished.  With that in mind, Ventnor started extremely well with great ball retention and camping...

With a side containing all but 1 player under 30, Ventnor 2XV put on a great display of running rugby with 9 tries away from home.  Travelling up to Chineham is never an easy game and Ventnor had to show...

Sandown & Shanklin RFC managed to recover from a horror start to take the win during last weekend's away game against Alresford. A tentative and slow start caught Sandown & Shanklin RFC napping and with the team's Darren Carew attempting...

Despite a late arrival due to travel conditions, Isle of Wight RFC were quickly into the game against an Overton side some 3 places above them in Hampshire 1 at the weekend. With a start in  the back row, Luke...

Due to some late call-offs, Ventnor travelled with a bare 15 players to face a well-drilled Ellingham and Ringwood team who are currently flying high in Hampshire League One at the weekend. The scoreline does not remotely reflect the action...

Sandown & Shanklin made the much shorter trip this week to Gosport in a return to league action against Gosport & Fareham RFC 2nd in the Hampshire Premier last weekend. The Hurricanes got off to the better start, after building...

With the visit of the league contenders, last weekend's home match between IWRFC and Farnborough was always going to be a tough mission for the Island side. With the wind and slope first in the visitors' favour, they got off...

After a few games of fluctuating form, Ventnor 1XV went into this weekends game with a positive attitude and a determination to play the kind of rugby they all know they are capable of. As the mist passed the game...