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Bedford Ath narrowly lose out to Shelford despite spirited comeback

Bedford Athletic gained two bonus points in a narrow 37-33 defeat at Shelford, but still languish towards the bottom of Regional South East Division One...

Bedford Blues “extremely disappointed” over last minute Caldy postponement

Bedford Blues have expressed their "disappointment and frustration" at the last minute postponement of their Championship fixture in Caldy on Saturday afternoon...

All change for Merseyside as Mike Rayer names Blues squad for Caldy

After back-to-back Championship half centuries for Bedford Blues, Mike Rayer has rung the changes for their latest Championship fixture against a dangerous Caldy side in Merseyside...

Two Bedford Schoolboys selected for England Under 18 rugby camp

Two Upper Sixth formers have joined the long list of names to join up with an England squad from Bedford School after being selected for the England Under-18 Rugby Development Squad...

Bedford Tigers to host first ever wheelchair rugby league match

Following a successful launch in the summer, Bedford Tigers take their new venture into wheelchair rugby one step further this weekend as they host Sheffield Eagles at the University of Bedfordshire on Saturday...

Ath jump ahead of Hertford with hard fought victory

Bedford Athletic returned to winning ways with a 29-10 victory over Hertford on Saturday, running in five tries in a game that they dominated in both attack and defence to take home maximum points...

Bedford Ath lose out again to strong Tring side

Bedford Athletic lost for the second week running in the Regional One South East division as HUEL Tring pulled off a deserved 39-20 win to jump to fifth in the division...

Adamson hat trick helps clinical Bedford Blues to big win

Dean Adamson is now just one try behind the all-time try scorer at Bedford Blues after another hat trick at Goldington Road helped Bedford Blues to a resounding 53-12 victory...

Grimoldby starts as Blues host Hartpury on Remembrance Day

Louis Grimoldby will start at fly half as Bedford Blues return to league action on Saturday against Hartpury, looking to kick on from an impressive away victory in Penzance a fortnight ago...

‘Jekyll and Hyde’ season continues as Ath well beaten at home

Bedford Athletic lost 43-9 at home to Oundle on Saturday afternoon, after a poor performance saw the team fail to score a try for the first time in a match since defeat in Guernsey..

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