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Newcastle Diamonds v Edinburgh Monarchs
Premier Trophy (Group), 17 April 2005
Brough Park Stadium, Newcastle
| 1(g) | Scott Robson | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | . | . | . | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Claus Kristensen | 1* | 0 | 1 | 0 | . | . | . | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Josef Franc | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | . | 15 | 0 |
| 5 | James Grieves | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | . | . | 15 | 0 |
| 6 | Lubos Tomicek | 2 | 2 | Fx | 1 | 1 | 2* | . | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | Jamie Robertson | 1* | 1 | R | 1 | 0 | . | . | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Daniel Nermark | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 0 | . | . | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Rusty Harrison | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | . | 15 | 0 |
| 4 | Cameron Woodward | 0 | 1* | 1* | 1 | 1 | . | . | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Ross Brady | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | . | . | . | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | William Lawson | 1 | 3 | 2 | R | 2 | 2* | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | Robert Ksiezak | Fx | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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And still the injuries mount. The casualty list at Newcastle is fast becoming legendary. Last night at Stoke they lost Phil Morris to a suspected broken rib and Christian Henry with concussion. They recruited Scott Robson to guest for Morris and used R/R at number two for Henry. The injury bug also hit Edinburgh with Theo Pijper unable to take his place in the team due to a back injury sustained when he thumped the fence at Berwick last night. The Monarchs also used R/R at number two but before the meeting was two races old their young Australian reserve Robert Ksiezak was on his way to hospital with a suspected broken leg after crashing into the fence. Edinburgh were defending a 10 point lead from the match at Armadale in search of the bonus point. Edinburgh got off to a good start with a 2-4 in heat 1 thanks to Daniel Nermark and William Lawson. Lawson returning to his former track passed Scott Robson but was taken from the back by Lubos Tomicek. Heat two looked to be unfortunate for Newcastle when Jaimie Robertson failed to meet the two minute time allowance and went from 15 metres back but it was nothing to the misfortune Robert Ksiezak suffered when he lifted on the fourth bend and crashed heavily into the fence. He was taken to hospital with a suspected broken left leg and Edinburgh were down to five riders. It was clear that they would be unable to field two riders in all of the remaining heats. William Lawson won the rerun to maintain Edinburgh’s lead. Rusty Harrison won heat 3 for a shared heat and Newcastle levelled the scores in heat 4 at 12-12 when James Grieves beat William Lawson with Jaimie Robertson third.Heat 5 was shared and in heat 6 both Robertson and Lawson suffered engine failures as Scott Robson headed an ever slowing Ross Brady home for a 3-2 to put the Diamonds one point ahead. Heat 7 was shared and in heat 8 Edinburgh could only field one rider. Josef Franc won the heat from Rusty Harrison and the 4-2 put Newcastle three points ahead at 25-22. Newcastle got nearer the bonus point with a 4-2 in heat 9 when Josef Franc beat William Lawson but Edinburgh hit back with a 2-4 in heat 10 from Harrison and Woodward separated by Robson to reduce the Newcastle lead to three points again. In heat 11 Newcastle took another 4-2 from Grieves and Tomicek before Edinburgh ruined their hopes of winning the bonus point by taking a 1-5 from Rusty Harrison and William Lawson from Tomicek and Kristensen. This tightened the scores at 36-35. Edinburgh finally clinched the bonus point by sharing heat 13 won by Grieves and they were still in with a chance of taking more than that trailing by just one point at 39-38. However a 5-1 to Newcastle from Franc and Tomicek ahead of Woodward ensured a win for the home side who rounded the match off with a 4-2 when James Grieves beat Rusty Harrison with Josef Franc third. Match Report by Merlin |