The Northern Echo Arena is never an easy place to conquer, but Blackheath have seldom had a better opportunity to claim a rare victory at this venue. Indeed, after an indifferent start in this high-tempo contest, the visitors found themselves in the driving seat at the interval, having created a seven-point advantage in the final ten minutes of the opening …
A first win in five matches for Blackheath, and a second half performance that electrified Well Hall, such was the pace and energy exhibited by the hosts. All against a huge Chinnor pack that had the Club on the back foot at times, notably on 18 minutes when a 20-metre drive took the visitors close to the goal-line, and led …
A dull, grey, afternoon on the Wirral and little, from a Blackheath perspective, to lift the gloom, despite the welcome return of Markus Burcham, and the long-awaited 100th appearance in Club colours for another stalwart, Harry Fry. In a stop-start contest, littered with penalties, the Club enjoyed a majority of possession and territory, had the better of the set-piece, but …
Dartfordians 2nd XV vs Blackheath 3rd XV 15 January 2022 The Bandits slipped to their third defeat of the season on Saturday, losing 17-15 at Dartfordians in intensely frustrating circumstances, with a late rally failing to get them over the line. Although losses against Beckenham and Colfeians were heavier on the scoreboard, the winnable nature of this match, coupled with the number of errors and penalties, left a bitter taste. The Club 3s …
The Club social side completed the league double over Medway on Saturday at Well Hall, winning 28-15 in conditions which made this game one for the purists. Intermittent showers on top of earlier rain made the going heavy and handling tricky, increasing the pressure on a Blackheath pack with some familiar faces in unfamiliar positions. Matt Jones made his …
Two tries in the third quarter turned this game in favour of the visitors, and gave the West Midlanders a much-needed boost after five successive defeats at the end of 2021. The wet and windy conditions inevitably played their part in the pattern of this contest, with Moseley bombing the Blackheath defence during the opening salvos, but Ollie Claxton in …
Photos courtesy of Edmund Boyden A fine match in tricky, greasy, conditions, with Sale taking maximum points from a sixth successive win to keep up their interest at the top of National League One, while Blackheath have to content themselves with an eighth losing bonus point of the campaign, courtesy of a Freddie Gabbitass penalty on the final whistle. ‘A …
Medway 3rd (Dev) XV vs Blackheath 3rd XV 4 December 2021 The Bandits ran out 7-34 winners on Saturday, against a Medway side sitting third in the table with three wins from their seven games so far. With so many games cancelled or rescheduled for the Club 3s, and points for other teams crying off not having been attributed, the Bandits …
Photos courtesy of Tim Pitfield The best performance of the season to date by far. Against the side who started the day fourth in National League One, and the only team to have beaten leaders Rosslyn Park, who themselves put Blackheath to the sword a fortnight ago, the Club controlled much of this contest before digging deep to hold off …
Photos courtesy of Claire Jeffrey A game dominated from start to finish by Blackheath, but only made secure in the final six minutes. To that point the game remained on a knife-edge, with a stubborn Stortford defence holding the Club at bay, until first Freddie Gabbitass, followed soon after by Jake Hennessey, stepped up to strike from long range and …
