The Club welcomed American touring side the Gentlemen of Aspen to the Utilita for a pre-season friendly under the Friday night lights that exemplified everything great about social rugby, with several players making their Club debuts in front of a strong showing from both sets of supporters. The touring side from Colorado, who were founded in 1968 by former Club …
With these two sides not destined to meet in league competition this coming season, following Richmond’s elevation to the Championship (or ‘Champ’ as we must now call it), it was somehow written in the runes that a pre-season contest would ensue. In this, the latest instalment of the oldest consistently played fixture in rugby union, it was Blackheath who would …
A highly competitive contest in front of a sizeable crowd at Goldington Road, played at a fast pace and featuring no less than thirteen tries. It remained in the balance, with only a converted score separating the sides on 70 minutes, but two late tries stamped the Championship side’s authority on the game in the closing stages. On a warm …
The Kent Women were on the road again this Sunday after a successful match away at Warwickshire last Sunday. They came up against a strong Surrey side, who had previously beaten Kent Women 2 years in a row. However, the hosting team was unable to keep Kent away this time. The Kent Women’s scrums dominated and the team did well …
The Women headed out to Ibiza Beach Rugby tournament for this year’s tour, named “Tour Story”. Slowly people arrived throughout the course of Friday for a day to chill by the pool before the opening party. Saturday was tournament day, and with some sore heads, the women headed for the beach. Our first game vs Saint Josep. The Club came …
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, …
Photos: Pamela Kilmister A repeat of the oldest fixture in club rugby is always an event, especially when it’s played a short stroll away from Richmond Green, the venue of the very first meeting between these two clubs in 1864, but this occasion took on a little more significance. For Richmond it was a celebration of their National League One …
Kent Vets Spitfire Shield Final, 13 April 2025 The Buccs claimed a rare piece of silverware on Sunday, winning 38-12 against a combative Vigo side at Maidstone. It was a shaky start, with notional skipper Andy Lock arriving late for kick-off having flown from Budapest that morning, and replacement captain James Pierson dislocating his finger in the first three minutes …
Photos courtesy of Debbie Lloyd A scrappy, error-strewn contest played on a bone-dry Westleigh Park surface, none of which will matter to Leicester Lions who pick up five valuable points to move out of the National League One relegation zone – for the time-being at least. In contrast, for Blackheath, an instantly forgettable afternoon, despite the late try for Jake …
