The final dress-rehearsal before the National League season gets under way next Saturday, saw Blackheath trounce a Canterbury side, the Club amassing a total of seven tries without reply at the Utilita Well Hall on Friday night. Twice in the opening quarter, as the Club pack motored towards the goal-line, hooker Archie Bourne peeled off to score. Ed Dunford, playing …
Pre-season continues this evening with Blackheath Rugby welcoming Canterbury RFC to The Utilita for a match under lights, kicking off at 20:00. Entrance is free and the bar will be open, so come along and watch the team in their final game before the season begins. Here is your squad for the game: 15 DUNFORD, Ed 14 DANIEL, Oscar 13 …
Support a player by sponsoring a member of Blackheath Women’s team! Support the growth of our women’s section by sponsoring a player! With the Women’s Rugby World Cup being hosted in England, Blackheath Women’s 40th anniversary this season, and women’s rugby being one of the fastest-growing sports, there’s never been a better time to get involved. Your sponsorship of just …
Pre-season continues at The Utilita with the Club XV playing Medway under lights today, kicking off at 20:00. Entrance is free and the bar will be open, so come along and watch the team in their final game before the season begins. And, of course, don’t forget that the 1st XV game against Canterbury is on Friday evening, kicking off …
The Club welcomed American touring side the Gentlemen of Aspen to the Utilita for a pre-season friendly under the Friday night lights that exemplified everything great about social rugby, with several players making their Club debuts in front of a strong showing from both sets of supporters. The touring side from Colorado, who were founded in 1968 by former Club …
As we make our way to the beginning of September, we’re excited to have two evening matches this week, as we welcome Medway and Canterbury through the gates of The Utilita. THURSDAY 28 AUGUST Club XV v Medway RFC Kicking off at 20:00 FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 1st XV v Canterbury RFC kicking off at 19:45 Come along and …
With these two sides not destined to meet in league competition this coming season, following Richmond’s elevation to the Championship (or ‘Champ’ as we must now call it), it was somehow written in the runes that a pre-season contest would ensue. In this, the latest instalment of the oldest consistently played fixture in rugby union, it was Blackheath who would …
After the summer break, rugby is back at The Utilita this Saturday, with Blackheath Rugby welcoming newly promoted Championship side Richmond through the gate. In a match that sees the Club continuing the strong tradition with our local friends and rivals, the game further extends the oldest rugby fixture in the world to its 162nd year, with the sides first …
Blackheath Rugby is very sad to report that Richard Dinkeldein, longstanding Club member and volunteer at our Hervey Road ground, died very suddenly on Thursday 14th August at the age of 80. Richard was one of the founders of the Blackheath Mini-Rugby Section in 1988. He was the Treasurer of the Friends of Hervey Road Playing Fields, a group that …
We can’t wait for the Women’s Rugby World Cup to start on Friday, with the Red Roses kicking off the tournament against the United States at 19:30. This game, and others, will be on the TVs throughout the club, so do come along and join other members and supporters in the bar to watch. Along with the rugby on the …
