Blackheath against Richmond is always a special game, it being the oldest continually played fixture in world rugby (the clubs first locked horns on Richmond Green in 1864). There’s a particular significance to tomorrow’s meeting also, as it falls on Remembrance Day, both clubs having lost numerous players during the two World Wars. For Blackheath though, the match will also …
And here we are! Blackheath Rugby welcomes Richmond Rugby to The Utilita tomorrow for ‘The Big Match’. In fact, there are three matches going on: Blackheath Rugby v Richmond Rugby KO 15:00 Club XV v Richmond Saxons KO 14:00 Blackheath U12s v Richmond U12s KO 13:30 The U12s from both teams will be providing a guard of honour as the …
A reminder that the weekend of The Big Match is coming up. First played in 1863/64, this is the longest continuing rugby fixture in the world! In fact, there are three matches to keep you entertained on Saturday: Blackheath Rugby v Richmond Rugby KO 15:00 Club XV v Richmond Saxons KO 14:00 Blackheath U12s v Richmond U12s KO 13:30 The …
A disappointing return to National League One action for Blackheath, as they succumbed to the might of the Plymouth Albion pack on this squally afternoon at Brickfields. The conditions were made for forwards, with the frequent showers adding to a ground made soft by recent heavy rain, and with Albion holding the advantage in size and weight in just about …
The Blackheath Rugby 1st XV travels to Devon tomorrow to play Plymouth Albion KO 15:00, and the Club XV are at home against Ampthill 1881 XV, KO 14:00. Here are your squads. FIRST XV 15 HENNESSEY, Jake 14 LLOYD, Jake 13 TUCKER, Shae 12 BURCHAM, Markus (VC) 11 FIELDING, Leo 10 DALRYMPLE, Matt 9 DALY, Jack 1 HOLLAND, Archie 2 …
We may have had the World Cup to keep us entertained over the last couple of weekends, but who’s missing the real rugby? After a couple of rest weekends, rugby’s back! On Saturday 4 November, in Round 8 of National One, the 1st XV take to the road to play Plymouth Albion at Brickfields Recreation Ground, kicking off at 15:00 …
Get your diaries out for ‘The Big Match’ against Richmond on 11 November Blackheath and Richmond have a long and rich history, and both were founding members of the Rugby Football Union. On 4 December 1870, Edwin Ash of Richmond and Benjamin Burns of Blackheath published a letter in The Times suggesting that “those who play the rugby-type game should …
Both sides entered this contest with four wins from six matches, and with just one point and one place separating them in the National League One table. However, there was nothing even about this contest, a match that saw Blackheath plunge from the high of putting 52 points on Cinderford, to the depths of conceding a half century a week …
Blackheath Rugby takes to the road tomorrow with a double header at Chinnor. Details of the ground can be found further down the page. Here are your squads: 1st XV 15 DALRYMPLE, Matt 14 LLOYD, Jake 13 HENNESSEY, Jake 12 HILL, Sam (VC) 11 ARMSTRONG, Matt 10 FFITCH, Tom 9 DALY, Jack 1 DAVIS, Will 2 WALLIKER, Ollie 3 OWLETT, …
Round seven of National One, and we’re away to Chinnor. We hope to see a lot of you making the journey to Oxfordshire to watch the match, which kicks off at 15:00, but if you aren’t going to Rectory Pavilion we can highly recommend our Twitter/X feed @blackheath_1858, as our Tweeter Extraordinaire will be giving you updates as they happen. …
