 The season began with the team away from home against the Bedfordshire Blue Raiders in which the Cheetahs shut out their Bedford-based rivals 15–0.Another shut-out in the following game, which would be the team's 25th Anniversary Game at home v a severely depleted Norwich Devils with the Cheetahs thumping the Devils 37–0.The Devils announced shortly after that they could not continue playing for the remainder of the season which meant the Cheetahs had an extra win under their belts, albeit by default.