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MATCH PREVIEW V CORNISH PIRATES

Posted: 
10/10/2014 - 10:13

Bedford Blues will be making the full use of their squad as they make the long trip down to Penzance to face Cornish Pirates in the British & Irish Cup this weekend.

The Blues have been buoyed on by two league wins on the trot against Jersey and Plymouth Albion while a strong second half display against London Scottish acted as the catalyst for the recent turn of fortunes on the field.

Games against the Pirates in Cornwall are never easy and Blues Team Manager Rob Crowle is expecting another bruising battle on Sunday afternoon.

“We've been getting happier with the performances on the field,” said Crowle. “There is still plenty of work to do but it has been pleasing to see the lads starting to gel well and show the coaches and the fans what they are all about.

“Last weekend our scrum functioned particularly well and we were able to build great attacking phases as a result. We know that the Pirates will be very well drilled and prepared for the attacking threat that we pose so I think it should be a cracker of a game.

“The British & Irish Cup is now a firmly established competition and all the teams are taking it very seriously. Everyone wants to win silverware and the B&I Cup offers a great opportunity for that and one that we want to take.”

Starting line-up:

15. Jim Wigglesworth
14. Pat Tapley
13. Michael Le Bourgeois
12. Viliami Hakalo
11. Dean Adamson
10. Steffan Jones
9.   Darryl Veenendaal

1.   Tom Williams
2.   Jared Saunders
3.   Camilo Parilli-Ocampo
4.   Harry Wells
5.   Eoin Sheriff
6.   Joe Vandermolen
7.   Justin Blanchet
8.   Nick Fenton-Wells (c)

Replacements: 16. Antonio Harris, 17. Billy Moss, 18. James Currie, 19. Mike Howard, 20, Josh Buggea, 21. Peter White, 22. Ollie Dodge.

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