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Race for fourth hots up as Blues welcome Knights for final home game of the season

Goldington Road will welcome opposition for the final time this season as Doncaster Knights roll into town with Bedford Blues looking to consolidate fourth place in the Championship table...

Bedford Ath first team season closes with Papa Johns quarter final loss

Despite scoring six tries of their own, Bedford Athletics’ short Papa Johns Cup campaign came to an end with a high-scoring but convincing 62-34 defeat at Stoke on Saturday afternoon...

Call for funding help as Jamaican rugby player aims for the World Cup

The Caribbean island nation of Jamaica may not be the first country that comes to mind when it comes to rugby union, but one Bedford player is hoping to help his country to the next Rugby World Cup...

England deaf rugby squads take the spoils in special double header

Goldington Road and Bedford Athletic Rugby Club played host to a special double header as the England Deaf Rugby squads came to town for two games in preparation for a Southern Hemisphere...

International rugby returns to Bedford with Anglo-Welsh fixture

Bedford Blues remain fourth despite comfortable loss at Coventry

Bedford Blues are still fourth, but were unable to break their Butts Park Arena curse after Coventry kept the Championship title race alive with an imposing 54-19 victory on Saturday afternoon...

Blues look to bounce back against old rivals Coventry in top four clash

The business end of the Championship season really hits hard for Bedford Blues in the coming weeks, and it begins with a tricky trip to the Butts Park Arena to face old rivals, Coventry on Saturday afternoon...

Ampthill hold on to defeat Blues in Battle of Bedfordshire

Ampthill made it three consecutive Championship victories and rise to sixth in the table after holding on to a 29-24 victory against a well-backed Bedford Blues...

The Battle of Bedfordshire returns to Goldington Road as Blues hunt second place

Saturday afternoon sees the resumption of the 'Battle of Bedfordshire' as Bedford Blues and Ampthill resume their rivalry amongst the backdrop of a superb climax of another Championship season...

Bedford Blues win three in a row with victory at Nottingham

Bedford Blues are up to third in the Championship table after another fruitful Friday night under the floodlights in Nottingham with Mike Rayer's side running out 34-24 winners in the Midlands...