By DAVID LAWRENCE

Coventry ...........33pts
Tries: Ma’asi 9, 20; Wilson 33, Ball 40, Penalty 56
Conversions: Mitchell 9, 20, 33

Bedford ............ 24pts
Tries: Garside 30, 46; Hughes 66, French 72
Conversions: Grimoldby 46, Maisey 66
COVENTRY held off a battling Bedford side to claim the points in this scintillating Championship Cup tie.
Four first-half tries took them clear at the break only for the Blues to hit back in the second period with Coventry head coach Alex Rae admitting his side had failed to keep to their plan.
He said: “We made that a lot harder than it should ha...