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Swindon take 7 points to Poole.

SWINDON’S title hopes are on a knife-edge after a thrilling 51-44 victory over deadly rivals Poole in the Elite League Grand Final First Leg at the Abbey on Monday. Robins raced into an early lead with 5-1s in the opening two races, before a further brace of maximums in heats eight and nine extended their […]

Roll up, roll up pack the Abbey for title run in.

Roll up, roll up pack the Abbey for title run in.

ROBINS boss Alun Rossiter is hoping a packed Abbey will help turn up the heat ahead of Swindon’s title run-in. Admission prices for Thursday’s play-off semi final 2nd leg with Birmingham – which sees Swindon lead by a staggering 20 points – have been slashed to £10 adults, £5 concessions with children and season ticket […]

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Robins buzzing at Abbey with 51-39 win over The Bees

SWINDON moved to the top of the Elite League table with a 51-39 win over Coventry in a bruising battle at the Abbey Stadium. An incident-packed meeting saw several riders suffer falls, but the Robins’ all-round strength enabled them to take maximum points over a Bees side whose scoring was dominated by Chris Harris and […]

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Swindon tame swashbuckling Pirates.

SWINDON boss Alun Rossiter paid tribute to his team after a hard fought 50-43 victory over title rivals Poole in front of a bumper crowd at the Abbey on Thursday. Rossiter’s side claimed all three points against a powerhouse Pirates side who relied heavily on spectacular Australian duo Darcy Ward and Chris Holder. And he […]

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Crump to be at the Abbey for Poole match.

TRIPLE World Champion Jason Crump will be a guest of Swindon Speedway as the late, great Neil Street is inducted into the Robins Legends Lounge at this Thursday’s mouthwatering Elite League clash with Poole (7.30). Crump, who had a spell with the Robins early in his career, is now based in Sweden during the regular […]

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Hans Andersen wins Stead Teatimonial.

HOME MAN Hans Andersen romped to an eighteen point maximum to win the Simon Stead Testimonial at Swindon on Thursday. It was a star-studded lineup that turned out for Steady and a healthy crowd packed the Abbey, but it was a Swindon Robin that stole the show with a faultless performance. It was an entertaining […]

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Super speedway riders gather for Stead’s night

SOME of the biggest names in world speedway will line up at Swindon on Thursday to celebrate the career of Great Britain star Simon Stead (7.30). Despite contending with a congested fixture list, ‘Steady’ has managed to attract a line-up worthy of any event and the meeting promises to be amongst the most entertaining in […]

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Robins Speedway end winning run at Peteborough.

ROBINS boss Alun Rossiter had no complaints about the result after seeing his side thumped 55-38 at Peterborough. And Rossiter refused to offer any excuses for the performance as the league leaders were outclassed at the East of England Showground. Troy Batchelor was top Swindon scorer with 12 – but six of those were from […]

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More support for Simon’s night.

AUSTRALIAN legend Ryan Sullivan will make one of his only appearances in Britain this year at the Simon Stead Testimonial in August. Flying’ Ryan has not ridden in Britain since 2008 but has agreed to visit the Abbey on August 16 to ride for Steady, a former colleague at Peterborough. Sullivan now plies his trade […]

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Speedway ticket offer.

SWINDON have confirmed details of their reduced-admission offer to help supporters attend two home matches in four days in early August. The title-chasing Robins face league leaders Poole at the Abbey Stadium on August 6 and then take on Birmingham on August 9. A joint-programme will be produced to cover both meetings, included in which […]