As good as, if not better than, anything Blackheath have put together this season to date. Prior to this match, the Club’s best performances had come in the wet at Well Hall, and was based on a dominant display from the pack, but on this windy, but otherwise warm and golden afternoon, forward authority combined with power and pace from …
A superb performance, and deserved victory, to topple the National League One leaders and keep Blackheath’s challenge at the head of the table firmly alive. In a tight game, on this bright but chilly afternoon at the delightful Paton Field, each side matched the other with three tries apiece, but the visitors, led by the inspirational Markus Burcham, captaining his …
Five tries to two would suggest a more one-sided game, but the final scoreline indicates differently, and even that doesn’t tell the story of a terrific climax with Moseley pressing within the Blackheath five-metre line, for what seemed an eternity, until ball was eventually turned over and cleared. It meant that for the fifth time in their eight games to …
A final tally of three tries to nil and quite possibly Blackheath’s best period of rugby this season to date, as the hosts came back from a four-point deficit at the break to claim victory in this hard-fought physical contest. Not, however, before Rosslyn Park had taken the early initiative. With heavy rain falling throughout, Park saw two clearances land …
A thoroughly disappointing afternoon for Blackheath who allowed this game to slip away despite clawing their way ahead on two occasions. In the pleasant surroundings of Dillingham Park, on this lovely sunny, dry autumnal afternoon, Blackheath would have aimed to move the ball wide and exploit the pace in their backline, but lacked the cutting edge when it mattered, while …
A rotten afternoon to mark the autumnal equinox, but a first home win of the season, and a comfortable one at that, for Blackheath who mastered the conditions to greater effect at Well Hall to emerge deserved victors. Mercifully the strong winds had abated, but the rain, which started at lunchtime, fell relentlessly throughout, making handling difficult and frustrating both …
The narrowest of victories, and a final outcome that left the home side, and their supporters, in a pretty raw mood. With time running short, and trailing by six points, Albion won an attacking scrum under the Blackheath uprights that forced enough pressure to, arguably, gain a penalty try. However, a yellow card for Tom Williams, and injury to Danny …
Sun Shines Down on Old Boys The sun came out for the final quarter of this encounter, and shone blue and gold on a day that will live long in memory for Old Elthamians. The Old Boys may not have had a majority of possession or territory, and their scrum may have been ripped apart in the early stages, but …
Opening day bonus for Blackheath Not the most well-oiled performance but Blackheath will, nevertheless, be pleased with an opening day bonus point win from a venue where they’ve frequently come unstuck. Indeed, prior to this game, Molesey Road had seen just two Blackheath wins in ten visits, and was the setting where the Club’s promising start to their 2017/18 …
The power and pace of the Premiership hopefuls proved too much for Blackheath to make this a truly competitive fixture, but at least the National League One side can take heart from a second half performance that brought respectability to the final scoreline. Nevertheless, the first period was heavily one-sided, with Ealing registering three tries within a quarter of an …
