SWINDON Robins will begin their 2017 SGB Premiership campaign at home to Belle Vue Aces on Thursday, April 6 after the fixtures for the new season were released this morning.

The Manchester-based Aces will be the first visitors to Wiltshire despite their future having been in doubt earlier this winter.

The club were left in limbo after they were dramatically closed down under their old management at the end of last season amid concerns about their financial management.

However, the British Speedway Promoters’ Association (BSPA) last week confirmed that the Aces would be racing in the new season.

Two days after the opening day of the season, the Robins will travel to top-flight newcomers Rye House in the first round of the new Knockout Cup competition, with the return leg at Blunsdon on Thursday, April 13.

The Robins will host Poole on Easter Sunday (April 16) before a run of five straight away league fixtures, starting with Somerset on Friday, April 21 and concluding at Wolverhampton on Monday, May 22.

SWINDON ROBINS 2017 FIXTURES

(SGB Premiership unless stated, home fixtures in CAPITALS)

APRIL   

Thu 6: BELLE VUE

Sat 8: Rye House (KOC)

Thu 13: RYE HOUSE (KOC)

Sun 16: POOLE

Fri 21: Somerset

MAY   

Mon 1: Poole

Sat 6: Rye House

Fri 19: Belle Vue

Mon 22: Wolverhampton

Mon 29: SOMERSET

Wed 31: King's Lynn

JUNE   

Thu 1: LEICESTER

Fri 2: Coventry (TBC)

Thu 15: RYE HOUSE

Thu 29: WOLVERHAMPTON

JULY   

Thu 13: BELLE VUE

Fri 14: Belle Vue

Wed 19: Poole

Sun 23: FIM U21 WC Final (Blunsdon)

Thu 27: POOLE

Fri 28: Coventry (TBC)

Sat 29: Leicester (TBC)

AUGUST  

Wed 2: King's Lynn

Thu 3: COVENTRY

Sat 5: Rye House

Thu 17: SOMERSET

Thu 24: KING'S LYNN

Fri 25: Somerset

Mon 28: LEICESTER

Thu 31: WOLVERHAMPTON

SEPTEMBER  

Mon 4: Wolverhampton

Thu 7: RYE HOUSE

Premiership fixtures to be arranged: Leicester away, Coventry & King's Lynn at home

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