Monarchs sent their fans home happy after the last meeting of the Armadale season, by beating a tenacious Glasgow side 47-42 on the night to win the 2026 Scottish Cup by a margin of 11 points. The weather was pretty dismal but not quite bad enough to spoil the party, as most of the riders made light of the conditions.

After last week's rain-off, the Edinburgh Academy team will still be presented with their WSRA NDL trophy on Friday and the Edinburgh Monarchs will have a chance to make it a double by winning the Scottish Cup, but the delay may just have made their task a little bit harder.

Yet another change has been forced upon the Monarchs for our final Scottish Cup meeting on Friday as Michael Palm Toft, after riding well in Scunthorpe's brave Playoff Final performance, suffered an injury following the Superheat. The slot replacing Paco Castagna will now go to Victor Palovaara, taking on the meeting in spite of an important date at Plymouth on Saturday!

There will be a familiar voice around Armadale Stadium this Friday as former Monarchs presenter Scott Wilson makes a special return to the microphone for our Scottish Cup decider against Glasgow Tigers.