Bury St Edmunds 12 Blackheath 21

Photos courtesy of Deborah Lloyd Two early tries gave Blackheath a grip on this match, but the Club were never able to ease off against a determined and spirited Bury side. The Suffolk club, who sat fourth in National League Two East after a run of six victories, dominated large parts of this contest only to come up against an …

Blackheath 48 Tonbridge Juddian 19

For the second week in succession Blackheath’s bid for promotion from National League Two East looked to be stumbling, as they found themselves under pressure from the outset in a match, and needing to play catch-up after conceding early scores and a sizeable deficit. Nevertheless, the Club recovered to place the game on a knife-edge at the interval, before turning …

Match Report: Old Gravesendians Vets vs Blackheath Buccaneers

  26 February 2023  The Club Vets narrowly came second in their first match of 2023, at Gravesendians on Sunday. Having led 5-15 at half time, the Buccs toiled in the final quarter against a spirited home side, who made good use of the alpine gradient behind them in the second half, and who scored a try with the last …

North Walsham 25 Blackheath 35

The side sitting second from bottom of National League Two East, facing the club twelve points clear at the top, will rightly feel mighty disappointed with the end result of this contest. North Walsham fought magnificently, leading from the fifth to the 58th minute, their backs slicing through the Blackheath defences, making the visitors’ tackling look decidedly ordinary. In the …

Blackheath 50 Henley 28

A fine game, with Blackheath taking an early initiative, only for Henley to launch a strong fight-back, the Oxfordshire side taking lead on the hour-mark. Short-lived though as, during the final quarter, the Club showed the class that has seen them lead National League Two East for almost the entire season, scoring 24 unanswered points to ease out to victory. …

Today we remember our friend. Mike Newsom (1940 – 2023)

It is with enormous sadness that we announce the passing of Mike Newsom, who died suddenly at his home on Friday 13th January 2023. Mike was a former player of Blackheath FC and an enthusiastic and tireless worker for the benefit of the Club. After attending Selhurst Grammar School, where he captained the rugby XV, Mike joined the school Old …