By TryBlues
September 20 2025

Bedford Blues face Ampthill for the 20th time competitive meeting with the Bedfordshire Cup on the line.  This is the Blues last pre-season friendly before they face last years champtions - Ealing Trailfinders.  Here is the team news.

Firstly, I thought I would bring this page back to life as with an average crowd of 3,000 supporters we should be able to support a supporters page to talk about the Blues. For anyone wanting to help me with articles please send a message, as I am really busy most of the time!

Blues have rotated their team again this week with Hill and Pasco getting first starts in the backs and then Benson from Saints also makes his first start. Others that will be making their first appearance off the bench are Royston (this stint), Evans and Pater from Saints.  Smith also provides hooker cover.

It will also be a big day for Hosking and Finch, as neither at the moment has stood above the other to make the 7 shirt their own.

Denotes a Saint

Bedford Blues starting XV:

15. Louis James, 14. Ryan Hutler, 13. Michael Le Bourgeois, 12. Billy Pasco, 11. Joe Hill, 10. Tom Price, 9. Alex Day (C); 1. Jamie Jack, 2. Robbie Smith, 3. Sonny Tonga’uiha, 4. Archie Benson, 5. Alex Woolford, 6. Kayde Sylvester, 7. Archie Hosking, 8. Fred Tuilagi

Bedford Blues Replacements: 

Tommy Herman, James Fish, Joey Conway, Oisin Heffernan, Monty Royston, Ilan Evans, Nicholas Finch, Tui Uru, James Lennon, Will Maisey, Lucas Titherington, George Worth, Rafe Witheat, James Pater

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Bedford Blues v Ampthill

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Blues Brothers
20/09/2025 11:00

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TryBlues
20/09/2025 17:15

Blues win is 40-24.

We looked great in the first half up the slope but very disjointed in the 2nd half. Royston gave away 2 penalties and looked overweight. I am hoping we have Tonga’uiha for the season, although his scrummaging needs a bit more work, he is far better in the tight and loose.

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Old blue
20/09/2025 18:41

Royston looked seriously out of condition. Blues changed a lot of players which I understand gets minutes for the squad but it definitely upset the continuity.
Overall I think they will go well in the league this season.

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TryBlues
20/09/2025 18:57

Yes considering he has just had a season in Australia. I imagine he was not an expensive signing, but I thought, we would have been better off saving the money and taking a young Saint in an emergency with Tonga 2nd choice and carried very well.

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TryBlues
22/09/2025 21:31

Post match chat

Ryan Hutler - [x.com]

Jim Henry - [x.com]

In some ways pre-season has been going too well, so to have that disappointing 2nd half was probably just what we needed.

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