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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Photos courtesy of Debbie Lloyd No more than ten points has separated these two sides at the end of any of their seven previous meetings and this contest added another tight, hard-fought encounter to the list, with Stortford collecting the full quota of spoils, while Blackheath had to be satisfied with a losing bonus for the fourteenth time this term. …
Sunday saw our u15 girls combine with our friends at Dartfordians to play Dover sharks in the Kent waterfall cup. Only the second outing for the “BlackDarts” since joining up a few weeks ago but already we are seeing the sides gel. The first half was a tough start for the girls going 20-10 down. Tries from Blackheath captain Isabella …
Photos: Claire Jeffrey After six successive defeats, Blackheath found an exceptional performance in the spring sunshine to give themselves a massive boost in their fight against relegation, while at the same time putting a dent in Park’s promotion hopes. ‘All week we talked about going out and expressing ourselves, trying to score four tries, and all the pressure being on …
