TEAM NEWS | Seven changes for Hartpury

Posted: 29th October 2021
 

Mike Rayer has named his squad as Bedford Blues travel to The Alpas Arena for the first time in two and a half years to take on Hartpury University RFC tomorrow (KO 14:30).

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One of the newest fixtures having only first met in 2017, Blues have dominated the results in recent years but know it will be an altogether different test against John Barnes’ in-form side this time around.

Rayer has made a total of seven changes from last weekend, including a welcome return for Dean Adamson who has recovered from an injury picked up in pre-season to make his Championship return.

Adamson’s inclusion is one of four alterations to the backs division as the Championship’s leading points scorer, Will Maisey (51 points) returns to the Starting XV as do Scrum Half Alex Day and Ethan Grayson.

The remaining three changes come in the forwards pack as Northampton Saints loanee duo Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi and Karl Wilkins start their first games after appearances off the bench in recent weeks. Luke Frost also comes back in.

Among the replacements, Bailey Ransom returns from illness and Josh Gillespie is in line for his first minutes of the 2021/22 campaign.

Josh Pieterse (hamstring) and Oli Stedman (illness) join Jacob Fields, Will Biggs and Oisin Heffernan on the list of absentees.

Bedford Blues Starting XV:

15. Rich Lane (C), 14. Pat Tapley, 13. Jamie Elliott, 12. Ethan Grayson, 11. Dean Adamson, 10. Will Maisey, 9. Alex Day; 1. Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi, 2. Reece Marshall, 3. Ed Prowse, 4. Luke Frost, 5. Alex Woolford, 6. Karl Wilkins, 7. Joe Atkinson, 8. Tui Uru

Bedford Blues Replacements:

16. Jack Hughes, 17. Joey Conway, 18. Corrie Barrett, 19. Jordan Onojaife, 20. Bailey Ransom, 21. Connor Tupai, 22. Matt Worley, 23. Josh Gillespie