Pre-season friendlies will inevitably be of more use to coaches, players and officials than the casual observer, and that will apply more than ever in advance of a campaign dominated by discussion of the controversial new tackle law affecting domestic rugby at Level Three and below. Sure enough, this match was punctuated by numerous high tackle calls, as well as …
And so here we are, the first Pre-Season game of 2023-24 is tomorrow, Saturday 12 August, and we’re off to Burry St Edmunds. We’re taking a big squad along, and are playing the match over three 30 min thirds, so game time for a lot of players. The full squad is listed below, with the first fifteen players listed being …
Who’s looking forward to the pre-season games? We’ve got three great games lined up – after our first game, which is away at Bury St Edmunds on 12 August, we will be at home for the following two and are hoping to see a good crowd for both of them: Saturday 19 August – KO 15:00 v Barnes Friday 25 …
A match, the pattern of which, very much dictated by the filthy conditions that swept across south-east England on this miserable afternoon. For much of the contest Bishop’s Stortford held sway, while Blackheath’s discipline crumbled and, easing their way back from an early deficit, looked like they might make it a hat-trick of victories in only their third visit to …
As one-sided a contest as you’ll get. Blackheath scored ten tries, five in each half, in this demolition of struggling Ionians who are now mathematically relegated. Dan Hiscocks crossed first, after the Club had won a penalty from their first put-in and kicked to touch, and when Harry Fry had once again hit Freddie Owen with lineout ball, and the …
A penalty try in the final minute of this tightly-fought contest secured victory for Cinderford and a season-double for the Gloucestershire side over the Club. Leading by two points, courtesy of Mark Cooke’s conversion of Jake Lloyd’s 68th minute try, Blackheath, not for the first time, poured pressure on themselves with indiscipline and poor decision-making. As Cinderford spread play across …
The conditions ranged from difficult to almost impossible in this contest. At least that’s a sentiment Joe Tarrant might agree with. Early in the second period, and with a ferocious hail storm in his face, the unfortunate Cambridge, and former Blackheath, full-back lost his footing coming to meet Leo Fielding’s punt forward, and as the ball bounced kindly for the …
It rained and the wind blew. You may have noticed. If you made the journey to Hertfordshire and braved the elements, you were rewarded with a game that proved a huge slog, and one where both sides will feel unsatisfied with the end result. Bishop’s Stortford’s overall game management probably had the edge, and when their chances came, they executed …
An enthralling game from start to finish, with both sides playing their part, using the fine conditions to good effect. Indeed, Albion outscored their hosts three tries to two, but for the second week running Mark Cooke produced a perfect kicking performance, the Club fly-half striking two conversions and five penalties in a 19-point haul. The last shot, for a …
A result which may have a significant impact on who gets promoted to the Championship, but perhaps more importantly for Blackheath, a league-double over a side who have impressed everyone, including apparently themselves, in their first-ever season in rugby’s third tier. Rams were on a roll going in to this match, with eight wins from their previous nine outings lifting …
