Gladiators stun the Monarchs

The Plymouth ProwPark Gladiators pulled off a stunning away win, with a 42-48 victory over the Edinburgh Monarchs in the Cab Direct Championship.

Dan Thompson continued his stunning start to the season with an impressive 13 points backed by Ben Barker (9+1) and twin brotherJoe with 8+2 with the remaining Gladiators all chipping in with vital points.

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Edinburgh Monarchs = 42

1. Josh Pickering – 3, FX = 3 WITHDRAWN 

2. Sam Hagon (G) – 1, 1, 3, 0 = 5 

3. Kye Thomson – 2, 3, 1′, 1′, 3, 3, 1 = 14+3

4. Paco Castagna – 0, 2′, 2, 1 = 5+1

5. Justin Sedgmen – 0, 2, 3, 3, 2′, 2 = 12+1

6. Dayle Wood (G) – 0, 0, 0 = 0

7. Connor Coles – 1, 2, 0, 0 = 3

Plymouth Gladiators = 48

1. Mason Watson (G) – R, 0, 0 = 0 

2. Alfie Bowtell – 2, 1, 1′, 2 = 6+1 

3. Dan Thompson – 3, 3, 2, 2, 3 = 13

4. Kyle Newman – 1, 0, 1′, 3 = 5+1 

5. Ben Barker – 3, 2′, 3, 1, 0 = 9+1

6. Joe Thompson – 3, 3, 0, 1′, 1′ = 8+2 

7. Jacob Hook – 2′, 1, 2, 2′ = 7+2 

Heat Results

Heat 01: Pickering, Bowtell, Hagon, Watson (R) 4-2 56.1

Heat 02: J. Thompson, Hook, Coles, Wood 1-5 (5-7) 57.9

Heat 03: D. Thompson, Thomson, Newman, Castagna 2-4 (7-11) 56.5

Heat 04: Barker, Coles, Hook, Sedgmen 2-4 (9-15) 57.9

Heat 05: Thomson, Castagna, Bowtell, Watson 5-1 (14-16) 57.5

Heat 06: J. Thompson, Barker, Hagon, Pickering (FX) 1-5 (15-21) 58.5

Heat 07: D. Thompson, Sedgmen, Thomson, Newman 3-3 (18-24) 56.9

Heat 08: Hagon, Hook, Bowtell, Coles 3-3 (21-27) 58.4

Heat 09: Barker, Castagna, Thomson, J. Thompson 3-3 (24-30) 58.0

Heat 10: Sedgmen, D. Thompson, Newman, Hagon 3-3 (27-33) 57.6

Heat 11: Sedgmen, Bowtell, J. Thompson, Wood 3-3 (30-36) 57.4

Heat 12: Thomson, D. Thompson, J. Thompson, Coles 3-3 (33-39) 58.7

Heat 13: Thomson, Sedgmen, Barker, Watson 5-1 (38-40) 58.8

Heat 14: Newman, Hook, Castagna, Wood 1-5 (39-45) 59.7

Heat 15: D. Thompson, Sedgmen, Thomson, Barker 3-3 (42-48) 58.4

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Image credit: Fin Sutton