Conference League
Scunthorpe Speedway: Hopwood to debut against Boston.
By Admin
Jul 13, 2008, 09:48

This evening (13 July) the counties two speedway teams re-new their rivalry at King’s Lynn’s Norfolk Arena (start time 7pm). 

With the Scunthorpe Scorpions now having moved up to the Premier League it is left to the Conference League Saints side to take on the club’s rivals from the south of the county, the Boston Barracudas.  Making his debut for the Saints will be 17-year old Ben Hopwood who has left Plymouth to join the club. 

Hopwood, who finished runner-up to former Scorpion Joe Haines in the 2006 British Under-15 Championship will line-up in the number three race jacket normally occupied by Jonathan Bethell who is out injured.  The rest of the Saints’ side will remain the same as the one that defeated Sittingbourne 60-32 last Sunday.

Boston Barracudas: 
1. Simon Lambert, 2. Darren Rolph, 3. James Cockle, 4. Darren Mallett, 5. Joe Haines, 6. Adam Lowe, 7. Oliver Rayson

Scunthorpe Saints:
1. Byron Bekker, 2. Stuart Parnaby, 3. Ben Hopwood, 4. Scott Richardson, 5. Ricky Scarboro, 6. Gary Irving, 7. Mike Pickering

The Saints have drawn Boston in the semi-finals of the Conference League Knockout Cup whilst Plymouth will face Rye House in the other tie.  No dates have been set for the ties but it seems likely that the Saints home leg will be in September.

In another fixture amendment the Conference League Fours event that was due to take place at Plymouth in Saturday 16th August will now not go ahead on that date.  It will take place later in the season at a different venue.

Finally, Byron Bekker and Scott Richardson will represent the Saints in the Conference League Bronze Helmet meeting at Weymouth next Saturday, 19th July.