DATE SET FOR CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI

POOLE will stage the first meeting of the Cab Direct Championship play-offs at Wimborne Road next Tuesday (September 9).

The defending champions will host Redcar in the first leg of their semi-final, with the sides having been confirmed as finishing second and third in the league table.

The date for the return fixture at the ECCO Arena is to be confirmed, but it sets up a big week on the road for the Bears as they also visit Oxford next Wednesday in the first leg of their MAXiCab KO Cup semi-final.