News Archive - September 2026

It was another point on the road for Edinburgh Monarchs at Glasgow on Friday night as they battled to a 45-45 draw with the host Tigers albeit with a sense of frustration given the Monarchs held a six point advantage with two races to go.

The Monarchs bagged five league points last weekend after a comprehensive home win over Plymouth and a hard-fought draw at Workington. That pushed them up to second place in the table and they will travel to third-placed Glasgow on Friday to continue the battle for the title and one of the four play-off places.

Monarchs captain Paco Castagna did himself and his country proud when he finished in tenth place in a very strong Grand Prix Challenge meeting in Terenzano today. He finished further up the finishing order than current Grand Prix rider Domink Kubera and also highly rated riders such as Kai Huckenbeck and Jaimon Lidsey.

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. Monarchs go second in the Championship table, a point behind Scunthorpe.

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.

The Monarchs enjoyed a great team performance and a thumping home win over Redcar in their most recent home meeting. They remain firmly in the play-off places but will face a very tough test this week from a Plymouth Gladiators team who are also post-season contenders and have already secured a MAXiCab KO Cup Final match-up with Berwick later this year.

The Monarchs this Friday take on Plymouth Gladiators at Armadale in an important Championship fixture with the two match points and the aggregate bonus available. As Monarchs won at Plymouth in June, any win for the home side will mean they take all three points.

His Royal Highness Ed the Monarch has decreed that all kids aged 16 and under will be admitted free of charge to this Friday's Monarchs vs Plymouth clash when Ed will also celebrate his Birthday Bash!

Much-loved mascot Ed the Monarch is getting ready to celebrate his Birthday Bash at this Friday's home match against Plymouth - and you're invited!

Monarchs Academy duly recorded their fourth win in four matches with a 20-point victory over the Young Stars from King's Lynn, who were missing several riders but played their part in an entertaining meeting.