Not many sides come away from Brickfields with all five league points, and for two worrying minutes at the end of this contest it looked as if Blackheath might be letting their opportunity to do just that slip from their grasp. Having built a 21-point advantage over their opponents, the Club’s discipline began to desert them and, conceding penalties to …
Blackheath 22 Rams 17
Not the prettiest of matches and both sides will look back and rue the missed opportunities that could have put a different complexion on the game. But for all the wayward passes and spillages, Rams’ first-ever league meeting with Blackheath produced an absorbing contest that could have gone either way until the Club sealed it late on. Indeed, it was …
Sale FC 43 Blackheath 18
A hat-trick of wins for Sale FC over Kent opposition this season and this victory will probably give the Cheshire side the most pleasure. On this day they outclassed a Blackheath team who were a pale shadow of the side that beat Rosslyn Park a fortnight earlier, with their lineout in tatters and a kicking game that lacked any direction. …
Blackheath 44 Hull Ionians 19
A one-sided contest, with Blackheath at times showing real class, and scoring six excellent tries. On the downside it was also a game that lapsed into periods of poor control and with plenty of errors, from both sides. However, the Club started the game at pace and their overall dominance was never in question once Freddie Owen took lineout ball …