THE BEDFORD DERBY

National Colts Cup:
Bedford Athletic Colts and Bedford Blues Colts will meet for a place in the National Colts Cup Semi Final on Saturday 20th March at Putnoe Woods, Kick off 3pm. This is the first time that the two clubs have ever met in a competitive fixture at the home of the Ath and promises to be a fantastic advert for rugby in Bedford.

The Ath is also organising a pre-match lunch before the game. Places are available at £15 per person for a 3 course meal and a matchday programme and is open to supporters of both clubs. Remember the Blues and Ath 1st XVs are both away on this day!

To be a part of this special day as the Colts teams from Bedford strive for a place in the Semi Finals please contact Jeremy Tyrrell on 07973 333974

MATCH REPORT V MOSELEY

Blues match-winner James Pritchard has called for the British & Irish Cup to be restructured in the light of Bedford’s elimination from the competition.

Even a third victory, a convincing two tries to nil win over limited Moseley, was not enough to guarantee Mike Rayer’s men passage into the knockout stages.  

Blues have lost just two of their five Pool C matches but knew they could not make it through before they set out for Birmingham.

And Pritchard, who finished with 15 of his team’s points, says the format needs to be looked at with just the group winners qualifying for the semi-finals.       Click here to read the full match report

Download the Fixture Poster here...              A4 Version

NEXT HOME MATCH

Rotherham

Championship

Saturday 13th March - KO 3pm

Gates & Bars Open 12pm

 

Don't forget that after the game against Rotherham you can watch England take on Scotland at Murrayfield in the Six Nations in the Scrum Bar.

PLAY-OFF FIXTURES ANNOUNCED

The RFU have announced the Blues fixtures in Pool A of the Championship play-off's.  Bedford need to finish in the top two from a pool of 4 also containing, Bristol, Cornish Pirates and either Plymouth, Moseley or Rotherham depending on the final weekends results. 

A top two finish puts us in the semi finals with the winner of each pool gaining home advantage in a fixture v's the runner up from the opposite pool.

Bedford Blues Home Matches:          Tickets Now On Sale...

Saturday 27th March v Bristol Rugby

Saturday 10th April v Cornish Pirates

Saturday 1st May v Plym / Mose / Roth

All Blues Play-off fixtures...    RFU Statement on play-offs...

Hospitality Now available for all remaining fixtures:

Please contact Ronnie@Bedfordrugby.co.uk or call 0871 871 1886

Season ticket holders are reminded that if they haven't already booked their free lunch this season they may now choose the Rotherham fixture on 13th March or any Play-off fixture subject to availability.

MATCH REACTION - ABERAVON

After the last gasp win over Aberavon in the B&I Cup, Sam Roberts caught up with prop Dan Seal, player/coach Nick Walshe and a former Blues favourite who was in the crowd...

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