Club v Titans – Sat 27 Apr

And so we come to the final game of the 2023-24 season — round 26 of Nat1 and we welcome Taunton Titans to The Utilita on Saturday, KO 15:00.  Entry is £15 (online tickets can be bought from Ticket Co blackheathrugby.ticketco.events/uk/en) with U16s FREE.  We hope to see a big crowd to cheer on the teams – it’s a crucial …

Touch Rugby

Blackheath Rugby are recruiting youth players aged 9-14 to join their Touch Rugby squad over the summer. Along with learning more about the Touch Rugby game from coaches who are current England players or ex-Internationals, you will have opportunities to represent the club at festivals, try-out for South East England Touch and enter the pathway to represent England.   We …

Rosslyn Park 29 Blackheath 29

Photos courtesy of Deborah Lloyd A typical local derby between two clubs who have shared a rivalry since the 1880s, scrappy, and a little fractious at times (though never boiling over) but full of drama with honours even at the close. Undoubtedly, it will be Blackheath who walked away the happier. The last-ditch converted try claimed three league points for …

Utilita takeover – 2024

Blackheath’s result against Sedgley Park was not just a convincing win in the National One – it was far more meaningful.  The fixture was dedicated to Utilita Giving, the official charity partner of Blackheath’s naming rights partner, Utilita.  Our generous fans raised just short of £2,000 on the day, which has been split between UG and Greenwich Foodbank.  Both organisations …

One week to go!

Just over a week to go until our ‘One Club One Day’ event (Saturday 20 April, starting at 14:00), and we’re all super excited!! Remember – this is a free of charge event!  We’ve already told you about lots of things that are going on, but we thought we’d put it all in to one post. Don’t forget that there …

Blackheath 25 Sedgley Park 15

A contest dominated by a strong gusty cross-field wind and littered with penalties, a majority against Sedgley Park, and for which the visitors ultimately paid the price. Back in National League One after a gap of ten years, Sedge had started the 2023/24 campaign in fine form, sitting in a strong fourth place at the turn of the year, until …

Holland hits his half century

Archie Holland runs out for his 50th cap tomorrow, in the game against Sedgley Park. Archie’s first game for Club was on 3 September 2022 playing against Dorking, and he has been a regular in the squad since then, playing in every single game since that one, which is an amazing  achievement.  Congratulations to Archie on his half century – …

Programme – 6 Apr 24

Here’s the programme for this Saturday’s match against Sedgley Park. Along with the welcomes from our President and MD and squad details, we are ‘In Conversation With…’ James Shanahan, we have the regular ‘Coxy’s Corner’ podcast, and there is also an article about the Tigers from long term member and Times journalist, Patrick Kidd. Please do take the time to …

Blackheath dedicates fixture to Utilita Giving

Blackheath has dedicated its fixture against Sedgley Park on Saturday 6 April to a crucial charity that supports people out of fuel and food poverty. Utilita Giving — the official charity partner of Utilita Energy, Blackheath’s naming rights sponsor — supports individuals, families and households who are having difficulty affording fuel and food across England, Scotland and Wales. The charity will …

Two weeks to go!

Just over two weeks to go until our ‘One Club One Day’ event (Saturday 20 April, starting at 14:00).  We’ve already told you about lots of things that are going on for supporters big and small, and we’re now really excited to announce that the Bandits will be holding their End of Season Awards presentation in the Greene King bar …