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Northampton Saints Friendly Announced
Bedford Blues are pleased to announce a first trip to Cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens since January 2008 as Mike Rayer’s side travel to face strategic partners, Northampton Saints on Saturday 27th August (KO 2:00pm).
Unsurprisingly considering the distance between the two clubs, Northampton are the side who Bedford have faced on the most occasions, having contested 211 competitive fixtures alongside recent friendly battles. Saints currently lead the head-to-head record with 130 wins to Bedford’s 66, while there have been 15 draws.
A fixture with 135 years of history, the two sides first met on 15th January 1887 when Blues were victorious at home. The two sides last met in pre-season 12 months ago at Goldington Road, as Blues pushed their Premiership opponents right to the wire in a 40-21 defeat.
Rayer’s side have returned to training this week and will be looking to put pre-season into practise with a challenging test while preparing for Championship competition. Further announcements regarding pre-season fixtures at Goldington Road will be made shortly.
Tickets are already on sale from our hosts, with general entry available in all areas of the ground. Click here to join us on the road and make the Gardens blue on matchday!
*An announcement into pre-season fixtures at Goldington Road will be made soon*
