Monarchs took two Championship points from Workington this evening, after a 45-45 draw and a comfortable 8-point win on aggregate for the bonus. It's a good result, but tinged with disappointment as the team led the way from heat 4 to heat 14 before losing a 5-1 in heat 15.

With rain forecast for later in the evening, and a full programme to get through, the teams got cracking early with this fixture, which proved to be an entertaining one with favourable signs for both sides. Monarchs took all three Championship points with a 52-38 win on the night but Plymouth provided two of the main stars of the meeting along with a never-say-die attitude from their team mates.