News Archive - August 2018

Another week another huge match ahead for the Staggs Bar Monarchs as the Workington Comets head for Armadale in Championship action.

As you may already be aware from Scott Wilson's announcements, the Monarchs 100 Support & Fundraising group are on the march again – and have a planned sponsored excursion on Sunday 30th September for the Forth Road Bridge (and then to the stadium).

It's a very tight battle at the top of the Championship table as more than half the league are still chasing Playoff places, but in most people's eyes the Workington Comets have been the team of the season so far. They provide the opposition in a potential thriller at Armadale on Friday.

The good news coming from Armadale at the moment is that attendances at the stadium have been increasing since the Cardiff GP as we enjoy a consistent run of league matches.

Last night some of our former heroes along with the current team and many supporters turned out to remember some of the steps along the way which have gone into making the Monarchs what they are.

A tough match was expected between the Scottish rivals especially as both are heavily involved in the battle for a Playoff place, but as it transpired the Monarchs took total control, and incredibly had the match won by heat 9 assuming they had finishers thereafter. The score then stood at 40-14 and the final score was 56-33, a slight improvement for the visitors due almost entirely to the efforts of guest Ben Barker and Paul Starke.

The Staggs Bar Monarchs moved into 4th place in teh Championship table with a 56-33 victory over Glasgow this evening. Top man for the Monarchs was Ricky Wells with 13 while guest Ben Barker excellently led the way for the Tigers with 14