An away trip to Fareham Heathens – the league leaders – was always going to be one of hope rather than expectation for Ventnor RFC. Ventnor’s woes were exacerbated by a raft of injuries and unavoidable absences. Hence, Joe Coghlan was playing at scrumhalf with his usual back-row partner, Guy Entwistle, at flyhalf while the ageless Dean Magnurson came onto the flank with Will Broomfield slotting into the No 8 position. The early exchanges were pretty even with the set scrum going Ventnor’s way as Will Harrison, George Collett and skipper Ben Savill warmed to their work with an immediate heel against the head. Coghlan was acquitting himself well as he and Broomfield forged a partnership. However, soon Fareham Heathens, who were getting nowhere against the staunch defence upfront, began to move the ball to the wider channels and scored a series of excellent tries – 5 in the 1st half and 4 in the 2nd. Only 2 were converted, which illustrates how seldom the mainlanders were able to score close in. Lewy Morton, Broomfield, and Collett led the defence with notable contributions from Andy Teague and Jason Coltham whilst the cover tackling from Coghlan was exceptional. Magnurson did his usual unseen work in the rucks and mauls, slowing the opposition possession and disrupting their continuity while Harrison had his best game so far with his scrummaging, support, and his ability to find his jumpers in the lineout where Ventnor prospered throughout. Behind the pack, with the disruption caused by missing personnel, Ventnor struggled to get much go-forward but both Layton Greatorex and Fred Fairman had their moments – the latter almost scoring in the 2nd half with a great kick and chase that allowed the Islanders to camp on Heathens’ line only for the ball to get turned over as a try was about to be scored. As ever, Ed Blake never gave up trying to run the ball from all corners, especially since he had to move to flyhalf when Entwistle had to call it a day with a recurrence of his shoulder problem. The ever-willing Brad Francis came on and was immediately into the fray as he took up an unaccustomed position on the wing. He, Harry Ottley, and Callum Martin had their hands full all day as the Fareham Heathens backs ran their patterns, and there was some excellent last-ditch defence evident all game. Full time: Fareham Heathens 51-0 Ventnor Ventnor: Harrison, Collett, Savill (capt), Teague, Coltham, D.Magnurson, L.Morton, Broomfield, Coghlan, Martin, Entwistle, Greatorex, Fairman, Ottley, E.Blake. Sub: Francis Coaches: Jason Evans, Clive Cardwell-Hill Physio: Sarah Watt The A.J.Wells Man of the Match: Will Broomfield The Red Funnel Moment of the Match: Deano Magnurson Next Saturday is a rare day off for Ventnor which will hopefully give the injured members of the squad some time to recover.
VENTNOR RFC SUFFER COMPREHENSIVE DEFEAT AT HANDS OF LEAGUE LEADERS FAREHAM
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What’s the problem only parking in dry dock.
He should also be banned from driving a car, I expect the idiots will blame the council…
yeah what is the problem? I used to do that all the time in GTA3 cos your character couldn’t swim
This drunk yachtie should be forced to get that boat recovered and disposed of, it was disgraceful that he sold it for £1 to alleviate him of any further responsibility.
The hut should also be fined for taking him out to his boat knowing that he was drunk.
It’s a bit like a barkeeper helping paralytic drivers into their cars to drive up the road.
We come on the sloop John B.
My grandfather and me.
Around Nassau town we did roam,
Drinkin’ all night
Got into a fight
Well, I feel so broke-up,
I wanna go home.
I hope that some money from his fine was sent to the voluntary organisations involved in risking their lives during this incident!!
In other words,he was told don’t be a naughty boy,don’t do it again !!!
When is this man going to be charged with fly tipping Surly the National Trust a charity shouldn’t have the expense of disposing of the boat as I think it is on their land
‘The collision caused serious damage to the vessel, which has proved impossible to salvage It remains marooned high and dry on the shore’. Can’t be impossible – drag it off with good winch from large boat/ship and winch it on board or onto barge. If can salvage 10,000 ton ships no reason can’t small power boat – must be some salvage value?. By leaving there it will cause other boating likes to call in that a boat has run around,ok coastguard will say -“it’s ok we know” only to find it’s some other poor boater. At least with car accidents they have a police aware sticker when you get close. If had been driving a car would of gone to prison. What’s fine for? -pay emergency services? Compensation?.
The engines have been taken out by unknown persons and have been sitting on the rocks for over a year. I am no Sherlock Holmes but this was an obvious attempt to steal them that went wrong.
I am surprised that somebody local has not set fire to the boat to rid the coastal landscape of this blight.!
The court was too soft, if you look at his architectural company filing history he’s got almost £2m behind him.
That £20k fine is a measly drop in the ocean… Which is exactly where he should be.
He should be made to pay the total amount of money it cost the emergency services to attend,& compensation for all personnel that had to attend due to his stupidity.
What about some serious compensation to his injured crew members, or is that another case still to come to court, or if not it should be.
Why don’t we have similar penalties for offending car drivers, then they might have second thoughts before breaking the law. Any drunk or drugged driver is capable of disastrous accidents, and speedsters.
So you think £20k is a punishment really, if he could afford that boat well?
The boat is still there is he paying to have it removed? He got off lightly. Who else didn’t know that the hut took him back to his boat knowing he was drunk, if that’s true, I will make sure it’s boycotted by my family and friends that they don’t ever go there, they should know better???
So now we are left with a substantial plastic boat left on the rocks to disintegrate and cause substantial pollution, the owner should clear this up at his expense as I understand it was uninsured
Cut it into three ashore and then crane onto a barge
Why should he just walk away from his responsibility?
The local chavs should set light to it instead of the bloody skate park for a change.
Now thats what I call a good fine. £20,000 is what it should be not a tap on the back, WELL DONE JUDGE.
As someone who works in the marine sector, this is a fantastic result in court, as similar events happen frequently and go unreported and rarely result in such penalties at court.
In relation to the comments that some have made regarding salvaging, the owner has sold it to absolve himself of responsibility. Therefore, no one is paying for its removal. Whilst it may sound simple to just cut it up or drag it back in to the water with a big boat, it isn’t as simple as that, as breaking it up will cause a massive amount of marine pollution. Setting fire to it is even worse. There are professional salvage organisations that will be able to safely recover it but the cost will run in to 100s of thousands of pounds.