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WOLVES staged a late rally to put their Knockout Cup tie in the balance with a 50-42 defeat at Ipswich last night.

BELLE Vue’s lack of support for their top men cost them a victory chance in their first away Elite League match of the season at Swindon on Thursday night.

TIGERSHARKS have four representatives travelling to Sheffield in search of an Olympic place.

Sky Sports Elite League, Blunsdon

WHILE it’s commonplace to see an Australian dominate proceedings for the Robins, last night’s Craven Shield victory over Poole Pirates saw one of the new pretenders stake his claim to be the future main man of the Robins.

Craven Shield, Blunsdon

Wolves bounced back in the best possible way from their heavy speedway defeat at Poole on Wednesday, as they left Ipswich last night with only an eight-point deficit to overturn in their opening Knockout Cup tie.

ALUN Rossiter slammed tonight’s Craven Shield defeat at Poole a “lottery” but refused to write his young guns off from carrying out a great escape.

IT may have been his old side doing the celebrating at Wimborne Road but former Pirate Leigh Adams insists Poole will be put to the sword in tonight’s return.

PIRATES chief Matt Ford has stressed Karol Zabik is “crucial” to the club’s Craven Shield aspirations.