Rugby

Ellingham & Ringwood continue to look like promotion hopefuls after winning their sixth game in a row, this time against Portsmouth.

New Milton continues not to get what they deserve after a decent but ultimately fruitless 19-5 Hampshire Counties One loss versus Trojans on Saturday.

Ellingham & Ringwood refused to show mercy against a hard-working but outmatched Bognor on Saturday.

New Milton’s woes continued despite a much-improved showing in a valiant losing effort against Basingstoke on Saturday.

Ellingham & Ringwood dented promotion-chasing Eastleigh’s hopes to delight the Raymond Brown Memorial Ground crowd on Saturday.

A young New Milton Rugby Club first team battled hard and played some great rugby but lost 36-6 against a physical Portsmouth side at Norman’s Way.

Ellingham & Ringwood welcomed local rivals New Milton to Parsonage Barn Lane and treated their large crowd to a phenomenal display of running rugby.

Ellingham & Ringwood flew over to Guernsey and handed the second team their first defeat on home soil in two years.

A depleted Ellingham and Ringwood made it three wins in a row with a dogged display against Trojans.

Ellingham & Ringwood made it two wins from three in their first home game of the season with a 32-19 victory over Basingstoke.

Ellingham & Ringwood defeated hosts Portsmouth 23-12 in an entertaining and, at times, attritional game of rugby.

Former Ellingham and Ringwood scrum-half and Great Britain Sevens player Alicia Maude has signed for Loughborough Lightning.

New Milton Rugby Club has appointed a former London Wasps player as its new head coach.

A former New Milton RFC player and Lymington resident who collapsed suddenly during a rugby game has been left with paralysis.

New Milton Rugby Club’s Connor Treacey – who recently captained England U18s – has signed a senior academy contract with Bath Rugby.

Ellingham & Ringwood turned out en masse to celebrate the life of Steve Benson before a friendly contest with Fordingbridge.

For the final game in the season Milton, ninth in the league, travelled to play Havant II in third.

Ellingham & Ringwood travelled to runaway league leaders Petersfield on Saturday for their final division one fixture of the season.

Milton played host to Eastleigh, a team just above them in the league in eighth.

An undefeated New Milton seconds side clinched the league title with two games to go after a hard-fought victory against second-placed Ventnor.