Priory Park has not proved a fruitful venue for Blackheath in the past. Their three previous visits have not only ended in three defeats, but have generated three decidedly poor performances. For 50 minutes, this match was heading in the same direction until Blackheath finally found some continuity and upped a couple of gears […]
Tomorrow, when Richmond travel the short distance to the other end of the south circular to play Blackheath at Rectory Field, it will conclude the 151st year of the oldest continually contested fixture in world rugby. True, Richmond hosted the very first fixture in January 1864, and the repeat of that match took place earlier […]
No longer a winning run, but Blackheath remain unbeaten in 2015, for which they can thank Ryan Squires. The Club wing was responsible for 19 of his side\’s points including the last-ditch penalty that salvaged the draw, and cancelled out a 58th minute strike for Richmond full-back Rob Kirby, the only other score of the […]
A straightforward victory for Blackheath which make it five wins on the bounce, although the Club will feel a little disappointed not to have picked up the four-try bonus that their endeavour and enterprise merited.e For that, Wharfedale can take a lot of credit. On a perfect autumnal day in October, Blackheath had inflicted a [...]