Blues league fixtures confirmed

Bournville Blues will begin their Counties Two Midlands West (East) campaign with a trip to Warwickshire to play Berkswell & Balsall on Saturday September 6.

The Blues won promotion in their first season in the RFU leagues structure when they finished as runners-up to Counties Three Midlands West (South) champions Upton on Severn.

The Blues will face Upton twice again in the forthcoming season with a home match at Avery Fields on November 22 followed by a trip to Banwell Park on March 7.

The first home league match of the season is against Harbury on September 13 followed by Warwickshire side Claverdon on October 11. That will be the second of three meetings with Claverdon as the Blues will also face them twice away, in a pre-season friendly on Friday August 22 followed by league match on January 24.

The Blues’ other home league matches are against Barkers’ Butts (December 6), Lutterworth IIs (December 20), a local derby against Harborne (January 17), Bromsgrove IIs (February 14), Southam (February 28), Coventry Welsh (March 21), Birmingham & Solihull (April 11) and the season finale against Berkswell & Balsall on April 25.

Bournville Blues fixtures 2025/26:

September: 6 Berkswell & Balsall(a), 13 HARBURY (H).
October: 4 Harborne (a), 11 CLAVERDON (H), 18 Bromsgrove IIs (a).
November: 8 Southam (a), 22 UPTON ON SEVERN (H), 29 Coventry Welsh (a).
December 6 BARKERS’ BUTTS (H), 13 Birmingham & Solihull (a), 20 LUTTERWORTH IIs (H).
January 10 Harbury (a), 17 HARBORNE (H), 24 Claverdon (a).
February: 14 BROMSGROVE IIs (H), 28 SOUTHAM (H).
March: 7 Upton on Severn (a), 21 COVENTRY WELSH (H), 28 Barkers’ Butts (a).
April: 11 BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL (H), 18 Lutterworth IIs (a), 25 BERKSWELL & BALSALL (H).