Comets v The Gladiators Preview

The Plymouth ProwPark Gladiators take on the Workington Comets on Saturday in their final away fixture in the Cab Direct Championship. (tapes up 3pm)

The Gladiators again run Rider Replacement for the injured Nico Covatti, whilst Alfie Bowtell returns having missed the recent home clash against Oxford and Patrick Baek moves to the reserve berth.

The clash is a must win for Comets who are currently 4th in the Championship, with the Glasgow Tigers still in the chase for the final Play-off spot. Josh Pickering comes in for Craig Cook who dislocated his shoulder last night riding for the Leicester Lions, whilst Simon Lambert guests for Claus Vissing and Paco Castagna comes in for injured Aussie star, Tate Zischke.

Teams:

Workington Comets:

1. Josh Pickering 2. Simon Lambert  3. Antti Vuolas – 4. Pasco Castagna 5. Troy Batchelor 

6. Sam McGurk 7. Paul Starke 

Plymouth ProwPark Gladiators:

1. R/R for Nico Covatti  2. Alfie Bowtell 3. Dan Thompson 4. Joe Thompson 5. Ben Barker

6. Patrick Baek 7. Jacob Hook

Image credit: Dan Westlake