Kent begin the defence of their County Championship crown this Saturday as they host Hampshire at Broad Walk, home of Charlton Park RFC. Tom Stradwick (head coach) and Taff Gwilliam (director of rugby) have once again assembled a strong squad from Kent’s top sides who will not only look to retain the title, but make it a hat-trick of victories …
Congratulations to Tom Baldwin and Tom Stradwick, who were part of the winning Barbarians FC match against Glasgow Academicals today, final score 78-31. The boys were presented their shirts by Brian Ashton and John Spencer. We’re very proud of them on the their selection for the Barbarians, adding to their Kent County and England Counties shirts and, of course, over …
We are ready to launch Walking Rugby! Are you? We will be holding our first session at Utilita on Monday 19 May — be there at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. No previous skills needed, we provide all the equipment (a ball) just come along in comfortable clothing, trainers and perhaps some money for a drink in the bar …
As a reminder, Tom Stradwick and Tom Baldwin have been picked to be in the Barbarian FC squad for the game tomorrow, Saturday 10 May, kicking off at 14:00 – we’re incredibly proud of them both and wish them the best of luck. The historic touring club will take to the field against Glasgow Academicals RFC to entertain supporters and …
As always at the end of the season, we say goodbye to players deciding it’s time to hang up their boots, but we don’t often say goodbye to someone who’s hanging up a stethoscope. After almost a quarter of a century with Blackheath Rugby, Dr Alan Thompson is retiring, and we would like to thank him for his dedication to …
The Club is pleased to offer an Early Bird membership offer this year in our main membership categories. Starting today and ending on 1st July, we are offering savings on this coming season’s membership rates as follows: Category Full Price Early Bird Saving (£) Saving (%) Adult £275 £240 £35 12.7% Adult with One Youth £275 £240 £35 12.7% Adult with Two Youths …
The Blackheath Women’s fixture on Sunday 20 April was a memorable one for many reasons, but it will go down in Club history as the day that Isabella Ballantyne become the first female player to play through the age grades and then run on to the pitch with the senior Women. The game against Hackney saw Isabella surrounded by the …
Club XV title winners after 42-42 score-fest with Richmond Vikings Some exciting news to share with you all! The Blackheath Club XV has triumphed in their league, securing the two points needed on Saturday with an exciting 42-42 draw against Richmond Vikings. They are the winners of The Shield championship title for the season 2024/5 with a playing record of: …
Bandits 35-51 England Deaf While much of the Club’s attention was on the games in Richmond on Saturday, England men’s and women’s Deaf teams visited Well Hall, where they had been scheduled to play against Wales’s corresponding teams. With Wales unable to fulfil the fixtures, Blackheath were invited to step in. A ‘Barbarians’ Women’s team built around the Club Women, …
Jack and George Daly played their last game for Blackheath Rugby yesterday – George captaining the Club XV and Jack running on for the 1st XV. Jack’s first game for the Club was in 2018, and he received his 113th first team cap on Saturday. George started with the Club in 2022, and has 10 caps to his name — …
