By LUKE JARMYN

Blackheath director of rugby James Shanahan believes Club are building a long-term ‘renaissance’ after securing the National 2 East title at Westcliff last Saturday with a 94-17 victory.
England’s oldest open rugby club was hit hard during the pandemic, losing 22 players and suffering relegation for the first time since 2000. But Shanahan believes their approach, to regrow from the ground up this season, with a mix of returnees and graduating colts alongside new faces, will come to the fore in National 1 next season.
The south-east Londoners have won 14 in a row – 12 with a ...