The future of Blackheath is our homegrown players — that is, those players who joined the club at the Mini and Junior levels and continue on to the adult game. This is true from a playing point of view, and for future membership. The recent announcement at the AGM targeting five homegrown players in the 1st team is a fine …
Micky Oliver
Des Diamond, Past President, is saddened to announce the passing of former Club player Micky Oliver. Micky was a wing forward who played at Blackheath FC from 1975-1979. The first record of him playing is in 1975-1976 when he had at least 5 games and is on the 1st XV photo for that season. This was followed by 26, 16, …
The final test
They’ve already won the series, but can they get a clean sweep? Watch the Lions at Well Hall on Saturday, playing their final test against Australia. Bar opens at 10:30, with the game kicking off at 11:00. Bacon butties available! If you have any time before the match to help out with a bit of gardening or painting, please turn …
Brendan McMillan
On hearing the tragic news of the loss of Brendan McMillan and his father, Terry, the Club would like to send its most heartfelt condolences to the rest of his family and all of their friends. We were all shocked to hear the news and will always remember Brendan as a fun and full of life character at Blackheath Rugby. …
Welcome to Finn, Tom H and Tom B!
Continuing our recent signings at Blackheath Rugby, we would like to welcome Finn Osborne, Tom Barton and Tom Hughes. Finn, who’s previous club was Dorking, says he can’t wait to join, and says he’s “…looking forward to being part of a club with great history and huge ambition moving forward. Looks like a great squad to be part of and …
Men’s Section – Season Preview
The men’s section is gearing up for a huge 2025/26 season. With two league teams taking the field, we asked section captain Kai Roper-Blackman for his thoughts on the competition coming up. How are you feeling about the 2025/26 season? “I’m incredibly excited for the season ahead. We have the largest squad we’ve had in many years, with a huge …
Blackheath and the British and Irish Lions!
Blackheath Rugby was honoured to be visited recently by representatives of Howden, the insurance broker who are sponsoring the British and Irish Lions on their tour to Australia. As part of their sponsorship of the tour, Howden is honouring those rugby clubs who have produced players who have represented the Lions in any of their matches played since the first …
Autumn Nations Series
The Club have purchased a number of Category 1 and Category 2 tickets for England’s home Autumn Nations Series which include matches against Australia on Saturday 1st November 2025 at 3:10pm, against Fiji on Saturday 8th November 2025 at 5:40pm, against New Zealand on Saturday 15th November 2025 at 3:10pm, and against Argentina on Sunday 23rd November 2025 at 4:10pm …
Kansas connections
Remember our young American friend and his family, from Kansas? We met Harrison and his Dad, Chris, on the train coming back from Taunton in March 2022. When they returned to the UK in December of that year with Mum, Erin, little Harrison ran on as mascot in the game against Westcliff, and joined in all the fun of a …
Sponsorship opportunities
As we look ahead to next season, it is the time of year when we seek to attract sponsors for our players and our First team positions. This is an important source of income for Blackheath Rugby and helps towards the costs of operating our First team and Club XV squad. For our players, the objective is to achieve sponsorship …