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

BREAKING NEWS: Robins beaten by Pirates

7:40pm Monday 5th May 2008 in

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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)