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Somerset Rebels v Newport Wasps
Premier Trophy (Group), 14 April 2006
Oak Tree Arena, Somerset
| 1 | Magnus Zetterstrom | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | . | . | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Glen Phillips | R | 1 | 3 | 0 | . | . | . | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Stephan Katt | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2* | . | . | 13 | 1 |
| 4 | Paul Fry | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Glenn Cunningham | 1* | 3 | 3 | 0 | . | . | . | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Simon Walker | 2* | 1 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Ben Barker | 3 | 2 | 2* | 0 | . | . | . | 7 | 1 |
| 1 | Neil Collins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | . | . | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Chris Schramm | 1* | 2 | 1 | 0 | . | . | . | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Carl Wilkinson | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6^ | . | . | . | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | Tony Atkin | 1* | 0 | 1* | 2 | . | . | . | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Craig Watson | 3 | 2 | 4^ | 1 | 0 | . | . | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | Joel Parsons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | . | . | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Billy Legg | 0 | F | 0 | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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Somerset again had their newcomers Stephan Katt and Glen Phillips in place of Pavel Ondrasik and Jaimie Smith while Newport were at full strength. Magnus Zetterstrom got the Rebels off to a good start by winning the opening heat but, with Glen Phillips suffering an engine failure while on a 5-1 with Zetterstrom, Newport shared the points through Neil Collins and Chris Schramm. Undaunted the Rebels got a 5-1 in the next race from their reserves but the machine gremlins hit them again in heat 3 when Paul Fry pulled out while on a 5-1 with Stephan Katt so this race was shared too. In heat 4 Billy Legg fell and the race was awarded to race leader Craig Watson with the points being shared. The heat 4 score was 14-10. Stephan Katt won again in heat 5 with Chris Schramm well back in second place. Paul Fry finished third for a Rebels’ 4-2 to increase their lead to six points. Magnus Zetterstrom won heat 6 from Craig Watson. With Glen Phillips third another 4-2 went on the scorecard with Somerset now 8 points ahead. Glenn Cunningham won heat 7 from Carl Wilkinson and Simon Walker as the Rebels lead was extended to 10 points with the 4-2. Then in heat 8 Newport fell out of contention as Glen Phillips and Ben Barker scored the 5-1 which put the Rebels 14 points ahead with the heat 8 score reading 31-17. In heat 9 Newport gave Craig Watson a TR but Stephan Katt produced his third race win to deny the Wasps’ skipper. Paul Fry finished third so the race was shared 4-4. Carl Wilkinson and Tony Atkin shared heat 10 when they finished behind Magnus Zetterstrom then Glenn Cunningham beat Neil Collins with Simon Walker third for another home 4-2 to stretch the lead to 16 points. Newport responded by giving Carl Wilkinson a TR in heat 12. The Wasp took full advantage by winning the race inflicting on Stephan Katt his one and only defeat of the match. With Joel Parsons third the visitors took a 2-7 cutting Somerset’s lead to 11 points as the score after 12 races stood at 44-33. Newport struck again in heat 13 when Neil Collins produced an amazing ride to pass Magnus Zetterstrom on the back straight for a fine win. Craig Watson finished third for a Newport 2-4 and a nine point gap between the sides. Simon Walker won heat 14 from Tony Atkin with Paul Fry third so the 4-2 opened the difference between the teams to 11 points. In the last race Magnus Zetterstrom and Stephan Katt finished things off with a 5-1 ahead of Neil Collins and Craig Watson. Match Report by Merlin |