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TEAM NEWS | Four changes for Hartpury battle
Mike Rayer has named his squad as Bedford Blues look to maintain league form with a testing trip to Hartpury University under the Friday Night Lights (KO 7:45pm).
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Blues have been pretty consistent in the league this calendar year, suffering defeat just once so far, but will face an altogether different task tomorrow against a resurgent Hartpury side with their own ambitions of ascending into the Top Four of the Championship table.
For the second successive week, Blues will be part of a 4th v 5th battle, this time against a Hartpury team who have helped contest some crackers in recent times, with an average of close to 50 points per game across the eleven previous meetings between the two sides.
For this latest contest, Rayer has elected to make four changes to the Starting XV which secured victory over Doncaster Knights last weekend at Goldington Road.
There are an equal number of changes in the forwards pack and backs division including James Fish being the only front-row alteration to start a Blues game for the first time since November and pack down between Joey Conway and Oisin Heffernan.
After an impressive cameo last weekend, Kieran Curran is handed the starting openside jersey this time around, while the inclusions of Joel Matavesi and George Hendy complete the changes.
Jac Arthur and Michael Le Bourgeois miss out due to the injuries which forced them from the field against Doncaster and join Jacob Fields, Osman Dimen and Alex Woolford on the treatment table.
Bedford Blues Starting XV:
15. George Hendy, 14. Sean French, 13. Ethan Grayson, 12. Joel Matavesi, 11. Dean Adamson, 10. Will Maisey, 9. Alex Day (C); 1. Joey Conway, 2. James Fish, 3. Oisin Heffernan, 4. Robin Williams, 5. Luke Frost, 6. Kayde Sylvester, 7. Kieran Curran, 8. Tui Uru
Bedford Blues Replacements:
16. Jack Hughes, 17. Monty Royston, 18. Ed Prowse, 19. Emeka Atuanya, 20. Charles Rylands, 21. Rory Brand, 22. Louis Grimoldby, 23. Jamie Elliott
