RON BAILEY (1938 – 2026) It is with great sadness that we report the death of Ron Bailey, a Vice President of Blackheath F.C., who passed away at his home in Seal, Kent on Monday 20th July, aged 88. Ron was a great ambassador for Blackheath F.C. over many years. In recognition of that, in January 2023, before a game against …
Over the past few weeks we’ve welcomed back players and said hello to some new faces, It’s now time to say goodbye to someone who has decided to hang up his boots. Jake Lloyd. 10 years. 241 appearances. 125 tries. Club Legend. As lot has already been written about Jake, who started his Club journey against Esher in February 2015, …
Michael Chapman, or ‘Chappers’ as he was known to his players came to the Club in the 2016-17 season and made an immense impact on amateur men’s rugby at the Club that’s lasted beyond his time with us. Grassroots rugby is perpetually a series of peaks and troughs and when Chappers arrived with us we were in one such trough. …
Blackheath FC is delighted to welcome our new Chair of Juniors, whose appointment marks an exciting step forward for the club’s long‑term development plans. Matthew O’Sullivan brings experience of playing and coaching to ensure our Juniors can continue to grow. Building on the work from previous seasons, Matt is already setting out plans to strengthen coaching support, enhance communication with …
Thank you to each end every one of the army of people who turned up to the Utilita today for the volunteer day. New faces, old faces, all working hard to get the site ready for the new season. We painted, strimmed, weeded, dug, rehung, flattened… working hard for four hours before having a well deserved drink and pizza in …
The Club has secured a small number of Category 1 tickets for matches in the new biennial Nations Championship at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, this November. The tickets are for the following matches: England v Australia, 8 November 15:10, £149 per ticket England v New Zealand, 21 November 14:10, £181/£191 per ticket Double-header final, Saturday 28 November 13:10, £179.90 per ticket …
Today in The Observer, Patrick Kidd (journalist and long time supporter of Blackheath Rugby) writes about Noah Caluori’s inclusion in tomorrow’s England team against Fiji. Paddy interviews Kelvin Bush and Iain MacLeod, Noah’s coaches in the Minis and Juniors, as well as Noah’s Mum Grace, who remembers Noah’s time at Blackheath Rugby very well “Noah had a wonderful few years …
We’re excited to announce that Ben Chapman has signed up to play for the club this coming season. Telling us about Ben, a hooker who joins us from Doncaster, Blackheath Rugby’s Head Coach Tom Stradwick says “Ben joins us as a dynamic hooker who thrives on the physical side of the game. His accuracy at the set piece and work …
With the pre-season training starting in a few weeks’ time, we are excited to start introducing some new faces at Blackheath Rugby, starting with second row Ehize Ehizode. Telling us about Ehize, who joins us from Doncaster, Blackheath Rugby’s Head Coach Tom Stradwick says “We’re delighted to welcome Ehize Ehizode to Blackheath for the upcoming season. A powerful second row, …
With a successful 2025/26 National One campaign under our belts, culminating in promotion to Level Two of England Rugby, we look towards 2026-27 and are delighted that so many players who represented the 1st XV last season will continue to wear Club colours in the Champ. Tom Stradwick, Head Coach, says “I am really pleased we have retained so many …
