The power and pace of the Premiership hopefuls proved too much for Blackheath to make this a truly competitive fixture, but at least the National League One side can take heart from a second half performance that brought respectability to the final scoreline. Nevertheless, the first period was heavily one-sided, with Ealing registering three tries within a quarter of an …

The latest repeat of the oldest club fixture in world rugby ended in the tightest of finishes, with Leo Fielding weaving a great run through a tiring Richmond defence to score in the left corner, and bring Blackheath within a point on 80 minutes. However, in the deceptive breeze, the Club outside-centre couldn’t nail the touchline conversion, and Richmond held …