Q&A
As he approaches his 20th season as director of rugby at Bedford Blues, Mike Rayer chats to Jon Newcombe about his tenure at Goldington Road, how the Championship has changed and his plans for the future...

BEDFORD Blues have been ever-presents in the Championship and National One, as it was when Mike Rayer arrived as DoR in the summer of 2005 just short of his 40th birthday, and the Welshman has been with them all the way, through thick and thin.
Rayer has been a constant reassuring safe pair of hands, as he was in his playing days as a full-back for Wales, Cardiff and Bedfo...