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TEAM NEWS | Squad named for Hartpury test
Mike Rayer has named his squad as Bedford Blues look for a response on home soil this Saturday when entertaining Hartpury at Goldington Road (KO 3pm).
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Always a cracker between these two sides, averaging roughly 55 points per meeting since a first in 2017, another exciting afternoon is in store as both fight for early season points.
For the game, Rayer makes four changes from the side which started last weekend, including first starts in Blues colours for Toby Cousins and Shay Kerry at wing and second row respectively.
Elsewhere, the rotation of the prop jerseys continues with Jamie Jack this time named in the Starting XV, while Lucas Titherington also comes in to partner Michael Le Bourgeois in the centres.
Among the replacements, Beltus Nonleh is in line for a potential debut, while there is a welcome return from injury for last season’s Players’ Player of the Year, Joe Howard.
Dean Adamson and Rory Ward made returns to full training this week but are not immediately brought back in.
Bedford Blues Starting XV:
15. Louis James, 14. Toby Cousins, 13. Lucas Titherington, 12. Michael Le Bourgeois, 11. Alfie Garside, 10. Will Maisey, 9. Alex Day (C); 1. Jamie Jack, 2. James Fish, 3. Oisin Heffernan, 4. George Smith, 5. Shay Kerry, 6. Luke Frost, 7. Jac Arthur, 8. Fyn Brown
Bedford Blues Replacements:
16. Nathan Langdon, 17. Joey Conway, 18. Beltus Nonleh, 19. Archie Benson, 20. Joe Howard, 21. James Lennon, 22. Matt Worley, 23. Joel Matavesi
Unavailable for selection this week:
Alex Woolford, Cameron King, Fred Tuilagi, Jamie Elliott, Pat Tapley
