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TEAM NEWS | Squad named for Nottingham
Mike Rayer has named his squad as Bedford Blues look to maintain their recent good form on home soil when hosting Nottingham at Goldington Road tomorrow (Kick Off 3pm).
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Always a thrilling encounter, the two sides have averaged 64 points across all matches in Bedford post-Covid, and with the weather expected to provide a good platform for attacking rugby, both will look to put on another edge of seat contest.
As the race for the Top Four intensifies, with both sides still harbouring ambitions of a finishing position in the upper echelons of the table, important league points are at stake for 3rd vs 7th. Read more about the two sides with the game’s matchday programme available online here.
With just three matches remaining on home soil, Blues will be looking for an appropriate conclusion to the season at Goldington Road, backed again by a large and vocal #BluesFamily.
For the game, which represents a 114th meeting in a battle that has existed for over 130 years, Rayer makes five changes to the Starting XV compared to last weekend.
Four of those alterations come in the forwards pack with the rotation of the front row jerseys continuing once again, with Joey Conway and Tommy Herman chosen to pack down alongside Oisin Heffernan. Further back in the scrum, Rory Ward and Luke Frost are brought in from the off.
Having added the try bonus point from the bench at Castle Park last time out, Matt Worley is handed the right-wing jersey in the only change to the backs division.
Dean Adamson will run the team out onto the field on the occasion of his 200th appearance.
Bedford Blues Starting XV:
15. Louis James, 14. Matt Worley, 13. Lucas Titherington, 12. Michael Le Bourgeois, 11. Dean Adamson, 10. Will Maisey, 9. Alex Day (C); 1. Joey Conway, 2. Tommy Herman, 3. Oisin Heffernan, 4. Ed Prowse, 5. Rory Ward, 6. Luke Frost, 7. Joe Howard, 8. Fred Tuilagi
Bedford Blues Replacements:
16. James Fish, 17. Jamie Jack, 18. Beltus Nonleh, 19. Shay Kerry, 20. Fyn Brown, 21. Jake Garside, 22. Alfie Garside, 23. Toby Cousins
Unavailable for selection this week:
Alex Woolford, Jac Arthur, Cameron King, Joel Matavesi, Jamie Elliott, Pat Tapley
