At the Annual General Meeting of the members held on Tuesday 2nd July, it was announced that the basic annual membership fee will increase to £275 for the forthcoming season. As with all sections of society, Blackheath Rugby has been hit by the increase in costs across all areas of the Club’s activities. Energy costs, staff costs and ground maintenance …
We are delighted to announce that we have, today, completed the purchase of the freehold of Well Hall. The process started six years ago when we first approached the University of Greenwich with the ambition to buy the ground. After a successful bid, funding for the purchase of the ground was provided in part from the Community Ownership Fund of …
Blackheath Rugby is delighted to announce the signing of Tevita ‘Tex’ Cavubati, the 6’7” Fijian lock who has represented his country in two World Cups. Tex joins us after a few years playing Top 14 in France, having also played Premiership Rugby with at Worcester Warriors, Newcastle Falcons and Harlequins. James Shanahan, Director of Rugby, says “Tex brings a huge …
Who’s up for a day full of TV sport next Saturday?! The Utilita is opening its doors for the All Blacks v England game (KO 08:05) and will be open all day and in to the evening for the various Summer Internationals and Euros playoffs. Why watch at home when you can join your friends and Watch at Well Hall! …
As we look ahead to next season, it is the time of year when we seek to attract sponsors for our players and our First team positions. This is an important source of income for Blackheath Rugby and helps towards the costs of operating our First team and Club XV squad. For our players, the objective is to achieve sponsorship …
We are delighted to inform you that Blackheath Rugby has received a grant of £10,000 from the Greenwich Neighbourhood Growth Fund (“GNGF”), to support the repairs and improvement works to our boiler, water tank and showers. The GNGF is operated by Greenwich Council and an application was submitted in the latest round of funding in December 2023. All applications were …
Along with the other pre-seasons happening in August, we are really excited to be making a trip to Wales on 10 August to play Newport Rugby, kicking off at 15:00. Blackheath and Newport have played each other a few times over the years, and the first game on 20 November 1879 is the oldest Anglo-Welsh rugby match on record, so …
On 21 and 22 May, Blackheath Rugby Community Programme hosted two day of schools’ rugby for 180 primary and 50 secondary school pupils at Hervey Road. The near consistent rain on the first day did nothing to dampen their enthusiasm and the children and their teachers alike had a thoroughly enjoyable time. The schools which took part were: (primary) Baring, …
Blackheath Rugby is delighted to announce the signing of Sam Blade, a winger who joins us from Loughborough. James Shanahan, Director of Rugby, says “Sam comes to the club from Italy but previously was a Loughborough lad, so he knows a few of the lads already at the club. A big, powerful, fast winger in the similar vain to Lloydy …
Blackheath Rugby is delighted to announce that Tom Baldwin has been named the new Club Captain, following Ed Taylor’s departure at the end of the 2023/24 season. Before joining Blackheath in 2015, Tom was at Bath Rugby Academy for two seasons — he impressed whilst on loan at Rosslyn Park, and was signed with Wasps for two years before running …
