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Blackheath ease to convincing win

23 March 2025 0 comments

nBy BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders…26 Blackheath………….43 A POOR start for the visitors, kicking the ball dead from the start, was probably the only error they […]

In-form Josh playing it Smart to inspire the hosts

16 March 2025 0 comments

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …………39 Rams ……………………33 THIS was a breathless encounter with an undercurrent of molten lava that threatened to erupt at any moment, […]

Samir feeling the love as Bury backs Algeria dream

16 March 2025 0 comments

By CHRIS COLLYER Looking forward: Samir Kharbouch BURY St Edmunds inside centre Samir Kharbouch’s passion and abilities are not limited to the rugby field; they […]

Early blitz from Balckheath is too much for Sale FC to handle

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Gareth Daniels Sale FC…………… 19pts Tries: Priestley-Nangle 20, Roberts 73, Brady 80 Conversions: Robins 21, 74 Blackheath ……33pts Tries: Hirskyj-Douglas 4, Burns 6, 33; […]

Blackheath’s James Shanahan – After seven years, it’s time for new challenge

2 March 2025 0 comments

Jon Newcombe talks to James Shanahan about his time as Blackheath coach and his move to Bury St Edmunds When James Shanahan says his seven-year […]

Now Philippines added to list of honour for the Varsity

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Back in the day, the Varsity Match on the second Tuesday in December was virtually an England trial game and often went […]

Sedgley Park star in late, late show against Blackheath

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Graham Cox Blackheath …………22 Sedgley Park ……..25 A pulsating climax to a game that probably didn’t warrant it, but it was Sedgley Park who […]

Tom Baldwin backing new boss at Blackheath

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Blackheath captain Tom Baldwin is disappointed that his director of rugby James Shanahan will be moving on at the end of the […]

Black day for hosts after the visitors’ hot start

23 February 2025 0 comments

By STEPHEN BULL BLACKHEATH caught their hosts Mowden Park cold by scoring after two minutes through Cavubati, and the scores kept coming throughout the first […]

Blackheath send Esher crashing

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Conor McLarnon Esher…………………….22 Blackheath………….64 Blackheath bounced back from their narrow loss to Plymouth last week as they obliterated hosts Esher and amassed nine tries […]

Plymouth snatch a dramatic win

9 February 2025 0 comments

■By RORY MORROW Blackheath ………… 19 Plymouth A …………22 PLYMOUTH battled back from behind to snatch a dramatic victory at Blackheath, as Thomas Putt’s late […]

Student star Isaiah setting his sights on return home

9 February 2025 0 comments

By CHRIS COLLYER EXETER University top try scorer Isaiah Akpovwa hopes his efforts in the fourth tier can earn him a return to boyhood club […]

Second-half blitz trounces Moseley

19 January 2025 0 comments

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ………… 51 B Moseley …………..26 A DEVASTATING second-half showing from Blackheath saw them score four tries in a 20-minute spell. Jake […]

Power so proud as Park edge a thriller

12 January 2025 0 comments

■By GRAHAM COX Rosslyn Park …26pts Tries: Ledger 16, Charalambous 38, 44, Fenley 48 Conversions: Bragman 17, 39, 45 Blackheath ……25pts Tries: Sloot 20, 63, […]

Josh is so Smart as Heath keep Bishops at bay

22 December 2024 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath………….39 Bishop’s S…………….32 AN excellent second-half performance from Blackheath gave them back-to-back home wins, although they were kept honest by a Stortford […]

Josh is so Smart as Heath keep Bishops at bay

22 December 2024 0 comments

Josh is so Smart as Heath keep Bishops at bay

22 December 2024 0 comments

Sloot rescues the Club from Lions

15 December 2024 0 comments

■ By GRAHAM COX Blackheath………….22 Leicester Lions….. 19 NOAH Sloot’s try with just two minutes remaining rescued Blackheath from a calamitous spell post-interval when Leicester […]

What we need is good leadership from the RFU

8 December 2024 0 comments

WE represent 50 former Blackheath Rugby Club players – the world’s oldest open club – including Doug Hursey, President of Kent. We write in response […]

Ollivent seals win with very last kick

8 December 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Rotherham T………. 15 Blackheath…………. 12 A CORBAN OLLIVENT drop goal snatched victory for Rotherham with the last kick of the game. With […]

Pope expecting to play a major role in a highly eventful month

8 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK AUSTIN Pope and his partner, Izzie, are expecting a baby any minute, but the inside centre has shown his commitment to Bishop’s […]

Burgess puts boot in to secure Heath success

24 November 2024 0 comments

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …… 16pts Try: Etete 55 Conversion: Burgess 56 Penalties: Burgess 17, 22, 40 Dings ……………….. 7pts Try: Williams 72 Conversion: Boulton […]

Rampant Rams are ten out of ten

17 November 2024 0 comments

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams…………………….33 Blackheath…………. 14 RAMS made it a perfect ten league wins to start the campaign as they won an epic war with […]

Dream Team – Donovan O’Grady

10 November 2024 0 comments

DONOVAN O’GRADY, THE SWITZERLAND AND BLACKHEATH SCRUM-HALF WHO WORKS FOR THE RPA, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… Forwards 1. Simon […]

Club hammer down Sale door to climb to fourth

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …… 31pts Tries: Harding 9, 23, Hennessey 13, Burns 31, Fielding 56 Conversions: Ffitch 13, 23, 56 Sale FC……………27pts Tries: Walsh […]

Blackheath have promotion in sight

3 November 2024 0 comments

■ By DAN ROBERTSHAW BLACKHEATH prop Will Davis says his side are aiming to secure one of the two promotion places available in National One […]

Davies keen to bring new direction to Barnes

3 November 2024 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK RECENT retiree Josh Davies has moved into the world of coaching at the age of 31 and offers a fresh perspective […]

Henderson treble in vain for Tigers

27 October 2024 0 comments

By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park ……..24 Blackheath …………36 BLACKHEATH flexed their muscles as they barged past Sedgley Park with a resounding win yesterday. Sedgley Park […]

Tom’s a jack of all trades with Goode role model

27 October 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PLYMOUTH Albion playmaker Tom Putt is a victim of his own versatility but through the guidance of director of rugby Ryan Lamb, […]

Thanks, Jeff, your piece was spot on

20 October 2024 0 comments

THE main purpose of this letter is to thank you for your existence and quality. I used to play from 11 to 21 (when six […]

Matt puts gloss on Heath victory

20 October 2024 0 comments

Blackheath …………50 Esher ……………………27 By GRAHAM COX BLACKHEATH produced some superb handling and great offloading, particularly in a second half, which resembled Sevens rugby at […]

Hosts continue their winning ways

13 October 2024 0 comments

■ By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A………….29 Blackheath………….23 PLYMOUTH took their winning run to four matches with a narrow victory over Blackheath who returned to London […]

Sorry to say, but it’s their own fault

13 October 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME THERE is something I always admired about the RFU, it has always attempted to be fair […]

Blackheath pile on misery for DMP

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …………40 Darlington MP ……… 5 BLACKHEATH earned a convincing win, but it was not always looking that way, with an opening […]

Priest answers all Moseley prayers

29 September 2024 0 comments

■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley …………..35 Blackheath ………… 13 MOSELEY proved too good for Blackheath, with star man Ethan Priest leading the way. The visitors […]

Blackheath’s strong finish is too much for Park

22 September 2024 0 comments

By Graham Cox Blackheath …………32 Rosslyn Park ………24 An excellent game, fast, furious and physical saw Blackheath leading for all bar an eight-minute spell in […]

First-half blitz sets tone for Club joy

15 September 2024 0 comments

■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S…………… 10 Blackheath …………39 STORTFORD were brought down to earth with a thud by a strong, Blackheath side who, after going […]

Rob Powell hoping Richmond can be on right end of fine margins

15 September 2024 0 comments

By Saope Soko Richmond head coach Rob Powell hopes his side can mount a title challenge this season if they turn the narrow defeats from […]

Richmond’s defensive efforts deny Club joy

8 September 2024 0 comments

■ By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …… 20pts Tries: Ffitch 17, Hennessey 62 Conversions: Ffitch 17, 62 Penalties: Ffitch 15, 55 Richmond ……… 31pts Tries: Grieve […]

Law is happy to step in and help DMP’s crop of young talent

8 September 2024 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK GARRY Law is approaching 40, but that will not stop his duties as player-coach continuing at Darlington Mowden Park. Under Law’s […]

Students too good for Esher

1 September 2024 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK THIS weekend’s preseason encounters presented National League coaches with a final opportunity to test their squads ahead of their season openers […]

Heald predicts a four-way battle

1 September 2024 0 comments

National 2 East BY BEN JAYCOCK THIS season is a golden opportunity for one of last season’s title contenders to take advantage and win promotion […]

Logan double puts Blues on the right track

25 August 2024 0 comments

REUBEN Logan’s double ensured Bedford Blues made a victorious start to their pre-season schedule in a battling contest against Blackheath.

FRANCE’S LAST STAND

25 August 2024 0 comments

Les Blues played their last Championship game for 16 years on April 6 1931 – Easter Monday – although at the time they thought they […]

National League One sides show superiority in pre-season games

18 August 2024 0 comments

Newly promoted Rotherham Titans proved they are a force to be reckoned with this season with a dominant win over Leeds Tykes.

Skinner hits a hat-trick for Newport

11 August 2024 0 comments

Pre-season action By MO SHER AFTER what seems a shorter summer break than ever before, the community game resumed with a myriad of friendlies played […]

NATIONAL 1

28 July 2024 0 comments

Having come up short in the title race last season, Rams will be desperate to go one better this time around and will be targeting […]

Unwise to invest in the hope of reaching the top

21 July 2024 0 comments

JON Newcombe writes about how Blackheath in Kent have agreed a £1.5m deal to buy their ground in south-east London. He also describes how they […]

No stopping the American battlers

21 July 2024 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points IT’S exactly 100 years ago since France and the USA met in […]

You are only ever as good as your players

21 July 2024 0 comments

Steve Hill puts the questions to David Marshall, below, head coach of Westcombe Park in National Two East and backs coach of Kent’s County Championship […]

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