Posted: tenth April 2026
Mike Rayer has named his squad as Bedford Blues put together to contest one other Clubber TV Showcase Fixture, heading on the highway for a go to to Worcester Warriors tomorrow afternoon (KO 3pm).
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Blues head out on the highway for the primary of back-to-back away fixtures, and are coming off an vital victory over Cornish Pirates to arrange this second vs third battle in Worcestershire.
Rayer’s fees have by no means triumphed at Sixways Stadium earlier than, and haven’t travelled there since 2014/15, and can know they’re set to face the hardest of assessments this weekend.
For the sport, Blues have been pressured into a few adjustments, making 4 in whole in comparison with the Starting XV final weekend, all of which come within the forwards pack.
The normal entrance row rotation continues, this time seeing Robbie Smith return for his first Blues look since September and first Elior Champ Rugby outing since December 2023.
Injuries imply there requires a totally completely different second row, with Alex Woolford and Ilan Evans set to pack down within the engine room.
For the third sport in succession, the backs division personnel stay precisely the identical throughout the beginning facet and bench.
Within the forwards replacements, there’s probability for Aiden Ainsworth-Cave to make simply his second look for the membership, following a runout on the ultimate sport of final season.
Elsewhere, Tommy Herman is about for his fiftieth look when making an affect off the bench.
Bedford Blues Starting XV:
15. George Worth, 14. Amena Caqusau, 13. Lucas Titherington, 12. Michael Le Bourgeois, 11. Dean Adamson, 10. Will Maisey, 9. Alex Day (C); 1. Jamie Jack, 2. Robbie Smith, 3. Oisin Heffernan, 4. Ilan Evans, 5. Alex Woolford, 6. Fred Tuilagi, 7. Fyn Brown, 8. Tui Uru
Bedford Blues Replacements:
16. Tommy Herman, 17. Joey Conway, 18. Ben Griffin, 19. Aiden Ainsworth-Cave, 20. Nicholas Finch, 21. James Lennon, 22. Toby Thame, 23. Ryan Hutler
Unavailable for choice this week:
James Fish, Rory Ward, Rafe Witheat, Louis James
