THURSDAY’S TEAM NEWS
LINE-UPS have been declared for a busy night of action in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership on Thursday (March 21).
Six of the seven clubs are in action, with five taking to the track as a team for the first time.
Champions Sheffield kick off the defence of their title away at Oxford, who marked their return to top level racing with a 47-43 win over Birmingham last week.
The Spires name an unchanged line-up with the Tigers’ middle order slotting into familiar territory between Jack Holder and Tai Woffinden at No.1 and No.5.
OXFORD: Maciej Janowski, Charles Wright, Nicolai Klindt, Chris Harris, Rohan Tungate, Lewis Kerr, Ashton Boughen.
SHEFFIELD: Jack Holder, Kyle Howarth, Chris Holder, Josh Pickering, Tai Woffinden, Jason Edwards, Dan Gilkes.
SCB Referee: Wayne Jarvis
Last season’s defeated Grand Finalists Ipswich launch their bid to go one step further when they host Belle Vue in a repeat of the 2023 play-off semi-final.
Witches newcomers Adam Ellis and Jordan Jenkins slot in at No.2 and No.6 respectively, whilst Ben Cook and Connor Mountain make their debuts for the Aces.
IPSWICH: Emil Sayfutdinov, Adam Ellis, Danny King, Keynan Rew, Jason Doyle, Jordan Jenkins, Dan Thompson.
BELLE VUE: Brady Kurtz, Norick Blodorn, Jaimon Lidsey, Ben Cook, Dan Bewley, Connor Mountain, Connor Bailey.
SCB Referee: Paul Carrington
Meanwhile Leicester kick off their campaign a week later than originally scheduled when they host King’s Lynn, with both sides making wholesale changes from 2023.
Former Wolves trio Ryan Douglas, Sam Masters and Luke Becker all line up for the Lions, whilst new Stars No.1 Tobiasz Musielak makes his first appearance for the club.
LEICESTER: Max Fricke, Richard Lawson, Sam Masters, Luke Becker, Ryan Douglas, Drew Kemp, Joe Thompson.
KING’S LYNN: Tobiasz Musielak, Niels-Kristian Iversen, Michael Palm Toft, Benjamin Basso, Vadim Tarasenko, Patryk Wojdylo, Anders Rowe.
SCB Referee: Dave Watters
