Saturday, 13th September 2025. The Brigs faced their first tough test of the new season at home against Sidcup IIIs, and came through it convincingly despite the visitors taking an early lead and pressing the Club side hard throughout. Though the first half was very even, the Brigands pulled away in the second half and finished up 43-12 winners. Sidcup …
London Welsh Druids 5-43 Club XV September 13th 2025 Venue: Old Deer Park, Kew Following a morning of heavy rain and howling wind, this game kicked off in lovely sunny conditions at Old Deer Park, a ground we have not visited for many years, Welsh started much the better going through numerous phases and hammering on our door repeatedly for a …
Ed Dunford won’t mark this down as one of his better goal-kicking days, having seen four of his five conversion attempts sail wide of the mark. Nevertheless, when it came the crunch, the full-back, one of nine players making their Club home debuts, kept his composure in the tricky, gusty, conditions to emerge the hero, as he nailed a last-ditch …
Saturday, 6th September 2025. The men’s section returned to Kent league Rugby on Saturday with the newly reformed Brigands side made up of the core of the successful Bandits team which won the Kent Metropolitan league last year. Another successful summer of recruitment for the men has meant that two league teams will be fielded from the section for the …
Photos courtesy of Ian Clark. A decent margin of victory in their first match of the 2025-26 National League One season, and Blackheath dominant for the most part, but the Club had to work hard at times, especially midway through the second period when the newly-promoted Gloucestershire side had the visitors under the cosh. Eventually, Clifton number eight Harry Hone …
The final dress-rehearsal before the National League season gets under way next Saturday, saw Blackheath trounce a Canterbury side, the Club amassing a total of seven tries without reply at the Utilita Well Hall on Friday night. Twice in the opening quarter, as the Club pack motored towards the goal-line, hooker Archie Bourne peeled off to score. Ed Dunford, playing …
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 …
