The latest instalment of the oldest fixture in club rugby fell in favour of Richmond, as the Championship side, preparing for their third season at the domestic game’s second tier, outscored their old rivals by three tries to two. Blackheath, looking to build on their fifth position finish in National League One in April, started brightly enough, the backline, marshalled …
Blackheath 22 Chinnor 14
For the second week running Blackheath will be grateful to their two props, Tom Williams and Danny Herriot, backed up by the boot of Joe Tarrant, for giving them a deserved win, but one that was far tighter than the final scoreline suggests. The full-back kicked a total of five penalties (and one conversion), four of them created through the …
Bishop’s Stortford 15 Blackheath 16
A four point cushion now separates Blackheath and Old Elthamians from the chasing pack at the head of National League One, a gaping chasm by the standards of this season, but matches like this on a grey, dank afternoon at Silver Leys, against a side who now slip into relegation territory, serve to remind everyone just how well-matched all clubs …