A full report on this game appeared in The Times of Monday, 16th October 1950:-
"NEWPORT'S UNUSUAL VICTORY"
"FROM OUR RUGBY FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT"
"Newport provided a pretty study in the possibilities of Rugby football at the Rectory Field on Saturday - how to win a match in one way if you cannot win it in another. In the matter of tries it was one all, yet Newport who undoubtedly were the better side at forward and at half-back, won decisively by three dropped goals, one penalty goal, and one try (15 points) to one try (three points)."
"It was a pleasant afternoon and "The Club," for all another defeat, had the satisfaction of knowing that their form this season was continuing to attract a fairly large crowd of supporters. Newport, of course, as an undefeated side, with victories at Cardiff and Swansea to their credit, were interesting opponents. Yet, although it cannot be suggested that Blackheath ever looked like breaking the Newport record, there might, in fact, have been an exciting finish but for the remarkable cleverness of the Newport drop-kickers.. Little Burnett, the stand-off player, got two, and B. Williams, at centre, landed one in addition to n excellent try."
"The Blackheath forwards, who had the worst of things for most of the time, had the satisfaction of giving their side a magnificent rush try late in the second half. The one penalty goal, kicked by B. Edwards, the heftiest member of a powerful Newport pack, raised the winners' score to nine points early in the second half, but it clearly need not have been absolutely decisive if Le Clus, the former Guy's full-back, had taken his second chance to land some penalty points for Blackheath and Moore had managed to convert the try which came later. It was the two additional dropped goals that finally wrecked the prospects of a still fighting Blackheath fifteen."
"Blackheath, as against Guy's, started with a fine flourish and, perhaps, if the forwards could have continued to give the backs a good share of the ball and quickly enough all might have been well. The early move which promised so much was started from a line-out, Wynter having to jump high for the ball in order to pass it. The subsequent passing was going magnificently when the referee - obeying no more than what the laws demanded - pulled up a centre for a purely technical knock-on. Here, surely, was a fine case for the would-be reformers - a pass merely fluffed a little in taking it but regathered firmly in the twinkle of an eyelid."
"WIDE AWAKE"
"Given the chances, the Blackheath backs in midfield ran boldly enough, but their chances were few, neither half-back functioning effectively under pressure, and the Newport marking and covering always holding the centres sufficiently to prevent the ball ever reaching the wings in a really hopeful manner. It must be added that, for all their pronounced advantage in hooking, heeling, and half-back play, Newport failed surprisingly in finishing off an attack - that is, in going for the goal-line - for the drop-kickers obviously were very wide awake and perfectly balanced for the task of achieving by kicking what they could not do by running. Each dropped goal, in fact, was a model in its way."
"Newport quickly replied to the early Blackheath attack. First Ross nearly got over in the right-hand corner and then another passing move saw the left wing return the ball inwards to B. Williams, who had backed up so well that a try was the result. Edwards failed to convert it from an angle. On top of this Burnett, under cover of another move, dropped his first goal with an accuracy that left no shadow of doubt once the ball left the foot. Newport continued to have much the better of the play but could not score again before the interval, and, indeed, once were glad enough to defeat an exciting breakaway by Asquith, supported by Parker and half-a-dozen forwards, by hurriedly touching down for safety."
"In the second half came Edwards's penalty goal and B. Williams's dropped goal before the Blackheath started a long relieving rush which had the Newport full-back caught near his own goal-line. After an exciting scramble, Wynter was awarded a try in a fair position for the place-kicker, who, however, failed. Burnett's second dropped goal for Newport finally robbed Blackheath of their last hope - at least to make the score look more presentable."
"It only remains to be added that both packs adopted the 3-4-1 formation, but only Newport exploited it effectively. This Newport pack looked a good one and, in the absence of R. T. Evans, Ackerman stood out as an intelligent adventurer. Behind the scrummage Newport will welcome the return of K. Jones next week."
"BLACKHEATH.- D. H. Le Clus; W. A. Gray, A. E. Asquith, D. C. Parker, D. Swarbrick; G. A. Phillips, D. H. Gale; A. A. Dunn, R. K. Mears, P. B. C. Moore, G. N. Wood, J. P. Stephens, K. Morley, R. Shackanovis, E. C. C. Wynter."
"NEWPORT.- M. Lewis; G. Ross, R. D. Owen, B. Williams, J. Lane; R. Burnett (captain), W. A. Williams; R. A. G. Ackerman, P. Davies, H. A. Davies, B. Edwards, L. E. T. Jones, T. Sterry, L. Davies, G. Hirst."
"REFEREE.- T. L. Davies."