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 …

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 …

Billy Harding – Club Captain

Blackheath Rugby is delighted to announce that Billy Harding has been named the new Club Captain, following Tom Baldwin’s departure at the end of the 2024/25 season.  Billy has played 43 games in Club colours, with 25 tries to his name, 19 of which were scored last season, including six braces.   Before joining Blackheath in 2023, Billy was at …

Phil Ubee

Rory O’Sullivan, President of Blackheath Football Club, is saddened to hear of the passing of Phil J Ubee, ​7th December 1952 – 5th July 2025. Having played for St Dunstan’s College, he went on to play for England U19s at fly half and Loughborough Colleges. Phil made his debut pulling on the famous red and black for the first 1st …

Theo Dan – My Story

England Rugby have just released ‘Theo Dann – My Story’. We’re so proud to have been part of Theo’s journey, and this is a super view on his career so far. Really great video, and if you watch closely you might recognise a few people! https://tinyurl.com/Theo-Dan Enjoy!   #blackheathrugby #blackheathfc #club #rugbyfamily #rugbyalumni @theodan00 🎥 @englandrugby

Men’s section – pre-season begins!

Pre-season begins for the Men’s Section on Wednesday 16th July. Foundations are to be laid for the season ahead where the section will field two league teams for the first time in a decade. Speaking on the aims of pre-season training, assistant coach Conor Mitchell says “First and foremost we want to get the boys back to match fitness. That …

The new coaching team

With pre-season training starting last night, and as we look towards September, we’re excited to give you the coaching line up that will lead the squad in 2025-26. Familiar faces Vinnie Berrington, Henry Wheadon and Will Davis return, and Tom Stradwick, Head Coach, has added Jon West, David Marshall and Seb Sherwood to the lineup. “I am really excited about …

Welcome to Will and Terrel!

With pre-season just around the corner, we have some more new faces to introduce you to at Blackheath Rugby — Will Burns and Terrel Harry.  Previously playing down under for Southern Districts , Will is keen to get started and says “After being overseas for the past three years, joining a club with the history and ambition of Blackheath felt …

Welcome to William, Dylan and Teddy!

Blackheath Rugby would like to welcome William Jameson, Dylan Coetzee, Teddy Gibbons.  Coming from Cardiff RFC and Pontypridd RFC, Will is keen to get started and says “I’m really excited to be joining Blackheath, not only because it’s a club with a rich and historic background, but also because, after speaking with Strads, it’s clear there’s a real drive within …

Welcome to Archie, Darragh and Sam!

Blackheath Rugby would like to welcome Archie Bourne, Darragh Walsh, Sam Westmacott to the Club.  Archie, who’s previous club was Chinnor, says he can’t wait to join “I’m really looking forward to joining and getting stuck into a competitive, ambitious environment with a great group of lads”. Tom Stradwick, Head Coach, is equally enthusiastic “Archie is an extremely powerful ball …