Glasgow Tigers v Berwick Bandits

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GLASGOW thrashed Berwick 65-25 in the Championship Jubilee League on a night when everything went wrong for the Bandits.

The visitors ended the night with three fit riders and five wrecked bikes after a series of crashes, the most serious of which affected Leon Flint.

He suffered a damaged sciatica nerve and had pain in leg and back after a Heat 12 crash, which has caused him to withdraw from Saturday’s European U19 Pairs event in Riga.

Craig Cook scored a paid maximum (12+3) for the Tigers with Benjamin Basso (11+1) unbeaten apart from a Heat 14 disqualification after a clash with the Bandits’ Jonas Knudsen (9+1).

Berwick boss Gary Flint said: “It was quite unreal at times. Glasgow were really dialled in while we got caught out by a heavily watered the slick inside line.

“You don’t expect to see riders of Theo (Pijper) and Bomber’s (Chris Harris) experience surprised by track conditions and falling but that is exactly what happened.

“The final scoreline looks horrific but I honestly cannot fault the commitment of any one of our riders tonight.”

CHAMPIONSHIP JUBILEE LEAGUE
GLASGOW 65: Craig Cook 12+3, Benjamin Basso 11+1, Connor Bailey 10+1, Tom Brennan 9+2, Danyon Hume 8+1, Ulrich Ostergaard 8+1, Broc Nicol 7+3
BERWICK 25: Jonas Knudsen 9+3, Chris Harris 6, Ricky Wells 5, Leon Flint 5, Nathan Stoneman 0, Theo Pijper 0, Jye Etheridge r/r
Championship Jubilee points: Glasgow 3 Berwick 0

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