Contract boost for Bedford

Bedford captain James Pritchard has extended his contract at the Blues for a further two seasons.

Pritchard, Burke, Fox, Cooper and Price all commit

Bedford captain James Pritchard has extended his contract at the Blues for a further two seasons. The Canada international is one of five players to commit to the Goldington Road club with centre Brendan Burke, flanker Darren Fox, prop Ben Cooper and scrum-half Ali Price also agreeing new deals. And with the club having booked their place in the RFU Championship play-offs, director of rugby Mike Rayer is thrilled with the news. Rayer said: "I've been very impressed with the entire squad this season and reaching the Championship semi-finals with two games to spare shows just how important it is that we retain as many of our best players as possible if we want to progress as a team. "I'm delighted that Pritch, Foxy, Brendan, Ben and Ali have all committed themselves to us and I hope that we can announce some more signings soon."