Blackheath Rugby would like to welcome Alex Wainwright, Charlie Briers and Joji Logavatu to the Club. Coming from Loughborough University, Alex is keen to get started and says “I’m excited to be part of a new team, and play for a club with so much history”. Tom Stradwick, Head Coach at Blackheath Rugby, thinks Alex will be a great addition …
Congratulations to our Volunteers!
Volunteer recognition season has come to an end and we’d like to say thank you to everyone at Blackheath Rugby who gives up their time for the club and the wider community. Our own awards were given out at the end of the season and we’d like to say congratulations to: Andy Lock, who received the Playing Management Volunteer of …
Welcome to Archie, Ed and Luke!
Blackheath Rugby would like to welcome Archie Smeaton, Ed Scragg, Luke Pollock to the Club. Archie, who’s previous club was Doncaster Knights, says he can’t wait to start “I’m excited to be joining Blackheath, it’s a successful club with an amazing history. I can’t wait to get started and see what we can achieve next season.”. Tom Stradwick is equally …
Welcome to Alex, Ed and Sam!
With pre-season training just around the corner, we are delighted to start introducing some new faces at Blackheath Rugby, starting with Alex Earnshaw, Ed Dunford and Sam Morely, who are all are looking forward to joining the Club. Telling us about Alex, who joins us from Bury St Edmunds, Blackheath Rugby’s Head Coach Tom Stradwick says “We are very excited …
JBK Williams
Blackheath rugby offers its sympathies to the family, in particular his daughter Jessica, and friends of John (JBK) Williams, who died on 10 May 2025. Born on 4 June 1943, John was educated at Milton Abbey school in Dorset from 1957-1962. He was an excellent all round sportsman, but excelling at both cricket and hockey (where he represented the school) …
AGM – change of date
The Annual General Meeting, due to be held on 01 July 2025, has been moved to 08 July 2025 due to unforeseen circumstances. A full Notice of Meeting will be sent to members in due course.
Congrats to Kent Women!
The Kent Women were on the road again this Sunday after a successful match away at Warwickshire last Sunday. They came up against a strong Surrey side, who had previously beaten Kent Women 2 years in a row. However, the hosting team was unable to keep Kent away this time. The Kent Women’s scrums dominated and the team did well …
Steve Pilbeam
Steve Pilbeam has died peacefully at the age of 84. Steve was educated at East Ham Grammar School (along with Fran Cotton and Tony Kennett), and played rugby for Old Easthamians later called East London. He also played at a higher level in the amateur game for Blackheath (where he played alongside Frank McCarthy) and Wasps. Further afield, Steve toured …
Thank you, and goodbye!
We’re all looking forward to the new season, but before we completely say goodbye to the old one, we’d like to thank those players that have been such an important part of the Club in 2024-25. Tom Baldwin, Markus Burcham, Oli Burgess, George Daly, Jack Daly, Mike Etete, Tom Everard, Leo Fielding, Paul Schroter, Auguy Slowik and Ollie Walliker — …
Peter Bullock
Blackheath Rugby offers its sympathies to the families and friends of Peter Bullock. Peter attended school in Stowe and then took a course of study at Watford College of Technology. Before joining Blackheath FC he played scrum-half for Northampton and had the honour of representing the North Midlands against Argentina on 7th October 1978. Peter was an excellent all-round sportsman. …