WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

BEDFORD 1975 THE RFU CUP WINNERS
By NEIL FISSLER

Mastermind: Pat Briggs

DEREK Wyatt, the former England wing who scored a hatful of tries during his distinguished Bedford career, believes coach Pat Briggs should be a name much more widely known in the game for his role in breaking Coventry’s stranglehold on the early history of the RFU Cup.
Gloucester won the inaugural trophy after Coventry failed to enter, but Cov then showed their dominace in the competition with back-to-back wins.
However, they fell to a fired up Bedford side at Goldington R...