Rugby

Rugby returns to Watcombe Bottom tomorrow evening (Friday) as Ventnor Rugby Football Club host the Sandown & Shanklin Hurricanes in a pre-season friendly fixture, with kick-off set for 18:45. Supporters are invited to arrive early, with the bar - run...

Ventnor’s pre-season friendly at Romsey on Saturday (9th August) began badly after travel delays, with the Division 2 side scoring twice in the first 10 minutes. With 2 debutants in the squad and several players in unfamiliar positions, Ventnor took...

Ventnor Rugby Club concluded their 2024-2025 season with an awards ceremony at Watcombe. The event recognised outstanding performances across the club's teams and celebrated the efforts of players, supporters and volunteers. The ceremony saw a series of awards presented to...

Sandown & Shanklin Hurricanes Vets - led by their skipper Greg Dean on his final game of rugby - played at Twickenham at the prestigious England RFU Veterans Rugby Day on Saturday (24th May). This day of rugby was preceded...

Isle of Wight finished their season in glorious sunshine at Wootton Rec by hosting a touring side - Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) RFC on Saturday (17th May). The tourists arrived on the back of a resounding 54-0 win...

Vectis Rugby Football Club is celebrating an exceptional 2024/25 season, marked by a significant rise in membership, growing community engagement and an increasingly bright future for rugby on the Isle of Wight. The season concluded with a successful festival held...

Ventnor Rugby Club once more acted as a marshalling post and feeding station for last Sunday’s IW Randonnee, which was a spectacularly successful event with over 3,000 registered cyclists taking part.  Under the leadership of Roly Toombs, the VRFC team...

Ventnor let their last game of the season at Aldershot & Fleet slip through her grasp. Ventnor travelled with a group of vocal supporters who watched their team struggle at the beginning of the game as the A&F scrummage won...

Ventnor were beaten by Division 3 leaders Andover in a friendly fixture. On the Thursday evening before the match, Ventnor could only muster 13 players, so took the option of offering Andover a friendly match. Within the current Hampshire RFU...

Sandown & Shanklin Hurricanes racked up the points against Ventnor in front of a large crowd at Watcombe Bottom.  Ventnor started strongly and camped on the opposition’s line for the first 5 minutes (and inflicted so much pressure that the...