Nickname: Club
Ground: Well Hall
Current position: Third (P19 W14 D0 L5 TB14 LB3 Pts 73)
Last season: Sixth (P26 W16 D0 L10 TB16 LB6 Pts 86)
Previous games Vs. Rams:
Rams 7-26 Blackheath (October, 2025)
Blackheath 39-33 Rams (March, 2025)
Rams 33-14 Blackheath (November, 2024)
Rams 33-25 Blackheath (March, 2024)
Blackheath 22-42 Rams (November, 2023)
Recent Form:
Strong.
Club pulled away from Birmingham Moseley 55-12 last time out, having won 31-17 at Tonbridge Juddians and 43-7 at home to Dings Crusaders in their previous two games.
Blackheath last their London derby 36-19 at Rosslyn Park to snap a three-game winning run either side of Christmas.
Success came versus Leicester Lions (52-19, home), Bishop’s Stortford (29-27, away) and Leeds Tykes (36-28, h).
A 26-21 reverse at Sale FC followed a convincing 31-3 home triumph against Sedgley Park, Club beaten 24-19 at Rotherham Titans in Round 10.
Prior to that they beat visitors Plymouth Albion 40-28 and triumphed 26-7 at Rams.
The only game in which they failed to register a match point was a 32-19 loss at Birmingham Moseley.
Club crushed Tonbridge Juddians 40-0 in their Week Six Kent derby on the back of a thrilling 36-31 triumph at Dings Crusaders.
Their first defeat of the season was to Rosslyn Park (31-27) at Well Hall, having started with victories against Leicester Lions (47-12, a), Bishop’s Stortford (33-31, h) and Clifton (34-17, a).
Players to Watch:
Billy Harding – A simply unbelievable campaign to date for the former Wasps, Ampthill, Coventry and Rosslyn Park ace.
Club’s captain is the leading try-scorer in the country this term, with a barely believable 35 scores including at least one in all 19 games to date.
The hooker has five hat-tricks and bagged a brace at Rams back in October.
Ed Scragg – An inspired summer signing, the second row is another key part of Blackheath’s rampant pack.
Line-out caller is yet to miss a game since joining from Welsh region Scarlets, scoring seven tries of his own.
Cardiff Met University alumni also played for Cornish Pirates and London Irish, spending time at Sydney University, Australia, after Exiles went into administration.
Raff Hollister – Brazilian international has proved another shrewd acquisition by Blackheath, having played for Bracknell 2nd XV last season.
Began last term at Tonbridge Juddians and ended representing Berkshire in the County Championship, but has clicked into gear spectacularly at Well Hall.
The inside centre scored his side’s opener at Old Bath Road and has six tries in 11 outings – including four in his past four.
