This was the first home match Monarchs had raced for four weeks, and all pre-match expectations were that it would be a close fixture against an in-form visiting team. What transpired was quite different as the Armadale side gave their best performance, not just of this season but for some time before that, with a display that the Bears just had no answer to.

After a bit of a summer break Edinburgh Monarchs roar back into action this weekend with back to back fixtures, vital league points and Scottish Cup spoils up for grabs.