A special rugby match in memory of Ventnor RFC legends Tristan Price and Keith Fradgley was held on the Isle of Wight last Saturday (January 10) as the number one shirt was retired throughout Hampshire games.
Ventnor RFC and Isle of Wight RFC held an impromptu match at Watcombe Bottom after their league games were both called off by their opposition.
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The score line deemed irrelevant, the players set about putting on a brilliant display of rugby.
George Huish scored three tries, while Jack Rushton, Jason Coltham, Josh Ford, Tom Branagh, Ben Savill and Tom Scadden all scored.
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Man of the match went to Hayden Lythgoe, while moment of the match went to Tom Scadden.
Tristan Price died after a car crash on Whitwell Road on Saturday, January 3.
The 45-year-old started playing for Ventnor in 1996 and continued to turn out for the side for nearly 30 years.
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The rugby community in Hampshire have paid tribute to him and retired the number one shirt in games played across the weekend.
A spokesperson for the club said: “[Tristan was] a terrific player and a unique and wonderful person off the pitch, he combined warmth and humour and was always keen to welcome new players to the club and make them feel part of the VRFC fabric.
“His songs on homeward bound coach trips were legendary and the Ventnor Carnival will never be the same without him leading the VRFC entourage.”
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A fundraising page has been set up to help Tristan’s family with immediate funeral costs.
Keith Fradgley, a founding member of the club and president between 1984 and 1999, was a ‘responsible adult’ alongside Ian Holness in the organisation.
A local dentist, Keith occasionally had to put a few players’s mouths straight as well.
Keith was a key fundraiser for the club and supported Ventnor as a match sponsor until his health began to waver.