2027 team building progresses

NEWS Thursday 12th November 2026, 10:00am

by Edinburgh Monarchs Speedway

  Edinburgh Monarchs

Monarchs have made a strong start to 2027 team building with early news of the return of Kye Thomson, Jonatan Grahn, and Jordy Loftus, with more excitement still to come as the team moves towards completion.

Progress has continued with the club now able to confirm four riders from the 2026 side who will not line up in 2027.

Paco Castagna will move on after five consecutive years with the Monarchs, including 3 as captain.

Justin Sedgmen has not been in a position to confirm his availability for 2027 so team building has had to progress without him. Justin departs after six seasons with the club across three different spells. Following his return to Australia, Justin will celebrate his 20 year testimonial at Mildura Speedway on Saturday 16th January 2027 with best wishes from everyone at the Monarchs.

Dan Thompson has confirmed his intention to move on for 2027 after a challenging season holding the number 1 spot in the team, while Mitch Cluff will also not return after struggling to find consistency across the season.

The club thanks all riders for their service and wishes them well for the future.

Monarchs Co-Promoter Alex Harkess said, "Team building for 2027 is continuing at pace and naturally this means that we must confirm some riders that will not be part of our plans.

"I wish to make special mention of Justin Sedgmen and Paco Castagna who have been stalwarts of our club. A massive thank you to them for their service over many years and we wish them well. We also thank and wish Dan and Mitch well as they move on.

"Attention now turns to our next signings for 2027 and I can confirm that there will be further team news at the Highlights Show this Friday. We look forward to seeing everyone there."

This Friday: 2026 Highlights Show - Part 1

Enjoy the best action from the first half of the 2026 season on the big screen at Part 1 of the Highlight Show this Friday!

The Show takes place at a new venue at Boroughmuir Rugby Clubhouse, Meggetland Wynd, EH14 1XN, Edinburgh on Friday 13th November. Doors open at 6:45pm so you can grab a drink, pick out your seat, and enjoy the show which gets underway at 7:30pm.

The new venue includes multi-screen viewing and has a bar that will be open throughout the show serving drinks and snacks.

Once the Show wraps up, you can hang around to catch up with your speedway friends as the bar will remain open until 11pm.

There will be a raffle for which donations of prizes will be gratefully received and team news from Monarchs promotion, plus the 2026 Highlights DVD will be on sale alongside the 2027 Monarchs Calendar and the Monarchs Academy Souvenir Champions Magazine.

It is anticipated that there will be limited tickets available on the door or you can secure your place now here:

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