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. …
Social and events manager
The Club have an exciting, new voluntary position available to work across all the sections of the Club as Social and Events Manager. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to work across all sections of the Club, bringing players, families, and members together through a diverse calendar of events. The Social and Events Manager will lead on planning, coordinating, and …
To Ibiza! And beyond…
The Women headed out to Ibiza Beach Rugby tournament for this year’s tour, named “Tour Story”. Slowly people arrived throughout the course of Friday for a day to chill by the pool before the opening party. Saturday was tournament day, and with some sore heads, the women headed for the beach. Our first game vs Saint Josep. The Club came …
Top marks for the two Toms!
Congratulations to Tom Baldwin and Tom Stradwick, who were part of the winning Barbarians FC match against Glasgow Academicals today, final score 78-31. The boys were presented their shirts by Brian Ashton and John Spencer. We’re very proud of them on the their selection for the Barbarians, adding to their Kent County and England Counties shirts and, of course, over …
Walking Rugby at the Club
We are ready to launch Walking Rugby! Are you? We will be holding our first session at Utilita on Monday 19 May — be there at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. No previous skills needed, we provide all the equipment (a ball) just come along in comfortable clothing, trainers and perhaps some money for a drink in the bar …









