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Newport Wasps v Rye House Rockets
Premier League, 11 September 2005
Queensway Meadows, Newport
| 1 | Henrik Vedel | F | Fx | 2 | 1 | 0! | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Tony Atkin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | . | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Neil Collins | 2 | 3 | 2 | R^ | . | . | . | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Mads Korneliussen | 2* | 6^ | 3 | Fx | 1 | . | . | 12 | 1 |
| 6 | Lee Dicken | 2 | 1* | 0 | 2 | . | . | . | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Karl Mason | 0 | 1* | 0 | 1 | 0 | Fx | . | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Stuart Robson | 1 | 1* | 2 | 3 | . | . | . | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Edward Kennett | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1* | 3 | . | . | 12 | 1 |
| 3 | Brent Werner | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2* | . | . | 13 | 1 |
| 4 | Daniel King | 1 | R | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | 5 | 0 |
| 5(g) | Oliver Allen | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2* | . | . | . | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | Tommy Allen | 3 | 2* | 1 | 2* | 1 | . | . | 9 | 2 |
| 7(g) | Luke Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 0 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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Newport were on the usual lines using R/R for Jason King at number 4. Rye House were without Chris Neath who had sustained a back injury and had Oliver Allen as a guest at number 5. They were also missing Steve Boxall and had Luke Bowen at reserve in his place. A glance at the strengths of the two sides could only lead to one conclusion – that Newport were in for another hammering in this top of the league versus bottom clash and so it turned out. The statistics show that Rye House had one 0-5, three 1-5s and six 2-4s. There were four shared heats which left one for Newport to win. This oasis in the desert came in heat 7 when, with Newport already trailing by ten points at 13-23, Mads Korneliussen took a TR. He was lying second to Daniel King for what looked like a 4-4 when King suffered an engine failure promoting Korneliussen to first place and reserve, Karl Mason, to third for a 7-2 to the Wasps. This improved things for the home side to leave them 5 points in arrears but the inevitable deterioration of their position soon materialised. The final straw for the home support came in heat 12 when Neil Collins took a TR with the Wasps still only nine points down at 30-39. With Collins lying second in a 4-4 situation, Karl Mason fell causing the race to be stopped. In the rerun Neil Collins blew his engine on the first bend so Rye House took a 0-5. In fact Newport scored only four points over the last four heats as the Rockets piled on the points and the misery for the home side. Match Report by Merlin |