LooseHeadz lightening the load

Blackheath Rugby is thrilled to be one of the 60+ clubs in London supporting Rob Shotten on his cycle ride for LooseHeadz, which is on a mission to place a mental health champion in every club. Rob was welcomed to the club yesterday by Blackheath Rugby’s mental health champion, Dr Alan Thompson, along with Timmy Geçer (Commercial Manager) and Pamela …

Men’s Section – New Season, New Captains

The Men’s Section league campaign kicks off Saturday 26th September, with the Bandits travelling to play Beccahamians. Ahead of the season, we sat down to have a discussion with the new section captains to talk about the season ahead. Conor Mitchell has been appointed as section captain for the season. Talking of the appointment, Conor says: “It’s a massive honor …

Hip and knee pain explained

In partnership with Circle Health Group, we would like to invite you to The Utilita on Thursday 10th September at 6.30pm for an evening with Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mr Zameer Shah, who will be speaking about Understanding Hip and Knee Pain, and can answer any questions you may have on the causes, treatment and recovery of this issue during the …

COMMUNITY MANAGER

Over the last few years, Blackheath Rugby has launched and developed a very successful community project, delivering rugby coaching into local primary and secondary schools. In the latest academic year, over 20 local schools benefited from this project. With the recent promotion into the Champ League, Blackheath Rugby is looking to raise the profile of our work in the community …

Ron Bailey

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 …

Michael ‘Chappers’ Chapman 1956 – 2026

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.  …

Additional volunteer day!

There is a still a lot of work to be done at The Utilita and so we’ve manage to squeeze in an additional morning on the 22 August! We have a huge list to get through and many hands make light work! Any time you can spare on either (or both!) of the remaining two volunteer days would be much …

NEW CHAIR OF JUNIOR SECTION

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, volunteers!

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 …

Coach the Coaches ‘26

Coach the Coaches Evening – Champ Season! Following the fantastic response to last season’s Coach the Coaches Evening, we are looking to bring everyone together again as we look ahead to the new season and learning from those who took our 1st XV into the Champ! This social evening is open to all coaches, team managers and volunteers across our …