Ventnor Rugby Club played hosts to 2 touring teams – Thatcham RFC and Sully Sports RFC – on Saturday (7th May).
3 games were played, each of 30 minutes. Ventnor took the 1st game against a competitive Thatcham side, drew a scrappy match against Sully Sports, and won the 3rd against a Thatcham and Sully Barbarian side. However, both touring teams were said to have been suffering the after-effects of the Island’s hospitality from the previous evening.
The star performers for Ventnor were: Fred Fairman and Andrew Addison (both having their debuts for the club), Jake Babington for his end-to-end try, Mike Flanagan for keeping up his scoring record for the club, and Sam Lines, whose silky running won him the A J Wells man of the match award. Ed Blake took the Red Funnel moment-of-the-match award.
Ventnor squad: Andrew Addison, Ben Atkins, Jake Babington, Dan Bell, Ed Blake, James Blake, Joe Coghlan, George Collett, Harry Colson, Tom Crews, Charlie Dilk, James Dilk, Tom Engelgardt, Fred Fairman, Mike Flanagan, Chris Hill, Sam Lines, Tom Marriott, Alex Morton, Dan Noyes, Luke Orton, Warren Riches, Jack Rushton, Ben Savill, Andrew Teague, Cory Turner, Joel Walton, Harvey Wheeler, and Max Wheeler.
