Rugby

A charity rugby match between Ventnor RFC XV and the Island's emergency services will be held in memory of former player and local firefighter, Martin Poynter. Both sides will be taking part in the charity fundraising event on Saturday 22nd...

Ventnor looked to mirror their recent home form with an away win at the weekend but it wasn’t to be as they were overcome by Andover. Andover got the game's first points after their scrum half made a dart down...

Isle of Wight RFC returned to winning ways in an entertaining match with an exciting finale at Wootton Rec over the weekend. IW were delighted to come out on the right side of a close encounter after a couple of...

Sandown & Shanklin RFC retraced some old steps of years gone by as they made the trip to Surrey's Purley John Fisher RFC for the second round of the RFU London & South East Division Junior Vase. The Hurricanes made...

Ventnor 2XV travelled to Farnham at the weekend for a rearranged fixture with Fareham 4XV, one which was to be played in torrential conditions. Boulstered by Jason Corney - a former Islander and now Andover player - and given 2...

Isle of Wight RFC’s second team’s 100% record in Hampshire Three was maintained in an incredible game at Millbrook on Saturday. Seemingly on course for a severe beating after an abject first-half display, the Islanders were transformed in the second...

The home crowd at Ventnor RFC were certainly cheering on Saturday when Ventnor 1XV secured a win over their Southampton opposition. The game started hesitantly from Ventnor as the mental challenge of playing against a side short of full numbers...

Following the disappointing first league loss of the season, Sandown & Shanklin RFC looked to get back on track - yet they knew that visiting Bognor RFC would be a tough nut to crack in order to get back to...

Neither Isle of Wight RFC's 1XV nor the Locks Heath Pumas managed to stamp authority on Saturday's Hampshire One game at home. The Island side, playing in to the brisk northerly chill, found themselves penalised early on and gave their...

Isle of Wight RFC’s second team tightened their grip on Hampshire Three after their toughest test to date at Lymington. The home side had a much more sizeable pack, with each Islander giving away several stone in weight to his...