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Ipswich Witches v Leicester Lions

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ROWE Motor Oil Premiership R1 2024

Foxhall Heath StadiumFoxhall Road, Ipswich, IP5 5LN

60 - 30
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Date Tapes Up Competition Season Additional Info
Thursday, June 20, 2024 7:30 pm ROWE Motor Oil Premiership R1 2024 Ipswich win the aggregate point

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IPSWICH ran up the biggest score in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership so far this season with a 60-30 demolition of Leicester at Foxhall.

The Witches maintained their advantage at the top of the table as they rapidly recovered from conceding a 5-1 in Heat 1 to dominate proceedings thereafter.

All members of the home side scored at least paid-eight with Emil Sayfutdinov (11+2) and guest Scott Nicholls (11) leading the way – but for the Lions, Richard Lawson (13) scored nearly half of their total on his own, and Craig Cook crashed out in Heat 6, being withdrawn with neck pains.

Ipswich manager Ritchie Hawkins said: “Another great night, our biggest victory of the year against a very tough Leicester side. We dealt with them superbly, every rider contributed again, every rider is improving, race wins everywhere and a lot of 5-1s!

“The track was heavy early on, a lot of dirt and we certainly dealt with it better. That was where the big difference was I think, but if Leicester click as a side they’re going to be a super strong threat against anyone.

“It’s great to get early points on the board against them but I think they’re only going to improve during the year.”

Lions manager Stewart Dickson said: “I never expected this Leicester team to be only scoring 30 points at any track, regardless of who the opposition are.

“We’ve been to Ipswich before and given them a closer match, as have other teams, and there were a couple of really disappointing performances.

“We can’t accept that performance, and I must apologise to the Leicester fans who made the trip to support us. We all need to help each other, myself and the riders, and we need to show a reaction.”

ROWE MOTOR OIL PREMIERSHIP R1
IPSWICH 60: Emil Sayfutdinov 11+2, Scott Nicholls 11, Danny King 9, Adam Ellis 8+3, Keynan Rew 8+1, Dan Thompson 7+1, Jordan Jenkins 6+3.
LEICESTER 30: Richard Lawson 13, Max Fricke 6+1, Sam Masters 4+1, Ryan Douglas 4, Luke Becker 1, Craig Cook 1, Sam Hagon 1.
Ipswich win the aggregate point

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