The Blackheath Women’s fixture on Sunday 20 April was a memorable one for many reasons, but it will go down in Club history as the day that Isabella Ballantyne become the first female player to play through the age grades and then run on to the pitch with the senior Women. The game against Hackney saw Isabella surrounded by the …
Club XV title winners after 42-42 score-fest with Richmond Vikings Some exciting news to share with you all! The Blackheath Club XV has triumphed in their league, securing the two points needed on Saturday with an exciting 42-42 draw against Richmond Vikings. They are the winners of The Shield championship title for the season 2024/5 with a playing record of: …
Bandits 35-51 England Deaf While much of the Club’s attention was on the games in Richmond on Saturday, England men’s and women’s Deaf teams visited Well Hall, where they had been scheduled to play against Wales’s corresponding teams. With Wales unable to fulfil the fixtures, Blackheath were invited to step in. A ‘Barbarians’ Women’s team built around the Club Women, …
Jack and George Daly played their last game for Blackheath Rugby yesterday – George captaining the Club XV and Jack running on for the 1st XV. Jack’s first game for the Club was in 2018, and he received his 113th first team cap on Saturday. George started with the Club in 2022, and has 10 caps to his name — …
Photos: Pamela Kilmister A repeat of the oldest fixture in club rugby is always an event, especially when it’s played a short stroll away from Richmond Green, the venue of the very first meeting between these two clubs in 1864, but this occasion took on a little more significance. For Richmond it was a celebration of their National League One …
Blackheath Rugby travels to Richmond tomorrow in the final game of this National One season, kicking off at 15:00. It’s fitting that this historic fixture also allows us to say goodbye to some of our centurions and other players who have made a big impact this season. Saturday, the players will be running out for their last caps, making the …
This weekend Blackheath Rugby is travelling to Richmond for the final National One game of the season, kicking off at 15:00, and the Club XV will be kicking off against Richmond Vikings at 13:00. If you’re going to Richmond, don’t forget that you can find handy information about the day on our website https://blackheathrugby.co.uk/garys-guides/. Of course, if you’d prefer to …
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Kent Vets Spitfire Shield Final, 13 April 2025 The Buccs claimed a rare piece of silverware on Sunday, winning 38-12 against a combative Vigo side at Maidstone. It was a shaky start, with notional skipper Andy Lock arriving late for kick-off having flown from Budapest that morning, and replacement captain James Pierson dislocating his finger in the first three minutes …
Barbarian FC will help celebrate two historic moments in May with back-to-back fixtures against Durham University RFC and Glasgow Academicals RFC. The historic touring club will take to the field to entertain supporters in their opening games of 2025 to firstly celebrate DURFC 150th anniversary before heading further north a week later to mark the 100th anniversary of Scotland’s 1925 …
