THE appetite to watch good schools rugby is alive and well judging by the 2,000-strong crowd that watched Bedford School play Rugby School at Goldington Road on September 4.
The Midlands derby, which was a Friday evening fixture played under floodlights at the home of Champ stalwarts Bedford
Blues, showed that the heart of community rugby, with its old local rivalries, still beats strongly at all levels.
After a keenly contested first half which left Bedford School trailing 18-12 at the interval, an accomplished Rugby School side cut loose to score a further four unanswered tries for a 4...