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Challenge for Hallett to retain top talent at Albion

8 April 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY PLYMOUTH head coach Kieran Hallett fears Rotherham’s relegation could drive player wages up by encouraging National One clubs to break the bank […]

Clubs needs to get costs in sync with their revenue

8 April 2018 2 comments

JEFF PROBYN Wise words: former Harlequins CEO and Saracens director of rugby Mark Evans PICTURE: Getty Images You can tell we are getting to the […]

Fylde defeat ends season of struggle

11 March 2018 0 comments

■ By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …36 Fylde …5 A SPIRITED performance by Fylde, particularly in a second half where they limited a previously rampant Blackheath […]

McKenzie at the double as Park see off Club

11 February 2018 1 comment

By KEVIN ROBINSON Darl’ton MP .33 Blackheath .19 A LARGE crowd at the Northern Echo Arena was thoroughly entertained in this hard-fought encounter, with visitors […]

Flawless Fielding scoffs at blustery weather

28 January 2018 1 comment

By GRAHAM COX A TRY double, a long-range penalty and a fine kick to touch, all from Leo Fielding, set up victory for Blackheath in […]

Captain Joe leads Ionians past Club

21 January 2018 2 comments

Hull Ionians …32 Blackheath …2 ■By MALLY KNOWLES THERE were few people in National One circles expecting this result. Blackheath arrived at Brantingham Park fresh […]

Cov back on track with nine-try cruise

21 January 2018 2 comments

Coventry …57 Esher …12 ■By JOHN WILKINSON IT WAS business as usual for Coventry who bounced back from their heavy defeat at Blackheath to record […]

Last-gasp Ellis gives Park in thriller derby day joy

7 January 2018 1 comment

By LUKE JARMYN Rosslyn Park ….44pts Tries: Henderson 9, 62, Crane 19, 46, Marfo 67, 71, Ellis 80 Conversions: Leonard 10, 47, 80 Penalties: Leonard […]

Amps edge win in crunch clash

7 January 2018 1 comment

By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….21 Blackheath ….14 AMPTHILL began their year with a hard-fought and vital victory in a battle between two sides duking it […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

31 December 2017 0 comments

THE FORMER WORCESTER, BRISTOL, ROTHERHAM & DONCASTER SCRUM-HALF CHRIS HALLAM It took me until the final game of my 11-year career as a professional to […]

‘Old Elthamians can bridge top-flight gap in Kent’, says Mike Friday

30 December 2017 0 comments

The USA 7s head coach on taking on the head of academy role at the National One side

Friday: OEs can bridge top-flight gap in Kent

24 December 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Academ y boss: Mike Friday AMBITIOUS Old Elthamians will push the boundaries to create a player pathway to rival Premiership clubs, according […]

MY LIFE IN RUGBY

17 December 2017 1 comment

THE RICHMOND DoR & FORMER OXFORD UNIVERSITY DoR AND BLACKHEATH No.8 STEVE HILL A defeat in the Varsity match is much harder to take than […]

Varsity: Who was the dashing Cambridge wing in Sherlock mystery?

6 December 2017 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher investigates the man who was Conan Doyle’s hero, Godfrey Staunton

Morris making system work at Scottish

26 November 2017 1 comment

By LUKE JARMYN LONDONScottish director of rugby Dave Morris is confident there ‘s more to come from his mixture of professionals and amateurs. Scottish earned […]

Hill calls for Championship expansion and axe for cup

22 October 2017 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN EXPANDING the Championship to 14 teams and scrapping the British & Irish Cup is the only move that makes financial sense, according […]

Here’s one England team ready for the Kiwis

22 October 2017 0 comments

WHILE the rugby world waits impatiently for the next England/All Blacks clash in November next year, the respective Deaf Fifteens of both countries have seized […]

Blackheath are league’s best defence says Hogg

15 October 2017 0 comments

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath 31pts Tries: Baldwin 5, Lloyd 18, Tarrant 41, Hallam 46, Davies 51 Conversions: Tarrant 6, 19, 42 Old Albanian 3pts Penalties: […]

Visitors run riot to keep pace with table-toppers

8 October 2017 0 comments

By PAUL SMITH B Moseley 14 Blackheath 55 TWO tries apiece from fullback Leo Fielding and winger Geoff Griffiths led Blackheath to an emphatic win […]

Brilliant Blacks humble Ionians

1 October 2017 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….46 Hull Ionians….13 BLACKHEATH marched to a comfortable victory against Hull Ionians, scoring eight tries in a match they controlled from […]

20 Questions: Freddie Gabbitass – Richmond fly-half

27 September 2017 0 comments

What do you make of you first two games? For whatever reason we didn’t turn up against Bedford in the first game but we were […]

Blackheath hit by Cov try double around the interval

24 September 2017 1 comment

By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry…37pts Tries: Dacres 2, White 40, Stokes 42, Preece 62, Pen try 68 Conversions: Maisey 3, 40 Penalties: Maisey 25, 35 Blackheath…10pts […]

20 QUESTIONS

17 September 2017 3 comments

FREDDIE GABBITASS RICHMOND FLY-HALF What do you make of you first two games? For whatever reason we didn’t turn up against Bedford in the first […]

It won’t be a cakewark for Cov’s cash warns Brightwell

27 August 2017 0 comments

NICK VERDIER previews the battle for promotion from National One where big-spending Coventry start as favourites Birmingham Moseley back-rower Chris Brightwell reckons Coventry deserve their […]

Bedford strength tells but Club show their spirit

27 August 2017 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …21 Bedford…38 THE pace and physicality of the Championship side succeeded in the end as Bedford scored four second half tries […]

Grace: Plymouth can make mark in six-way title race

20 August 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY RETURNING Plymouth back rower Eoghan Grace reckons his side are ready to give big-spending Coventry a run for their money in what […]

20 QUESTIONS

9 July 2017 0 comments

RICH LANE BEDFORD WING When did pre-season start for the Blues? We kicked things off on June 12 so it’s been four weeks now. We […]

Hartpury end their perfect season with 30th triumph

30 April 2017 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX IT WAS not their most serene performance of the campaign, but a comprehensive victory nonetheless gave Hartpury their record-breaking thirty wins from […]

Protheroe runs the show as perfect streak continues

9 April 2017 1 comment

By DAVID LAWRENCE Molesey …14pts Tries: Fidler 35, Crane 77 Conversions: Williams 35, 77 Hartpury College …32pts Tries: Cochrane 23, Protheroe 28, Polledri 40, Gilbert […]

Blues’ fast start finished by Barker

9 April 2017 1 comment

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield…24 Blackheath …12 A FIRST-half blitz proved enough for Macclesfield although they were given a scare by Blackheath before Lewis Barker’s late […]

Williams on song to subdue Club

2 April 2017 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath 25 B’ham Mose 32 A SPIRITED effort from Blackheath was not quite enough to overcome a Moseley side whose firsthalf performance […]

The four dramatic times Scots beat their HQ hoodoo

5 March 2017 0 comments

Scotland wins at Twickenham are one of the great rarities in Six Nations rugby, there being only four since England started playing their home games […]

Counties gain revenge with second-half surge

26 February 2017 1 comment

Impressive: Ampthill fly-half Joe Tarrant PICTURE: TRP photographer TEAMS ENGLAND COUNTIES: Mike Wilcox (Hartpury); Leo Fielding (Blackheath), Markus Burcham (Blackheath), Steve Leonard (Hartpury), James Stokes […]

Ayrton scores to cap special day

12 February 2017 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 23 Blackheath 23 REPLACEMENT Mike Ayrton, on his 150th Cambridge appearance, touched down seven minutes into added time to tie the […]

Superb Tarrant holds off Club revival to seal top-two battle

5 February 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Blackheath……….17pts Tries: penalty 2, Fielding 52 Conversions: Fielding 2, 52 Penalties: Fielding 33 Ampthill & D ……24pts Tries: Marshall 6, Allman 40, […]

London Welsh face job losses to keep club from the cliffs

1 December 2016 0 comments

London Welsh‘s players face an uncertain future after new chairman Gareth Hawkins revealed the troubled club are abandoning their Premiership dream. Hawkins, who took charge […]

Nick Cain: Premiership gets richer; others can go swing!

6 October 2016 0 comments

Salary caps are causing strife again, with dire warnings emanating from the Premiership elite as well as from clubs in National One and below. This […]

20 Questions: Rory Bartle – London Scottish captain

14 September 2016 0 comments

Chomping at the bit for some proper rugby? Very much so! We’re happy to see the back of pre-season. We’ve done some good work so […]

Introducing the reigning Olympic rugby champions

4 August 2016 0 comments

15. Charles Doe (Stanford University): Basketball was his first love but he quickly took to rugby. Vice-captain in Paris in 1924 and a gold medallist […]

20 Questions: Tyson Lewis – Doncaster wing

3 August 2016 0 comments

Enjoyed the off-season? It was nice to go away and unwind a little bit after such a long season. I stayed at a friend’s villa […]

My Life in Rugby: Aadel Kardooni- former Wasps, Leicester and England ‘A’ scrum-half

3 May 2016 0 comments

I don’t think I had ever seen, let alone held, a rugby ball until I came over to the UK from Tehran to board at […]

Room 101: Geoff Griffiths – Blackheath back

28 January 2016 0 comments

1. Odd Numbers I’ve got a totally irrational hatred of odd numbers – to the extent that when I play on the left wing I […]

Young Gun: Freddie Gabbitas – Blackheath fly-half

13 November 2015 0 comments

Blackheath have made a storming start to the season and pulling the strings from fly-half has been Freddie Gabbitas. The 22-year-old has won three man-of-the-match […]

Room 101: Tom Bason – Blackheath lock

8 January 2015 0 comments

1. Long Seasons I’ve been playing in National One now for 11 years and the length of season is something that needs addressing. It is […]

Young Gun: Alex Gallagher: Blackheath fly-half

14 November 2014 1 comment

Blackheath were the first English club to have a World Cup winner in their ranks with John Gallagher and, 20 years on, his son Alex […]

Steroid user hit with two-year ban

26 June 2014 1 comment

Ralph Cooke has been suspended for two years for an anti-doping violation by the RFU. The Blackheath player tested positive for the steroid Trenbolone following […]

Lightning Tyson Lewis fires Doncaster Knights to promotion

1 May 2014 0 comments

Carlin Isles may be the world’s quickest rugby winger – but he is not as fast as Tyson Lewis when it comes to scoring tries.

Mike Friday joins London Scottish as backs coach

30 September 2013 0 comments

As revealed in The Rugby Paper on Sunday by Neale Harvey, Mike Friday has joined London Scottish as backs coach for an initial three month period. […]