BREAKING NEWS: Robins beaten by Pirates (From Swindon Advertiser)

BREAKING NEWS: Robins beaten by Pirates

7:40pm Monday 5th May 2008 in Sport

ROBINS slipped to their second defeat in three days as they were outgunned at Poole tonight.

Alun Rossiter's men, beaten in the last heat at Eastbourne on Saturday, were 53-39 losers as the injury-ravaged Pirates clinched a comfortable victory.

In a hard-fought contest, Swindon were dogged by ill-fortune, including a fall for Troy Batchelor and a tactical ride tapes infringement by skipper Leigh Adams in a crucial heat 11.

Adams top scored with 15 points, but only Mads Korneliussen and Seb Alden (paid eight) were able to provide substantial support.

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MATCH DETAILS

POOLE PIRATES 53: Krzysztof Kasprzak (2-3-3-2) 10, Freddie Eriksson (1*-2*-0-1-3) 7+2, Chris Holder (3-2-3-3-3) 14, Karol Zabik - rider replacement, Davey Watt (3-3-3-1*-1) 11+1, Craig Watson (1*-0-0-0) 1+1, Adam Skornicki (2-2*-1*-1-2*-0-2*) 10+4.

SWINDON ROBINS 39: Leigh Adams (3-3-4-3-2) 15, James Wright (0-0-2*-1*) 3+2, Mads Korneliussen (2-1*-2-2-0) 7+1, Travis McGowan (1*-2-0-1) 4+1, Troy Batchelor (0-1-1-0) 2, Theo Pijper (0-1-0) 1, Seb Alden (3-0-3-1*-0) 7+1.

HEAT DETAILS

Heat 1: Adams, Kasprzak, Eriksson, Wright, 58.55 (3-3)

Heat 2: Alden, Skornicki, Watson, Pijper, 59.97 (6-6)

Heat 3: Holder, Korneliussen, McGowan, Watson, 58.77 (9-9)

Heat 4 (rerun): Watt, Skornicki, Pijper, Batchelor (f.exc), 60.11 (14-10)

Heat 5: Adams, Holder, Skornicki, Wright, 59.09 (17-13)

Heat 6: Kasprzak, Eriksson, Batchelor, Alden, 59.86 (22-14)

Heat 7: Watt, McGowan, Korneliussen, Watson, 60.39 (25-17)

Heat 8: Alden, Wright, Skornicki, Eriksson, 59.97 (26-22)

Heat 9: Holder, Skornicki, Batchelor, Pijper, 59.94 (31-23)

Heat 10: Kasprzak, Korneliussen, Eriksson, McGowan, 60.19 (35-25)

Heat 11: Watt, Adams (tac ride, tapes 15m), Wright, Watson, 59.42 (38-30)

Heat 12: Holder, Korneliussen, Alden, Skornicki, 59.91 (41-33)

Heat 13: Adams, Kasprzak, Watt, Batchelor, 59.87 (44-36)

Heat 14: Eriksson, Skornicki, McGowan, Alden, 59.89 (49-37)

Heat 15: Holder, Adams, Watt, Korneliussen, 59.16 (53-39)