A comfortable enough margin of victory, and Blackheath will be happy with maintaining their one hundred percent record to keep them at the head of National League 2 East. However, Bury St Edmunds will also have left Well Hall content with a 4-try bonus, and knowing their three score burst in six minutes in the third quarter tested the hosts …
Canterbury 12 Blackheath 57
Another eight tries to add to the ten from the previous Saturday, and the half-century racked up in successive weeks, in this convincing win on a breezy afternoon at Merton Lane, which takes Blackheath to the top of National League Two East. Included in the tally, a hat-trick for outside-centre Jake Hennessey and a brace for left-wing Alex Harris, both …
Blackheath 64 Rochford Hundred 5
Total domination from start to finish, with Blackheath crossing the try-line on ten occasions, to rack up their best margin of victory since their 82-0 victory against Manchester on 28th November 2009. From the second minute, when Jake Lloyd cruised down the left flank and found Harry Holland on hand to feed Nick Foster coming up from full-back for the …
Blackheath 29 Dorking 10
Clear daylight between the sides at the final whistle, but Dorking made Blackheath work mighty hard for this opening day win, with the result only settled in the final quarter. In the end though, the Surrey team had no answer to the power of the Club’s pack and their driving maul, which set the platform for all five of their …
Blackheath 42 Esher 14
An encouraging final dress-rehearsal for Blackheath who quickly recovered from an early setback to outscore their opponents six tries to two. Esher it was who had the better start, as a beauty of a 50:22 set up a series of drives from which Hugh Sloan crossed for a converted score on five minutes. However, showing the greater pace and commitment, …
Chinnor 29 Blackheath 14
Photos courtesy of Alan Smith Three tries in the last ten minutes put a gloss on the score line, in a game that was much closer than the final tally would suggest. Chinnor took the lead early with a converted try by Reece Mitchell off lineout ball on seven minutes, and kept the visitors in their own half of the …
Blackheath 12 Richmond 45
It’s highly doubtful there are many occasions in its 159-year history that this fixture would have been scheduled to be contested in such searing heat – heat which ultimately prompted the game to be moved to Friday evening – but despite the unsympathetic weather it provided a useful exercise for both clubs, and a resounding win for the visitors. Played …
Cinderford 53 Blackheath 28
A fine spring afternoon high up in the Forest of Dean, and a glorious day for Cinderford RFC to secure their highest-ever placing in National League rugby with this high-scoring game. Blackheath, to their credit, joined in the spirit of the occasion, looking to play an expansive game which might, on another day, have brought them success in their last-ditch …
Sale FC 29 Blackheath 23
Photos courtesy of Gareth Lyons A valiant effort from Blackheath who controlled much of this game and, not for the first time in recent matches, were denied the rub of the green in a tightly fought encounter. Ultimately, however, it was a devastating 22-minute spell, that saw Sale FC score as many unanswered points, which determined the outcome in favour …
Blackheath 17 Rams 29
Photos courtesy of Tim Pitfield Photography For a brief moment early in the second half, this game burst into life as Blackheath crossed the try-line twice, reducing a 19-0 interval deficit by ten-points with 35 minutes remaining. However, the errors that had plagued the hosts during the opening period quickly returned, and Rams were able to conclude a convincing victory, …