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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
A competitive first period, followed by a somewhat lopsided second, in this final dress-rehearsal prior to the 2023/24 season start next Saturday. Canterbury opened the scoring on three minutes with a move down the left flank, but as the Blackheath forwards began to make inroads, Archie Holland burst away to level for the hosts. As the pressure built, the penalty …
A definite improvement on the somewhat uninspiring, stop-start, performance at Bury St Edmunds a week previously, Blackheath running in five tries against two from the visitors from Surrey, to complete a comfortable win. Amongst the scores, a hat-trick for Shae Tucker, the New Zealander and former Cornish Pirate producing an excellent display at outside-centre, and complementing some neat passages of …
Pre-season friendlies will inevitably be of more use to coaches, players and officials than the casual observer, and that will apply more than ever in advance of a campaign dominated by discussion of the controversial new tackle law affecting domestic rugby at Level Three and below. Sure enough, this match was punctuated by numerous high tackle calls, as well as …
Photos courtesy of Deborah Lloyd Eighty-three points and twelve tries, in this National League Two East finale, all played out in front of a good-sized crowd enjoying a fine spring afternoon at this picturesque venue overlooked by Box Hill. For Blackheath it rounded off a season, which has not only seen them regain the position in National League One they …
Eight tries for Blackheath who signed off their 2022/23 National League Two East season at Well Hall in fine style with this performance against the side who started the day in third place in the table. Also, impressively, it ensured the Club maintained their perfect home record, with thirteen from thirteen bonus point wins, and a fitting prelude to the …
Perhaps there was a touch of inevitability about this result, an element of ‘after the Lord Mayor’s show’, Blackheath having concluded the National League Two East title a week earlier. However, not so comprehensively have the Club been so out-thought and out-gunned this season as they were dumped back down to earth in an untidy mess on this grey, breezy …
