WITCHES BRING BACK THOMPSON

IPSWICH have confirmed Dan Thompson will be back in their colours next year as he steps out of the Rising Star berth.

Thompson, who made the move to Foxhall from Leicester, will start the 2025 ROWE Motor Oil Premiership campaign at No.6 for the Witches to form a strong lower-order combination with Jordan Jenkins.

He said: “It’s given me a bit of continuity going into next year, I joined halfway through 2023 so this will be almost my third season with the club. It is definitely a good club to be a part of and it was an easy decision.

“All the people around Ipswich, Chris (Louis) and Ritchie (Hawkins), the fans make it a great club. It is a difficult track but learning it every week has brought me on as a rider and individual, and another year will only benefit me.

“I want to try and win some silverware with Ipswich; I missed out on the Knockout Cup trophy when we won that through injury. Ipswich had faith in me to join the club so it would be nice to reward them with a bit of silverware that we have come so close to.”