The Women are back!

Blackheath Women had their first game of the 23/24 season on Sunday 8 October against Medway, at Rectory Field. It was a hotly contested battle between the two teams on a very warm autumnal afternoon. Medway were first to score, but did not make the conversion. Blackheath Women were still in the game, however Medway ran in their second try …

Match Report – U13s v Old Dartfordians: 08 Oct 23

Match Report: Old Dartfordians vs Blackheath U13s – 08 Oct 23 In what can only be described as a classic encounter, Blackheath U13s locked horns with their fierce rivals, Old Dartfordians, in the highly anticipated Kent Waterfall Competition match. On a hot sunny morning at Old Dartfordians, fans were treated to an enthralling display of youth rugby where both sides …

Blackheath U12s vs Sidcup U12s – 01 Oct 23

Blackheath U12s vs Sidcup U12s (Kent Cup/Waterfall), Rectory Field, Blackheath A Thrilling Rugby Encounter Ends in Home Victory for Club Match Summary In the highly anticipated season opener, and our first Cup match, Rectory Field witnessed a thrilling and well-matched encounter between Blackheath U12 and the visiting side Sidcup Bears. The game, which unfolded in perfect running rugby conditions, and …

Blackheath 52 Cinderford 12

Seven tries for Blackheath in a contest they dominated from start to finish, to complete a fourth victory in six starts at the outset of their National League One campaign. On a dry, and unseasonably warm, autumnal afternoon, and in a game played at a high tempo throughout, only a brief interval of Cinderford pressure intervened, as the hosts took …

Sale FC 19 Blackheath 14

Disappointment and frustration for Blackheath as they suffered a second defeat in their National League One campaign, and their first away from home. Sale FC, on the other hand, were delighted as, after four straight defeats, they finally came out on the right side of a narrow scoreline, the Cheshire side, after a ragged first period, mastering the conditions better …

Blackheath 43 Darlington Mowden Park 13

With both teams entering this contest on two wins from three outings at the outset of their National League One campaigns, it was, perhaps, no surprise that the game sat on a knife-edge for an hour, with never more than five-points separating the sides. Eventually, however, Blackheath’s lineout, which had faltered early on, came together to complement a dominant scrum, …

Bournville 2nd XV 5 -78 Blackheath Club XV

Our opposition, Wimbledon, called off on Tuesday night but the Club XV were pleased to pick up an away fixture at Bournville, a model village on the southwest side of Birmingham, founded by the Quaker Cadbury family for employees at its Cadbury’s chocolate factory, and interestingly where the sale of alcohol was prohibited. With an early start travelling with the …

Leicester Lions 3 Blackheath 34

A great start, and fine end, to make it two from two, four-try bonus point away wins, for Blackheath on their return to National League One. Sandwiched in-between, however, a lot of Leicester Lions pressure, which was effectively repelled, limiting the hosts to a solitary penalty. It was Blackheath’s opening though, on the Club’s first-ever league visit to Westleigh Park, …

Bandits match report – 9 Sep 23

London Irish Amateur Bs vs Blackheath Bandits Saturday 9 September 2023 The Club social team kicked off their season with a friendly at London Irish on Saturday, in conditions which left many wondering when the freezing cold and driving rain might make a welcome return. When sun cream is being applied in the changing rooms rather than deep heat, one …

Blackheath 27 Bishop’s Stortford 31

Frustration for Blackheath in their first home game of the new National League One season as, despite leading going in to the final ten minutes, late errors enabled Bishop’s Stortford to strike twice and take victory. For the second week in a row, the Club, seemingly having a game within their grasp, conceded 14-points late on, but unlike at Taunton …