Girls I am very happy to report that our U13s took part in the section’s first ever festival on Sunday. Teaming up with our friends Old Colfieans and Dartford Valley to make up a squad, coach Martin Smith headed down to Beckenham with our girls for the Kent development festival. Three wins, a draw and a loss seemed a pretty …
CRY or Cardiac Risk in the Young, to give its full name, is a small charity that is self funded. I first got to know about the charity when Alison Cox called me one evening shortly after we lost Anthony. For those of you that are not aware, Anthony, my son, played rugby at Blackheath FC from U8 to U18, …
The Executive Committee are delighted to announce that a community programme of Rugby coaching is to be offered to school children in the South-East London area under the name of Blackheath Rugby. The programme will be led by Habib Annous, stalwart and former First Team player and long-standing member of the Club. Habib will be supported by a team of …
We are sad to convey the news that former Club member, Jerry Mapp died in May after a long illness. Steve Stuckey writes: I knew Jerry from Essex and Eastern Counties schools/ Colts in the late 70’s. He initially played for Chingford before joining Club around 1980. Jerry was a big, strong running wing before reinventing himself as a back …
We were delighted to welcome Sky Sports to Blackheath last week, to film our members announcing the squad for the first test. If you would like to view the video which was shown on Sky Sports and on their social media channels, click the Facebook link below. Blackheath Announce Lions Test Squad The producer, Clare asked this message to be …
1st XV team player, Nathan Morris is returning to run his coaching camps at Well Hall this summer. The first camp starts on July 26th with another at the end of August. You you can enrol by signing up here or scanning the QR on the poster below.
Before putting on his Club rugby boots in September, Ed Taylor will be donning his cleats in July and cycling 958 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End, as part of a team effort to raise money for two very special causes, under the charitable organisation ‘Maul Together’ (www.maultogether.co.uk). The thinking behind Maul Together is simple: “As we all know, …
