SGB Premiership 2018

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LeagueSGB Premiership
ChampionsPoole Pirates[1]
Knockout CupSomerset Rebels[2]
Charity ShieldSwindon Robins[3]
SGB Premiership 2018
LeagueSGB Premiership
ChampionsPoole Pirates[1]
Knockout CupSomerset Rebels[2]
Charity ShieldSwindon Robins[3]
IndividualJason Doyle[4]
Highest averageRobert Lambert
Division/s belowSGB Championship
National League

The SGB Premiership 2018 was the 84th season of the top division of Great British Speedway in 2018. The season ran between March and October 2018 and had eight teams participating. The line-up of teams remained the same as in 2017. The Swindon Robins were the defending champions after winning the title in 2017. BT Sport continued its TV coverage of the SGB Premiership in 2018. Poole Pirates defeated King's Lynn Stars in the Play off final. It was Poole's tenth tier one title, which brought them level in second place with the Wembley Lions in the historical records.[1][5]

Swindon Robins in March, ready to defend their league title

Regulation changes

At the Speedway AGM in November 2017, a number of changes were made to the rules and regulations for 2018. The biggest change was the introduction of fixed race nights: from now on, all Premiership meetings would be held on either a Monday or Wednesday, with Swindon Robins receiving special dispensation to continue to host home meetings on a Thursday. It was hoped that this would result in more of the world's top riders returning to UK racing. However, Premiership teams were only allowed to sign one rider per team with a Premiership average of over 8 points per match, and this rule prevented some of the world's best riders returning to Premiership teams in 2018.[6] The change to race nights also eliminated the possibility of doubling up riders (riding in both of the top two divisions in British Speedway) by being scheduled to ride for two clubs on the same night.

At the BSPA (British Speedway Promoters Association) annual conference, a decision was made to discontinue the end-of-season play-off for promotion and relegation between the bottom team of the SGB Premiership and the SGB Championship play-off winners.[7]

Results

Teams faced each other four times: twice home and away. The first of the home and away meetings were called the 'A' fixtures, and the second were the 'B' fixtures.

'A' Fixtures

Home \ Away BV KL LEI PP RYE SOM SWI WOL
Belle Vue Aces 43–47 62–28 47–43 59–31 47–43 50–40 56–34
King's Lynn Stars 53–37 56–34 46–44 58–32 44–46 51–39 60–30
Leicester Lions 47–43 38–52 43–47 53–37 55–35 44–46 47–43
Poole Pirates 50–40 58–32 58–32 47–43 47–43 38–52 45–45
Rye House Rockets 44–46 49–41 48–42 48–42 48–42
Somerset Rebels 47–43 45–45 47–43 48–42 50–40 49–41
Swindon Robins 41–49 48–42 51–39 50–39 48–42 58–32 51–39
Wolverhampton Wolves 49–41 49–41 47–43 54–36 60–30 52–38 52–38
Source: [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

'B' Fixtures

Home \ Away BV KL LEI PP RYE SOM SWI WOL
Belle Vue Aces 44–46 57–33 48–42 48–42 55–35 52–38
King's Lynn Stars 49–41 60–30 58–32 49–41 49–41 55–35
Leicester Lions 58–32 40–50 37–53 46–44 48–42 46–44
Poole Pirates 54–35 61–29 43–23 48–42 54–36 55–35
Rye House Rockets
Somerset Rebels 42–48 61–29 46–32 51–39 54–36 59–31
Swindon Robins 34–56 52–38 55–35 47–42 41–49 50–40
Wolverhampton Wolves 46–44 43–47 56–34 46–44 41–49 53–37
Source: [8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

SGB Premiership Final League Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 King's Lynn Stars 24 11 0 1 2 3 1 1 5 1128 1032 53 +96
2 Somerset Rebels 24 10 1 1 2 1 0 5 4 1103 1045 47 +58
3 Poole Pirates 24 10 1 1 1 1 0 6 4 1114 1019 44 +95
4 Belle Vue Aces 24 10 0 2 2 1 0 3 6 1118 1041 44 +77
5 Swindon Robins 24 9 0 3 1 1 0 1 9 1060 1098 35 -38
6 Wolverhampton Wolves 24 10 0 2 0 0 1 2 9 1043 1117 34 -74
7 Leicester Lions 24 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 10 955 1169 23 -214

[16]

4 July Rye House Rockets had their membership of the 2018 SGB Premiership annulled by the Speedway Control Bureau. The league table has been updated to represent this news.[17]

Play-offs

Semi Finals Grand Final
          
1 Belle Vue Aces 41 36 77
4 King's Lynn Stars 49 54 113
King's Lynn Stars 37 51 88
Poole Pirates 53 39 92
3 Somerset Rebels 46 43 89
2 Poole Pirates 44 47 91

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

Semi-finals

24 September [18] Belle Vue Aces 41–49 King's Lynn Stars National Speedway Stadium
Referee(s):
Willie Dishington

1 October [19] King's Lynn Stars 54–36 Belle Vue Aces Adrian Flux Arena
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

17 September [20] Somerset Rebels 46–44 Poole Pirates Oak Tree Arena
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

1 October [21] Poole Pirates 47–43 Somerset Rebels Poole Stadium
Referee(s):
Christina Turnbull

Grand final

8 October [22] Poole Pirates
Klindt 11
Worrall 10
Harris 8
Woryna 7
Grajczonek 6
Jakobsen 6
Morris 5		 53–37 King's Lynn Stars
R Lambert 12
Ellis 6
Jørgensen 6
Palm Toft 6
Riss 3
Proctor 2
S Lambert 2		 Poole Stadium
Referee(s):
Craig Ackroyd

10 October [1] King's Lynn Stars
Riss 13
R Lambert 12
Proctor 10
Jørgensen 6
S Lambert 4
Ellis 3
Howarth 3		 51–39 Poole Pirates
Grajczonek 8
Morris 7
Klindt 6
Worrall 6
Harris 5
Jakobsen 5
Woryna 2		 Adrian Flux Arena
Referee(s):
Graham Flint

Home team scores are in bold

Knockout Cup

The 2018 Knockout Cup was the 76th edition and (second under its new name) of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams.

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
               
1 Swindon Robins 59 39 98
8 Rye House Rockets 31 51 82
Swindon Robins 48 39 87
King's Lynn Stars 42 51 93
5 Leicester Lions 48 31 79
4 King's Lynn Stars 42 59 101
King's Lynn Stars 37 45 82
Somerset Rebels 53 45 98
3 Somerset Rebels 52 47 99
6 Poole Pirates 38 43 81
Somerset Rebels 52 40 92
Belle Vue Aces 38 50 88
7 Belle Vue Aces 57 46 103
2 Wolverhampton Wolves 33 44 77

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

Quarter-finals

21 May [23] Swindon Robins 59–31 Rye House Rockets Abbey Stadium
Referee(s):
Paul Carrington

23 May [24] Rye House Rockets 51–39 Swindon Robins Rye House Stadium
Referee(s):
Dave Robinson

7 May [25] Leicester Lions 48–42 King's Lynn Stars Beaumont Park Sports Complex
Referee(s):
Ronnie Allan

16 May [26] King's Lynn Stars 51–39 Leicester Lions Adrian Flux Arena
Referee(s):
Craig Ackroyd

2 May [27] Somerset Rebels 52–38 Poole Pirates Oak Tree Arena
Referee(s):
David Watters

27 June [28] Poole Pirates 43–47 Somerset Rebels Poole Stadium
Referee(s):
Willie Dishington

7 May [29] Belle Vue Aces 57–33 Wolverhampton Wolves National Speedway Stadium
Referee(s):
Peter Clarke

18 June [30] Wolverhampton Wolves 44–46 Belle Vue Aces Monmore Green
Referee(s):
Graham Reeve

Semi-finals

10 September [31] Swindon Robins 48–42 King's Lynn Stars Abbey Stadium
Referee(s):
Dave Watters

17 September [32] King's Lynn Stars 51–39 Swindon Robins Adrian Flux Arena
Referee(s):
Chris Durno

12 September [33] Somerset Rebels 52–38 Belle Vue Aces Oak Tree Arena
Referee(s):
Ronnie Allan

19 September [34] Belle Vue Aces 50–40 Somerset Rebels National Speedway Stadium
Referee(s):
Craig Ackroyd

Grand final

17 October [35] Somerset Rebels
Covatti 12
Doyle 11
Wright 11
Allen 8
Harris 6
Lawson 5		 53–37 King's Lynn Stars
Iversen 10
Jørgensen 7
Riss 6
R Lambert 4
Proctor 4
S Lambert 4
Aarnio 2		 Oak Tree Arena
Referee(s):
Ronnie Allan

18 October [2] King's Lynn Stars
R Lambert 12
Riss 10
Iversen 7
Jørgensen 6
Proctor 6
S Lambert 2
Aarnio 2		 45–45 Somerset Rebels
Covatti 12
Doyle 9
Lawson 9
Harris 8
Starke 6
Garcia 1		 Adrian Flux Arena
Referee(s):
Tony Steele

Charity Shield

19 March [36] Belle Vue Aces 48–42 Swindon Robins National Speedway Stadium
Referee(s):
Stuart Wilson

22 March [3] Swindon Robins 52–38 Belle Vue Aces Abbey Stadium
Referee(s):
Christina Turnball

Riders' Championship

Jason Doyle won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held at Wimborne Road on 9 May.[37][38]

Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1Australia Jason Doyle2,3,2,3,313x3
2Australia Troy Batchelor2,2,3,3,313x2
3Denmark Hans Andersen0,2,3,3,21021
4Australia Brady Kurtz3,3,3,2,01130
5Sweden Jacob Thorssell2,3,1,3,091
6England Chris Harris3,3,0,1,290
7Australia Max Fricke1,1,2,2,39
8Australia Nick Morris3,2,f/exc,1,17
9England Charles Wright2,0,2,2,17
10Australia Ty Proctor1,2,1,f,37
11Denmark Niels Kristian Iversen0,ret,2,2,26
12Australia Sam Masters3,ret,3,ret,ret6
13England Adam Ellis1,1,0,1,25
14Australia Josh Grajczonek1,1,0,1,14
15England Kyle Newman0,1,1,0,13
16England Scott Nicholls0,0,11
  • f=fell, exc=excluded, ret=retired

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
England Robert LambertKing's Lynn9.93
Australia Jason DoyleSomerset9.79
Australia Max FrickeBelle Vue8.73
Australia Troy BatchelorSwindon8.54
Australia Rory SchleinWolverhampton8.43
Australia Sam MastersWolverhampton8.42
England Craig CookBelle Vue8.13
England Dan BewleyBelle Vue8.00
Denmark Hans AndersenLeicester8.00
England Chris HarrisPoole7.78

[39]

Riders & final averages

See also

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