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Mike Rayer praised his side’s ‘pluck and courage’ in spite of their 18-9 defeat against Newcastle Falcons in the first-leg of the RFU Championship final at Goldington Road, writes Michael Hann.

Bedford Blues trail by nine points in the RFU Championship final after they suffered an 18-9 first-leg defeat against Newcastle Falcons at Goldington Road tonight, writes Michael Hann.

Blues skipper Darren Fox is looking forward to leading the team out in the first leg of the RFU Championship final against Newcastle Falcons.

Bedford Blues winger Josh Bassett has been named in the RFU Championship Dream XV for the second successive year.

Mike Rayer is hoping his side can ‘put in a performance’ against Falcons in the first-leg of the RFU Championship final at Goldington Road on Thursday night.

Blues centre Mark Atkinson is confident his side can cause an upset when they take on Newcastle Falcons.

Bedford Blues announced their 22 man squad to take on Newcastle Falcons yesterday.

Bedford Blues chairman Geoff Irvine is enjoying the build up as the club prepare for the RFU Championship final against Newcastle Falcons.

Gregor Gillanders has called on the Blues to ‘iron out the little mistakes’ ahead of their RFU Championship final against Newcastle Falcons.

Bedford Blues prop Ricky Reeves has signed for Wasps.

Bedford Blues director of rugby Mike Rayer has welcomed the appointment of James Shanahan as the new man in charge of Plymouth Albion, writes Michael Hann.

The RFU Championship finally looks set to get a sponsor in the form of brewing giant Greene King.

Bedford Blues have announced that five more players have signed new contracts at Goldington Road.

Having season his Newcastle Falcons side triumph 15-6 against Leeds Carnegie in Sunday’s RFU Championship semi-final second leg, director of rugby Dean Richards admitted he is expecting the unexpected from Bedford Blues in the final.

Hugely impressive back-rower Nick Fenton-Wells has admitted he has found it easy to settle in at Bedford Blues since signing for the side late in the season, writes Mark Wood.

Bedford Blues director of rugby Mike Rayer is calling on the town to get behind his side when they face Newcastle Falcons in the RFU Championship final on Thursday, May 23, writes Michael Hann.

A first-ever Championship play-off final is an ‘epic’ achievement for part-time Bedford Blues according to their players and management, writes Mark Wood.

Bedford Blues got all their ‘scrums’ right on Friday night as they bullied Nottingham at the set-piece to book their place in a first-ever Championship play-off final, writes Mark Wood.

A phenomenal first-half performance from Bedford Blues at Nottingham on Friday night was enough to see them into the Championship play-off final, writes Mark Wood.