Blackheath Rugby is thrilled to announce the signing of centre Chris Ball, who joins us after playing rugby league for Sheffield Eagles. James Shanahan, Head Coach, says “Chris Ball comes in from Rugby League side Sheffield Eagles. In league he’s a big physical presence at 2nd row or centre (2nd row in league is basically a centre). I look forward …
Welcome to the Club, Faysal Olabooye
Blackheath Rugby is delighted to announce the signing of winger/centre Faysal Olabooye. Having previously been at Northampton Saints Academy, Esher and Colchester, Faysal joins us from RAMS. James Shanahan, Head Coach, says “Faysal Olabooye — a centre/wing who comes from RAMS. Before that he was part of Saints academy and played with Oli Burgess at Bedford School, winning the Daily …
Ben Charnock joins The Club
Blackheath Rugby is thrilled to announce the signing of Ben Charnock, who joins us in the back row from London Scottish. James Shanahan, Head Coach, says “Ben is a back rower from Scottish: a raw, explosive player and reminds me very much of Harry Holland who has moved to Australia. I think he can play that explosive power role within …
Bill Beaumont County Championship Cup Final 2023
Kent 39 Lancashire 37 An incredible game, and a fitting climax to rugby union’s oldest domestic competition, which sees Kent crowned County Champions for the first time since 1927. On a fine afternoon at Twickenham, the two counties, who had both gone unbeaten in their respective pools to reach the final, produced a total of twelve tries, the balance in …
Kent name squad to take on Lancashire
Kent will play Lancashire in the Bill Beaumont Division 1 Final at Twickenham tomorrow, after the county side, which included Blackheath’s Tom Stradwick, Alex Witchell, Jake Hennessey and George Daly, defeated current champions Cornwall 34-31 in Camborne at the weekend. It will be the first time Kent have reached the final of the top tier of rugby union’s County Championship …
Carl Morgan signs
Blackheath Rugby is delighted to announce the signing of Carl Morgan, who joins us in the back three from Barnes. James Shanahan, Head Coach, says “Carl comes into the squad from Barnes via Exeter university. He brings versatility in the back line playing across most positions. He trained with us towards the end of last season and was keen to …
Kent v Lancashire at Twickenham
The National Leagues may have finished for the season, but rugby is still being played! On Saturday 20 May, Kent took a trip to Camborne to play Cornwall in the Bill Beaumont Cup semi final. In a tightly fought contest that saw the lead change hands multiple times, Kent emerged victorious, beating Cornwall 31-34 in their first ever win on …
Alex Noot joins The Club
Blackheath Rugby is excited to announce the signing of Alex Noot, who joins us from Old Albanian. James Shanahan, Head Coach, says “Alex Noot comes in from OAs where he was a stand out player. The contribution he made when the team beat us last season in the away fixture was huge, and he caused more issues when we played …
Shawn Ingle signs for The Club
Blackheath Rugby is pleased to announce the signing of Shawn Ingle, openside flanker from Cambridge University RUFC, where he was on a rugby scholarship and was part of the 2023 Varsity-winning Cambridge team Shawn was selected for the German national squad for their 2023 Rugby Europe Championship campaign, and has 6 years’ experience playing semi-professionally in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. …
Tom Petty joins Blackheath Rugby
Blackheath Rugby is delighted to announce the signing of the prop/hooker, Tom Petty, who joins us from Plymouth. Previously at London Scottish, and also an England Counties alumni, James Shanahan, Head Coach, knows Tom well and says “Thomas Petty is another young front row player. His ability to play across the front row gives us depth and flexibility in …