A game played on a dank, murky November afternoon, on a sticky pitch with defences firmly on top. However, don’t be mistaken into thinking this was some drab, low-scoring affair. This was a contest as close as they come between two fiercely competitive sides, without the superfluous incentive of bonus points, and just how rugby union should be in late …
Cambridge 24 Blackheath 25
An excellent second half comeback saw Blackheath to this narrow, maximum-point, victory, keeping them on the heels of Richmond and Rosslyn Park at the top of National League One. Cambridge, languishing in the lower reaches of the table, but renowned for springing surprises and an ability to strike from anywhere, had pounced on the Club’s first-period errors to score four …
Blackheath 19 Bishop’s Stortford 14
A match, the pattern of which, very much dictated by the filthy conditions that swept across south-east England on this miserable afternoon. For much of the contest Bishop’s Stortford held sway, while Blackheath’s discipline crumbled and, easing their way back from an early deficit, looked like they might make it a hat-trick of victories in only their third visit to …