Bedford Blues have announced the club will welcome a third Premiership side to Goldington Road this season, with news of the visit of Bristol Bears on Friday March 1 (KO 7:45pm).
The game is a replacement for the Jersey Reds home fixture, originally scheduled for the same weekend, and therefore will be included in the season ticket package and any remaining Bring a Friend for Free codes will also be valid for this game.
It will be the first time the two sides have done battle since the 2017/18 campaign, when Bristol were crowned champions of the second tier. Bedford will be searching for a first victory over their top-flight opponents since October 2015.
The fixture also sees a return to Goldington Road for former Blues captain Rich Lane, as well as Piers O’Conor and Junior Paramore, now all at home in Bear country.
The club would like to thank Pat Lam and the team at Bristol for their co-operation in arranging this mid-season game and wish them luck for the remainder of their Premiership and European campaigns.
With 2024 now upon us and the final games of the season coming up fast, Blues Women will host familiar foes St Neots Ladies on January 21, while the only Friday Night Lights fixture of the season sees London Scottish visit at the end of the month.
Cornish Pirates head to town in February, while in March there’s the annual Ladies Day festivities when Caldy pay a visit. Blues Women conclude their season when they host Stockwood Park on St Patrick’s Day.
It’s an April Derby Day this season as Blues look for a fourth successive victory over Ampthill, while the Goldington Road curtain falls for another season against Doncaster Knights in early May.
The remaining fixtures for the season are:
Bedford Blues Women v St Neots Ladies – Sunday January 21 Bedford Blues v London Scottish – Friday January 26 Bedford Blues v Cornish Pirates – Saturday February 3 Bedford Blues v Bristol Bears – Friday, March 1
Bedford Blues Women v Stockwood Park Ladies – Sunday March 17 Bedford Blues v Caldy – Saturday March 23
Bedford Blues v The British Army – Thursday March 28
Bedford Blues v Ampthill – Saturday April 13Bedford Blues v Doncaster Knights – Saturday May 4
Tickets for the Bristol Bears game are on sale at www.bedfordrugby.co.uk/tickets
Details of hospitality options are available from Commercial Manager, Louis Mann at louis@bedfordrugby.co.uk
