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Bedford Blues crash through Caldy in high-scoring encounter

Bedford Blues secured three wins from three in the Championship for the first time since 2018 with a convincing win this afternoon...

Ladies Day returns to Goldington Road for historic first ever clash with Caldy

Bedford Blues make three changes as they prepare for their first ever clash with Caldy from Merseyside, with Ladies Day returning to Goldington Road...

Bedford Ath unlucky in narrow defeat as Queens defeat Corby

Club rugby is well underway in Bedford, but the Ath have suffered slightly, missing out by narrow margins in recent weeks...

Brilliant Blues put Pirates to the sword in second half comeback

"I'm over the moon!" said Director of Rugby Mike Rayer, as Bedford Blues stunned the Pirates in Penzance yesterday afternoon...

Bedford Blues make five changes in pursuit of back-to-back Championship wins

The challenge in the Championship goes up a notch this weekend as Bedford Blues travel to Penzance to face high-flying Cornish Pirates...

Bedford Blues survive second half Scottish comeback to post first win

Bedford Blues survived a second half Scottish comeback to eventually post their first win of the Greene King IPA Championship season...

Rayer rings the changes for Bedford Blues’ first home game of the season

Five changes are made for Bedford Blues as they welcome London Scottish to Goldington Road, looking to match their storming double over the side from the capital last season...

Rugby returns with Blues loss at Coventry while Ath pull off last-minute win

Bedford Blues were unable to break their Coventry jinx in their first Championship fixture on Friday night, but there was some cheer over at the Ath on the opening day...

Bedford Blues kick off new Championship season under the lights at old rivals Coventry

Mike Rayer begins his 18th year in charge of Bedford Blues as they kick off the new Championship season at a ground they haven't won at since 2008...

Bedford Blues legend Le Bourgeois returns to Goldington Road

It's been described as "the worst kept secret in Bedford", but the secret is now out as Bedford Blues legend, Michael Le Bourgeois returns as a player-coach for 2022/2023...