Routed At Scunthorpe

REPORT Friday 28th August 2026, 9:26pm

by Graham Muncie

  Edinburgh Monarchs

Edinburgh Monarchs penultimate league match of the season ended in heavy defeat as they went down 61-29 at Scunthorpe on Friday night, a result that meant the aggregate bonus point easily went the way of the home men also.

It was a tough and frustrating night for the Monarchs as team manager John Campbell said after, "It's disappointing for us obviously.

"We were beaten by the far far better team on the night and a much more motivated team.

"They had something to go for and perhaps we only had a win getting us second or third in the league but that doesn't take away from how disappointing a night it was."

The Scorpions knew a win would guarantee their playoff spot and a chance at league glory also and are dialed in at home, they duly went after the win from the off.

Heat advantages in each of the first three heats giving them a platform from which to build on.

There was respite in heat four as Kye Thomson and Jordy Loftus would race to a maximum of their own but this was quickly reversed in the next and in all honesty the match was gone even by this early point.

There would be some interesting tussles throughout not least heat eight where all four riders battled for position and heat of the night heat 13 as Dan Thompson held off everything the home pair could throw at him, the only time on the night Scorpions number one Josh Pickering was bested.

The same fate not befalling Monarch of last year Michael Palm Toft or guest Jordan Jenkins who both went through the card.

Only three heat wins on the night coupled with 13 last places showed the meekness of the challenge put up by the Monarchs who will require better as they head to Berwick on Saturday evening.

Scunthorpe Scorpions 61: Pickering 13+1, Mountain 7+1, Jenkins 9+3, Palm Toft 15, Harrison 7+1, Ingram 6+2, Ablitt 4+1

Edinburgh Monarchs 29: Thompson 10, Grahn 2, Sedgmen 3+1, Castagna 2, Thomson 8, Cluff 0, Loftus 4+1

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