By JOHN WILKINSON

COVENTRY held out in an edge-of-the-seat finish to secure their second win of the season and end Bedford’s unbeaten start in a rousing encounter at Butts Park Arena.
The hosts scored 21 points in a devastating nine-minute spell in the first half as they built a 29-7 lead, but Bedford steadily clawed their way back to have the home side hanging on in the closing stages with a man in the sin bin.
It was the response Coventry director of rugby, Rowland Winter, was looking for after Sunday’s defeat at Cornish Pirates.
“There were things we needed to work on...