2020 – What a year… The bandits won their second league title in 2 years at the end of a slightly shortened year – cheers COVID! Back to training a few weeks later than normal for preseason, for the season that looked like it would never come around. The link between bandits and the junior section of the club is …
A match, the pattern of which, very much dictated by the filthy conditions that swept across south-east England on this miserable afternoon. For much of the contest Bishop’s Stortford held sway, while Blackheath’s discipline crumbled and, easing their way back from an early deficit, looked like they might make it a hat-trick of victories in only their third visit to …
As one-sided a contest as you’ll get. Blackheath scored ten tries, five in each half, in this demolition of struggling Ionians who are now mathematically relegated. Dan Hiscocks crossed first, after the Club had won a penalty from their first put-in and kicked to touch, and when Harry Fry had once again hit Freddie Owen with lineout ball, and the …
A penalty try in the final minute of this tightly-fought contest secured victory for Cinderford and a season-double for the Gloucestershire side over the Club. Leading by two points, courtesy of Mark Cooke’s conversion of Jake Lloyd’s 68th minute try, Blackheath, not for the first time, poured pressure on themselves with indiscipline and poor decision-making. As Cinderford spread play across …
The conditions ranged from difficult to almost impossible in this contest. At least that’s a sentiment Joe Tarrant might agree with. Early in the second period, and with a ferocious hail storm in his face, the unfortunate Cambridge, and former Blackheath, full-back lost his footing coming to meet Leo Fielding’s punt forward, and as the ball bounced kindly for the …
It rained and the wind blew. You may have noticed. If you made the journey to Hertfordshire and braved the elements, you were rewarded with a game that proved a huge slog, and one where both sides will feel unsatisfied with the end result. Bishop’s Stortford’s overall game management probably had the edge, and when their chances came, they executed …
An enthralling game from start to finish, with both sides playing their part, using the fine conditions to good effect. Indeed, Albion outscored their hosts three tries to two, but for the second week running Mark Cooke produced a perfect kicking performance, the Club fly-half striking two conversions and five penalties in a 19-point haul. The last shot, for a …
A result which may have a significant impact on who gets promoted to the Championship, but perhaps more importantly for Blackheath, a league-double over a side who have impressed everyone, including apparently themselves, in their first-ever season in rugby’s third tier. Rams were on a roll going in to this match, with eight wins from their previous nine outings lifting …
Four tries in the final quarter rescued Blackheath from a 10-point deficit and gave them an emphatic victory and a fitting end to skipper Markus Burcham’s 200th appearance in Club colours. For most of the contest, however, it looked as if the almost-immaculate boot of Chris Johnson would hold sway, the Sale fly-half striking 19 of his side’s points, 14 …
A controlled, disciplined, performance, and a much-coveted double for Blackheath over their south London rivals, and would-be league leaders. The Club started the contest in the ascendancy and, although a mistake early in the second half put them on the back foot briefly, recovered the initiative to take charge once more and claim a fine victory. ‘The game earlier in …
