The Oldest Rugby Fixture In The World: The Rugby World Bucket List

The oldest rugby fixture in the world, one for any fan's bucket list!

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00:00Alatasaray, Fernabache, India, Pakistan, the old firm derby and then it goes Blackheath-Richmond, doesn't it?

00:06Yeah, we don't set things alight, we don't set flares off, but we do have a good time, we do enjoy a beer and we do love the rugby.

00:15This is the Rugby World Bucket List, rugby experiences you need to do before you die.

00:19And today, we are at the oldest fixture in world rugby.

00:23In fact, we might be one of the oldest rivalries in sport.

00:26Fast forward to 2025, and these two sides still go hammer and tong against each other on a semi-regular basis.

00:33But we're here to see what makes this fixture so special.

00:36It's Richmond versus Blackheath.

00:43You can come in and have a bit of a different experience.

00:46You can catch the bar more easily, you can wander around the pit.

00:49I just got to stand here, probably so you'd like, have a few beers, don't have to line up.

00:54And the nice thing about National Tourism 1 has been that probably every match you don't really know who's going to win.

01:00This is historic.

01:01We've all played against, we're all Richmond, we've played against Blackheath numerous times.

01:07It's a fantastic feature, the heritage, the history, bring it on!

01:12That's where they've got their name from.

01:13Yeah?

01:13Blackheath, because that's where they buried all the people who died from the plague.

01:18We've got a promotion this year, well-deserved, credit to them.

01:23We look forward to seeing them next season.

01:25They don't have to say.

01:26Go on!

01:26So that was Richmond v. Blackheath, the oldest rugby fixture in the world.

01:38And you know what?

01:39We think we're going to add this to the Rugby World Bucket List.