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Match Focus: Blues conclude away travels at Nottingham
Bedford Blues contest their final away fixture of the campaign when travelling to Lady Bay this Sunday to face a resurgent Nottingham side in front of supporters (KO 3pm; Live Stream begins 2:40pm).
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Big Game Preview
Mike Rayer will be looking for a strong end to the season as Blues try to build on some recent strong performances with a first away victory of the campaign.
Recent contests against play-off chasing duo Doncaster Knights and Ealing Trailfinders have demonstrated that Blues can go toe-to-toe with the league’s big guns, but wins are all important in the last two outings.
Neil Fowkes’ Nottingham ascended off the foot of the table for the first time this season with victory at Richmond last time out. They will be desperate to continue their upward momentum and chase down the cluster of teams only four points ahead of them in the table.
With 1,000 supporters behind them, the Green and Whites will be looking for a fitting farewell for Fowkes in his final home game; before he departs to join Wasps as Scrum Coach.
We’ve Met Before
A traditional rugby fixture between two historic sides; Bedford Blues and Nottingham have squared off against each other on 103 competitive occasions. Throughout history Bedford have dominated, excluding Nottingham’s 1980s heyday, the Blues have registered 69 wins to Nottingham’s 31.
Bedford won the first meeting between the two sides nearly 130 years ago with a convincing 25-0 home victory on 25th November 1893. They also hold the highest winning margin in this fixture, with a 53-0 win coming at Goldington Road on 10th September 1949.
The two sides famously met in the Championship Play-Off Semi-Finals in 2012/13; Bedford advancing to face Newcastle Falcons in the final after a 26-17 home success and a 23-21 victory on the road.
However, Nottingham won the last meeting between the two sides in November 2019 at Lady Bay.
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