Coventry 10-9 Bedford Blues: Fenner fires late winner as Blues pay for ill-discipline

REPLACEMENT Tony Fenner kicked a last-minute penalty to seal a dramatic victory for Coventry.
Fenner stepped-up with the clock in the red to edge out the visitors, who played half an hour with 14 men after receiving three yellow cards.
Coventry hooker Nic Dolly scored the only try of a game in which both sides looked rusty on their return to Championship action after 12 months away, with Fenner happy to make the difference after the hosts had piled the pressure on the Blues line late on.
“We asked the ref how long and he said ten seconds and I think it was just time to step up and see if we...

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