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Rye House Rockets v Sheffield Tigers
Premier Trophy (SF), 12 June 2005
Hoddesdon Stadium, Rye House
| 2 | Edward Kennett | 3 | 2* | 2* | 3 | 1 | . | . | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | Brent Werner | 3 | 2* | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | . | 17 | 1 |
| 4 | Daniel King | 2* | 3 | 2* | 2* | 3 | . | . | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | Chris Neath | 2* | 3 | 3 | 2* | 3 | 0 | . | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | Steve Boxall | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2* | . | . | . | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Tommy Allen | 3 | X | 3 | 2* | . | . | . | 8 | 1 |
| 1(g) | Andrew Moore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | . | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Paul Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ricky Ashworth | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2^ | 1* | . | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Andre Compton | 2 | 2^ | 1 | 2 | 2 | . | . | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | Ben Wilson | 1* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Trevor Harding | 2 | 1* | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | . | 5 | 2 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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There had been a delay in racing this match since, when it was first arranged, the fact that Edinburgh could still have pipped Sheffield for the runners-up spot in the northern section had been overlooked. Sheffield must have wished they had pipped them after this annihilation. Rye House were without Stuart Robson who suffered a heavy fall at Newport on Friday, and used R/R for him instead. Sheffield had Andy Moore as a guest for Sean Wilson and continued to use R/R for Richard Hall. What can you say about a match that results in a 40 point win for the home side even after the opposition had used two TRs? Edward Kennett and Chris Neath took a maximum in heat 1 but, although Tommy Allen won heat 2, the Sheffield reserves followed him home for a shared heat. Brent Werner and Danny King added another 5-1 in heat 3 then Sheffield shared another heat in heat 4, awarded after Tommy Allen had been excluded, to take the score to 16-8. Over the next eight heats Rye House dropped only two points when Steve Boxall finished last in heat 7 allowing Sheffield to share the heat. During that spell Andre Compton tried a TR in heat 6 finishing third to Werner and Kennett but after the string of maximums to the Rockets the score was 54-19 after heat 12. In heat 13 Edward Kennett’s maximum went down the tubes when he was passed by Andre Compton as Sheffield had a minor success only losing the heat 2-4. Then the Tigers managed another two points in heat 14 but not by beating anyone. Ricky Ashworth took a TR and finished at the wrong end of another maximum for the home side for a 5-2. In the last heat Chris Neath missed the gate and, although Brent Werner completed his six ride paid maximum, Andre Compton and Ricky Ashworth shared the heat by following him home. Sheffield scored 7 of their 26 points in the last three heats and failed to provide a single race winner. They have surely bowed out of the tournament after this thrashing. Match Report by Merlin |