W/E AUGUST 7TH 2004

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Front

Team GB

News

• Team GB make a great start to the 2004 World Cup as they comfortably beat Sweden and Poland to win the first qualifying event at Eastbourne and progress straight to the final
• Poole strengthen their asset base with the signature of both Ryan Sullivan and Piotr Protasiewicz
• Struggling Glasgow dismiss team manager Ian Steel after he has spent 13 years in the role
• Newcastle sack both Scott Smith and David Meldrum as their season continues to be one of continuous struggle
• Exeter see-off Reading to win the Premier Trophy by a comfortable 21-point margin over the two-legged final

Major Meetings

World Cup Event One, Eastbourne, August 2nd 2004

wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1395/swc-2004-event-eastbourne

Big Wins

Exeter 59 v 35 Reading

Mark Lemon (11+2)..Andrew Appleton (15)

Hull 62 v 33 King's Lynn

Magnus Karlsson (15)..Tomas Topinka (11+1)

Stoke 62 v 32 Somerset

Alan Mogridge (14+1)..Glenn Cunningham (9+1)

Workington 69 v 25 Newcastle

Simon Stead (15)...Jason Lyons (11)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Leigh Adams (Swindon) 11.16
• Tony Rickardsson (Poole) 10.82
• Jason Crump (Belle Vue) 10.48
• David Norris (Eastbourne) 10.16
• Greg Hancock (Oxford) 10.08

League 2

• Simon Stead (Workington) 10.60
• Craig Watson (Newport) 10.27
• Danny Bird (Reading) 9.90
• Frede Schott (Edinburgh) 9.81
• Carl Stonehewer (Workington) 9.78

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Poole..31..20..2..9..54
• Wolves..27..16..0..11..43
• Ipswich..26..15..0..11..36
• Eastbourne..27..13..2..12..34
• Oxford..24..13..0..11..31

League 1 Bottom 5

• Swindon..26..12..2..12..30
• Arena-Essex..26..12..0..14..30
• Belle Vue..20..10..0..10..23
• Peterborough..27..8..2..17..19
• Coventry..24..6..0..18..14

League 2 Top 5

• Hull..19..17..0..2..39
• Workington..16..10..1..5..25
• Stoke..16..10..0..6..23
• Reading..15..8..0..7..21
• Berwick..15..8..0..7..19

League 2 Bottom 5

• Edinburgh..15..6..0..9..14
• Sheffield..14..6..0..8..14
• King's Lynn..11..6..0..5..13
• Newport..16..4..1..11..9
• Newcastle..16..4..0..12..9