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Dates for the diary – Speedway fixture list out today.

EXCALIBUR Communications Swindon Robins’ 2013 Elite League fixture List has been officially released today.The list starts with the Elite Shield against the old foe Poole on March 28th and finishing with the Elite League Riders Championship on 12th October. DATE OPPONENTS COMP. H/A MARCH   Thu 28 Poole Elite Shield HOME Fri 29 Poole Elite Shield […]

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Swindon to host top speedway meeting.

SWINDON Speedway will again host the biggest individual event in the Elite League calendar this year. The Abbey Stadium will stage the Elite League Riders’ Championship on Saturday, October 12 after the big success of the 2012 event. It means the top rider from every Elite League club will do battle for the prestigious title […]

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Sport Shorts.

Supermarine: Swindon Supermarine FC are pleased to announce that they have been voted South & West Team of the Month for November, our second consecutive win for our league. But on this occasion we have also won the Evo-Stik Southern League Team of the Month and will be rewarded with £100 worth of pro-star vouchers! […]

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Third in Robins line up.

SWINDON have snapped up 2012 Premier League winner Ashley Birks to fill one of their reserve berths for next season. The 22-year-old former motocross star has enjoyed a rapid rise through the ranks in the shale sport over the last three years, and Robins bosses believe he has the potential to make the grade in […]

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Civic reception for the Speedway victors.

The Mayor of Swindon Cllr. Mick Bray held a Civic Reception for the victorious Swindon Robins Speedway Team and praised their victory. Manager Alun Rossiter received a trophy from the Mayor in recognition of the teams efforts in Winning the Elite League Trophy in a dramatic play-off against Poole. The new sponsors, Excalibur, were also […]

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Speedway 2013 already reving up for Robins with new season main sponsors.

ELITE League Speedway champions Swindon Robins have been handed a massive boost ahead of the defence of their title. The Abbey Stadium club, who swept aside Poole Pirates last month to claim their first top flight title since 1967, have joined forces with local I.T and mobile communications specialist Excalibur Communications Ltd. The groundbreaking deal […]

Speedway champs get civic reception.

Speedway champs get civic reception.

SWINDON’S Elite League title-winning triumph is to be honoured with a Civic Reception later this month. Robins bosses and members of the team will be involved in the Christmas Lights Switch-On on Thursday November 22, following a trip to the Mayor’s Parlour earlier in the afternoon. They will be enjoying drinks and snacks in the […]

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Speedway bosses quick to praise their Champions.

SWINDON Speedway bosses have praised their side after they bagged the Robins’ first league title for 45 years. A 96-89 aggregate triumph over Poole brings to an end a season long battle with the Pirates, and both Gary Patchett and Alun Rossiter were over the moon. Promoter and co-owner Patchett said: “I was a fan […]

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Swindon take 7 points to Poole.

SWINDON’S title hopes are on a knife-edge after a thrilling 51-44 victory over deadly rivals Poole in the Elite League Grand Final First Leg at the Abbey on Monday. Robins raced into an early lead with 5-1s in the opening two races, before a further brace of maximums in heats eight and nine extended their […]

Gary Patchett statement on KO semi final KO.

Gary Patchett statement on KO semi final KO.

ROBINS bosses have moved to pacify their supporters in the wake of their Knock Out Cup tie being awarded to the Peterborough Panthers – after tonight’s meeting at the East of England Showground became another of an ever-increasing list of fixtures to fall victim to the weather. Co-Promoter Gary Patchett commented: “It is a far […]