Speedway: Sheffield confirm how they plan to cover for injured star Jack Holder against bogey team Leicester
Sheffield set to ride without injured world number five Jack Holder
Sheffield will face their bogey team at Owlerton missing their biggest star name.
Number one Jack Holder suffered a broken arm after a serious crash in Poland on Saturday evening,
The Australian star was knocked down on the first bend on heat seven of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland, leaving him needing surgery surgery on the broken arm.
Tigers have this afternoon confirmed that they will be using rider replacement to cover his rides, with all six of the remaining riders eligible to cover, against Leicester at Owlerton this Thursday evening
Leicester have been Sheffield’s bogey team in recent years, having beaten the Tigers at Owlerton earlier this season in the KO Cup, and having beaten Sheffield in the Play Offs semi-final at the end of last season.
The Lions have also beaten Tigers in the the league already this season, beating Sheffield 49 - 41 at the Hydroscand Arena.
However, Sheffield will have skipper Josh Pickering back, after he missed the away with at Northampton because of racing commitments in Poland.
Meanwhile, Leicester will also be missing one their riders, with Dan Thompson required to race for his Polish club Lodz who have a televised meeting at Rybnik.
Leicester manager Stewart Dickson said: “It’s a blow to be without Dan, because he’s riding really well at the moment and he put in a great performance at King’s Lynn.
“But it’s one of those things we have to deal with, and to be fair Sheffield have a bigger issue with the loss of Jack Holder which is really sad to see.”
Sheffield: Jack Holder R/R, Anders Rowe, Chris Holder, Leon Flint, Josh Pickering, Jye Etheridge, Luke Killeen.
Leicester: Ryan Douglas, Drew Kemp, Nick Morris, Dan Thompson R/R, Sam Masters, Kyle Howarth, Joe Thompson.