Celebrating Brett’s bicentenary

Yesterday may have been mostly about our promotion to the Champ, and more of that in days to come. But we were also able to celebrate an enormous achievement by an absolute club legend: Desmond Brett. Des first ran out in Club colours in January 2004, playing Dings Crusaders, and his last 1st XV game was away to DMP on …

Club and Scottish through the years

When Blackheath last played London Scottish at the Richmond Athletic Ground, the Club won 20-13 and someone called Harding scored a try. I think we’d take that on Saturday. OK, so it was 16 years ago, the try was by Sam Harding, not Billy, a No 8 who had one international for the All Blacks in 2002, and he was …

Scottish v Club – Tickets now on sale!

Tickets are now on sale for the London Scottish v Blackheath Rugby Champ Accession play off on 23 May.  The crowd is going to be huge and the game is going to be hard fought, with Club playing for promotion and Scottish wanting to avoid relegation. It would be great to see as much red and black in the crowd …

Girls’ Activity Day – 27 June

GIRLS’ ACTIVITY DAY – 27 JUNE, 10:30 AM, AT BLACKHEATH RUGBY A free, fun-filled day designed to introduce girls aged 6–12 to rugby in a relaxed, friendly and confidence‑building environment. This is a brilliant chance for girls to try something new, get active, and make new friends, all supported by the welcoming women and girls from across the Club who …

Summer volunteer days 2026

Rugby at The Utilita may be over for a few weeks (although there’s still one big game to play!!) but the hard work never stops. As always, there is a lot of work to be done at The Utilita over the summer to keep the site in top condition, and we’re putting the call out for a Volunteer Army to …

Four days to go!

Four days to go until the National One Play Off at The Utilita between Blackheath Rugby and Plymouth Albion. And we can’t wait to see you all! And have you bought your tickets yet? Buying online will save time at the gate.  🏉 Blackheath Rugby v Plymouth Albion 📆 Saturday 9 May ⏰ Gate opens 12:00, 15:00 kick off 🎟️ …

Travelling to the Utilita for the play off?

Just under a week to go before we welcome Plymouth Albion to The Utilita for the National One Play Off! Have you planned your journey yet? If you’ve not been to the home of Blackheath Rugby before, it’s very easy to find! We’re well served by public transport — under ten minutes walk from Eltham Station, and lots of local …

End of season awards

What a day Saturday was! The sun was shining, we had a huge crowd, the boys won, and we confirmed a home play off.  Of course, it was also the end of the standard league season, so we handed out the Senior squad’s player awards, along with the Club Volunteer awards (see video here see video here). Congratulations to all …

10 days to go

10 days to go – have you bought your tickets yet?  🏉 Blackheath Rugby v Plymouth Albion 📆 Saturday 9 May ⏰ Gate opens 12:00, 15:00 kick off  🎟️ £15 (Members £10) https://blackheathrugby.ticketco.events/uk/ 🍽️ Pre-match lunch available – email lunches@blackheathrugby.co.uk Come along early and avoid the queue! And members — don’t forget to bring your membership card with you to …

It’s festival season!

As the season approaches a climactic finish, our Schools Programme also reaches its peak. On 10 March, we hosted a training session and half-time exhibition match on the 1XV pitch during the game against Rotherham, featuring 30 boys from Woolwich Poly Boys (and two girls!). Sitting in the stand was Dave Evans, a regular attendee and Head of St. Columba’s …