News Archive - May 2026

Two unbeaten riders and plenty of points for all of the top five was the pleasing situation for the Monarchs tonight as they recorded a very convincing win by 54-36 against Berwick.

After starting the season with two consecutive home draws, Edinburgh Monarchs will need a home win over Berwick Bandits this Friday as they seek to qualify for the BSN Series play-offs.

The Scottish section of the BSN series will be decided over the three matches at the weekend, and Monarchs are in all of them – Berwick visiting Armadale on Friday, Monarchs heading to the borders for the return on Saturday and then going to Glasgow on Sunday afternoon. The good news is that Paco Castagna will be leading the side in spite of his spectacular crash last Friday.

What a disappointing night it was at Armadale for the Monarchs, whose hopes of closing the 12 point gap on Redcar Bears in their knockout cup tie were hugely affected by the loss of Paco Castagna in heat 3. The home captain was helpless as Jordan Jenkins on his inside couldn't get turned going into the bend, resulting in both Castagna and Justin Sedgmen crashing as well as Jenkins.

After last week's first leg, The Monarchs' crucial KO Cup Quarter Final tie remains intriguingly poised and finely balanced. Redcar will attempt to defend a 12-point lead at Armadale – a deficit that feels just about recoverable, but only if the Monarchs display their best form on their home track.

Monarchs were disappointed last Friday to only manage 39 points at Redcar in the first leg of their opening Knockout Cup tie, but they believe they have the capability to overturn the 12 point deficit and go through to the next round.

Monarchs will chase down a 12 point deficit in the MAXiCab Knock Out Cup quarter final second leg against Redcar Bears this Friday against Redcar Bears.

Edinburgh Monarchs will have it all to do in the second leg of their Knock Cup Quarter Final after going down by 12 points at Redcar on Friday night.

There is no speedway at Armadale Stadium this Friday as the Edinburgh Monarchs travel to Redcar for the first leg of their MAXiCab KO Cup quarter-final tie. The decisive return leg will take place at Armadale next Friday, so every point will count as the Edinburgh team look to progress to the semi-finals.

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