England comfortably took round 1 of the home internationals with all four riders recording a double figure score. They all managed at least 2 wins and were just too strong for the other nations. Scotland finished in second place 3 points ahead of Ireland who had the highest scorer on show in Dmitrij O’Shea who was only beaten in the final heat by Lloyd Byford. O’Shea didn’t have the back up to overhaul the Scots who had more consistent scores throughout the team. Indeed their reserve Robert Mountford scored 5 points from 2 rides that may see him claim a starting place in the next meeting. Wales finished 2 points behind Ireland but gave it their all. They will look to their top two of Wayne Josephs and Ashley Wakerley to score a few more next time out. For now though, England sit way out in front and the other teams have a lot of hard work to do bridge the gap.

 

04/09/2015  at Thanet Arena – Att: 434

Home International Round 1

 

 ENGLAND 44

 1. Lloyd Byford.............. 3  1  3  2  3  12

 2. Mitchell Spink............ 3  0  2  3  3  11

 3. Darcy Broad............... 3  2  3  1  2  11

 4. Brian Broadbank........... 1  3  2  3  1  10

 5. Giles Hill................ Did not ride

 

 SCOTLAND 28

 1. Robbie Cormack............ 2  1  1  0  3   7

 2. Cameron Monk.............. 2  1  3  2  0   8

 3. Fraser Bravery............ 2  3  0  2  0   7

 4. Boyd Beaton............... 0  1  R  -  -   1

 5. Robert Mountford.......... 3  2  -  -  -   5

 

 IRELAND 25

 1. Dmitrij O'Shea............ 3  3  3  3  2  14

 2. Damien Flaherty........... 0  0  2  0  -   2

 3. Lee Mcauliffe............. 0  2  2  0  1   5

 4. Ralph Whelan.............. 0  0  -  -  -   0

 5. Richie Harrington......... 1  2  1  0  -   4

 

 WALES 23

 1. Wayne Josephs............. 1  3  0  1  1   6

 2. Ashley Wakerley........... 2  2  0  1  3   8

 3. Richie Sampson............ 1  0  1  R  -   2

 4. Chris Ford................ 1  2  1  0  2   6

 5. Dave Hemus................ 1  -  -  -  -   1

 

 No. Results                                                                   EN IR SC WA

  1: Dmitrij O'Shea, Ashley Wakerley, Brian Broadbank, Boyd Beaton............  1  3  0  2

  2: Darcy Broad, Fraser Bravery, Wayne Josephs, Damien Flaherty..............  4  3  2  3

  3: Mitchell Spink, Robbie Cormack, Richie Sampson, Ralph Whelan.............  7  3  4  4

  4: Lloyd Byford, Cameron Monk, Chris Ford, Lee Mcauliffe.................... 10  3  6  5

  5: Brian Broadbank, Chris Ford, Robbie Cormack, Damien Flaherty............. 13  3  7  7

  6: Dmitrij O'Shea, Darcy Broad, Cameron Monk, Richie Sampson................ 15  6  8  7

  7: Wayne Josephs, Lee Mcauliffe, Boyd Beaton, Mitchell Spink................ 15  8  9 10

  8: Fraser Bravery, Ashley Wakerley, Lloyd Byford, Ralph Whelan.............. 16  8 12 12

  9: Cameron Monk, Brian Broadbank, Richie Harrington, Wayne Josephs.......... 18  9 15 12

 10: Darcy Broad, Lee Mcauliffe, Robbie Cormack, Ashley Wakerley.............. 21 11 16 12

 11: Dmitrij O'Shea, Mitchell Spink, Chris Ford, Fraser Bravery............... 23 14 16 13

 12: Lloyd Byford, Damien Flaherty, Richie Sampson, Boyd Beaton (R)........... 26 16 16 14

 13: Robert Mountford, Richie Harrington, Darcy Broad, Chris Ford............. 27 18 19 14

 14: Brian Broadbank, Fraser Bravery, Dave Hemus, Lee Mcauliffe............... 30 18 21 15

 15: Mitchell Spink, Cameron Monk, Ashley Wakerley, Damien Flaherty........... 33 18 23 16

 16: Dmitrij O'Shea, Lloyd Byford, Wayne Josephs, Robbie Cormack.............. 35 21 23 17

 17: Mitchell Spink, Robert Mountford, Richie Harrington, Richie Sampson (R).. 38 22 25 17

 18: Robbie Cormack, Chris Ford, Brian Broadbank, Richie Harrington........... 39 22 28 19

 19: Ashley Wakerley, Darcy Broad, Lee Mcauliffe, Fraser Bravery.............. 41 23 28 22

 20: Lloyd Byford, Dmitrij O'Shea, Wayne Josephs, Cameron Monk................ 44 25 28 23

England took the round 2 honours at The All Saints Stadium but were pushed much harder than in round 1. Only 1 Englishman made double figures this time and that was Jordan Trott making his first appearance in the competition. He was well backed however by Lloyd Byford and Brian Broadbank who could have both hit double figures had it not been for a retirement and a fall respectively. Wales were the team who kept England honest with their four riders only collecting 2 last places between them. All their riders were consistent throughout and they have moved above Scotland into second place on aggregate. Ireland and Scotland both finished on 25. The Irish relying heavily on their number one Dmitrij O’Shea who scored 12 with 4 wins and a last. He did get some backing from Lee Mcauliffe who had 2 excellent wins in the middle of the meeting. As for the Scots, their top 2 of Robbie Cormack and Cameron Monk score 20 of their 25 points so they really need another rider or two to step up.

 

06/09/2015 at All Saints Stadium – Att: 452

Home International Round 2

 

 ENGLAND 38 (82)

 1. Lloyd Byford.............. 1  3  R  2  3   9

 2. Giles Hill................ 2  0  2  1  -   5

 3. Brian Broadbank........... 2  3  1  3  F   9

 4. Jordan Trott.............. 2  3  3  1  3  12

 5. Darcy Broad............... 3  -  -  -  -   3

 

 WALES 31 (54)

 1. Wayne Josephs............. 3  2  1  1  1   8

 2. Ashley Wakerley........... 1  1  3  2  0   7

 3. Chris Ford................ 2  1  2  2  2   9

 4. Dave Hemus................ 1  0  2  2  2   7

 5. Richie Sampson............ Did not ride

 

 IRELAND 25 (50)

 1. Dmitrij O'Shea............ 3  3  3  0  3  12

 2. Damien Flaherty........... 1  1  0  0  -   2

 3. Lee Mcauliffe............. 0  0  3  3  1   7

 4. Richie Harrington......... 0  0  -  -  -   0

 5. Damon Duffy............... 2  1  0  1  -   4

 

 SCOTLAND 25 (53)

 1. Robbie Cormack............ 3  2  1  3  2  11

 2. Cameron Monk.............. 3  1  R  3  2   9

 3. Fraser Bravery............ 0  2  0  0  -   2

 4. Robert Mountford.......... 0  2  F  0  -   2

 5. John Graham............... 1  0  -  -  -   1

 

 No. Results                                                                IR SC WA EN

  1: Robbie Cormack, Giles Hill, Dave Hemus, Richie Harrington.............  0  3  1  2

  2: Cameron Monk, Chris Ford, Lloyd Byford, Lee Mcauliffe.................  0  6  3  3

  3: Wayne Josephs, Brian Broadbank, Damien Flaherty, Robert Mountford.....  1  6  6  5

  4: Dmitrij O'Shea, Jordan Trott, Ashley Wakerley, Fraser Bravery.........  4  6  7  7

  5: Jordan Trott, Wayne Josephs, Cameron Monk, Richie Harrington..........  4  7  9 10

  6: Brian Broadbank, Robbie Cormack, Ashley Wakerley, Lee Mcauliffe.......  4  9 10 13

  7: Lloyd Byford, Fraser Bravery, Damien Flaherty, Dave Hemus.............  5 11 10 16

  8: Dmitrij O'Shea, Robert Mountford, Chris Ford, Giles Hill..............  8 13 11 16

  9: Ashley Wakerley, Damon Duffy, Robert Mountford (F), Lloyd Byford (R).. 10 13 14 16

 10: Lee Mcauliffe, Giles Hill, Wayne Josephs, Fraser Bravery.............. 13 13 15 18

 11: Jordan Trott, Chris Ford, Robbie Cormack, Damien Flaherty............. 13 14 17 21

 12: Dmitrij O'Shea, Dave Hemus, Brian Broadbank, Cameron Monk (R)......... 16 14 19 22

 13: Lee Mcauliffe, Dave Hemus, Jordan Trott, Robert Mountford............. 19 14 21 23

 14: Brian Broadbank, Chris Ford, Damon Duffy, Fraser Bravery.............. 20 14 23 26

 15: Cameron Monk, Ashley Wakerley, Giles Hill, Damien Flaherty............ 20 17 25 27

 16: Robbie Cormack, Lloyd Byford, Wayne Josephs, Dmitrij O'Shea........... 20 20 26 29

 17: Darcy Broad, Dave Hemus, John Graham, Damon Duffy..................... 20 21 28 32

 18: Lloyd Byford, Chris Ford, Damon Duffy, John Graham.................... 21 21 30 35

 19: Jordan Trott, Cameron Monk, Lee Mcauliffe, Ashley Wakerley............ 22 23 30 38

 20: Dmitrij O'Shea, Robbie Cormack, Wayne Josephs, Brian Broadbank (F).... 25 25 31 38

England again finished top of the pile in round 3 of the Home Internationals. This time they found it much tougher to pull away from the chasing teams. Mitchell Spink led the way for the English with 12 points and was well backed by Giles Hill on 11. After heat 15 England were level on 24 with Scotland but 3 wins and 2 second places in the last 5 heats swung it England’s way. Scotland went the opposite way and only scored 4 points in those final heats and were overtaken for second in this meeting and overall by Ireland. The Irish as always led by Dmitrij O’Shea who recovered from a first race last to score 11 in his other 4 rides. He received solid support from Lee Mcauliffe and Damien Flaherty as they finished 5 behind England. The 4 Scots all battled hard and will be frustrated by their finish which was epitomised by Cameron Monk falling when leading heat 17 and kicking the air fence in disappointment. Wales finished last but started the meeting well and were actually joint leaders at the interval. However, they could only muster 4 points between them in the final 8 heats as all their riders faded after bright starts. England will have to not turn up in the final round if they are not to be crowned Champions again but it is anybody’s guess as to who will finish runners-up as the other 3 nations are very closely matched.

 

07/09/2015  at Bullet Arena – Att: 468

Home International Round 3

 

 ENGLAND 37 (119)

 1. Mitchell Spink............ 3  2  2  3  2  12

 2. Darcy Broad............... 0  2  0  2  -   4

 3. Giles Hill................ 1  3  3  1  3  11

 4. Jordan Trott.............. 1  1  1  3  3   9

 5. Brian Broadbank........... 1  -  -  -  -   1

 

 IRELAND 32 (82)

 1. Dmitrij O'Shea............ 0  3  3  2  3  11

 2. Damien Flaherty........... 2  0  3  0  2   7

 3. Lee Mcauliffe............. 0  1  2  3  2   8

 4. Ralph Whelan.............. 1  1  0  -  -   2

 5. Richie Harrington......... 1  3  -  -  -   4

 

 SCOTLAND 28 (81)

 1. Robbie Cormack............ 2  2  3  1  1   9

 2. Cameron Monk.............. 2  0  1  2  X   5

 3. Fraser Bravery............ 3  Fx 1  2  1   7

 4. Boyd Beaton............... 3  0  1  2  1   7

 5. Robert Mountford.......... Did not ride

 

 WALES 23 (77)

 1. Wayne Josephs............. 0  3  2  0  0   5

 2. Ashley Wakerley........... 2  3  R  3  0   8

 3. Richie Sampson............ 3  2  0  0  0   5

 4. Chris Ford................ 1  1  2  0  1   5

 5. Dave Hemus................ Did not ride

 

 No. Results                                                            SC WA EN IR

  1: Boyd Beaton, Damien Flaherty, Jordan Trott, Wayne Josephs.........  3  0  1  2

  2: Fraser Bravery, Ashley Wakerley, Giles Hill, Dmitrij O'Shea.......  6  2  2  2

  3: Mitchell Spink, Cameron Monk, Chris Ford, Lee Mcauliffe...........  8  3  5  2

  4: Richie Sampson, Robbie Cormack, Ralph Whelan, Darcy Broad......... 10  6  5  3

  5: Ashley Wakerley, Mitchell Spink, Ralph Whelan, Boyd Beaton........ 10  9  7  4

  6: Wayne Josephs, Darcy Broad, Lee Mcauliffe, Fraser Bravery (Fx).... 10 12  9  5

  7: Dmitrij O'Shea, Richie Sampson, Jordan Trott, Cameron Monk........ 10 14 10  8

  8: Giles Hill, Robbie Cormack, Chris Ford, Damien Flaherty........... 12 15 13  8

  9: Dmitrij O'Shea, Chris Ford, Boyd Beaton, Darcy Broad.............. 13 17 13 11

 10: Damien Flaherty, Mitchell Spink, Fraser Bravery, Richie Sampson... 14 17 15 14

 11: Giles Hill, Wayne Josephs, Cameron Monk, Ralph Whelan............. 15 19 18 14

 12: Robbie Cormack, Lee Mcauliffe, Jordan Trott, Ashley Wakerley (R).. 18 19 19 16

 13: Jordan Trott, Fraser Bravery, Richie Harrington, Chris Ford....... 20 19 22 17

 14: Lee Mcauliffe, Boyd Beaton, Giles Hill, Richie Sampson............ 22 19 23 20

 15: Ashley Wakerley, Cameron Monk, Brian Broadbank, Damien Flaherty... 24 22 24 20

 16: Mitchell Spink, Dmitrij O'Shea, Robbie Cormack, Wayne Josephs..... 25 22 27 22

 17: Richie Harrington, Darcy Broad, Chris Ford, Cameron Monk (X)...... 25 23 29 25

 18: Jordan Trott, Damien Flaherty, Boyd Beaton, Richie Sampson........ 26 23 32 27

 19: Giles Hill, Lee Mcauliffe, Fraser Bravery, Wayne Josephs.......... 27 23 35 29

 20: Dmitrij O'Shea, Mitchell Spink, Robbie Cormack, Ashley Wakerley... 28 23 37 32

Wales pushed England all the way in round 4 just not doing enough to deny the English 4 win out of 4. The teams were level going into the final heat and Lloyd Byford kept Chris Ford behind him to see England home by 1 point. Mitchell Spink top scored for England with Byford also hitting double figures. Wales’s best meeting of the 4 saw them haul themselves into a tie for second overall with Scotland. They did this despite their number 1 Wayne Josephs being rested after a heavy fall in heat 8. Richie Sampson came in for him and stayed in after a good couple of rides. The other 3 Welshmen were strong throughout and they can count themselves unlucky not to topple the English.  With Wales matching Scotland there was a run-off for second place which was won by Cameron Monk for Scotland over Ashley Wakerley. Monk top scored for the Scots and was backed up by Boyd Beaton who had his best meeting. Ireland were a little adrift but did have the top scorer of the meeting in Damien Flaherty with 12 points. So there we have it, England take the Home Internationals for the third time in succession. The big win in round 1 made it tough for the other nations but they will be back next season to try again I’m sure.

 

09/09/2015 at Peelings Lane – Att: 741

Home International Round 4

 

 ENGLAND 34 (153)

 1. Lloyd Byford.............. 2  2  3  1  2  10

 2. Mitchell Spink............ 1  3  3  1  3  11

 3. Brian Broadbank........... 3  3  0  1  1   8

 4. Giles Hill................ 0  1  2  -  -   3

 5. Jordan Trott.............. 2  0  -  -  -   2

 

 WALES 33 (110)

 1. Wayne Josephs............. 0  Fx -  -  -   0

 2. Ashley Wakerley........... 3  2  0  2  3  10

 3. Chris Ford................ 3  1  2  2  1   9

 4. Dave Hemus................ 1  2  3  2  2  10

 5. Richie Sampson............ 2  2  0  -  -   4

 

 SCOTLAND 29 (110)

 1. Robbie Cormack............ 2  R  R  3  -   5

 2. Cameron Monk.............. 3  3  3  0  0   9

 3. Fraser Bravery............ 1  0  3  2  -   6

 4. Boyd Beaton............... 1  1  2  3  1   8

 5. Robert Mountford.......... 1  0  -  -  -   1

 

 IRELAND 24 (106)

 1. Dmitrij O'Shea............ 2  0  1  3  0   6

 2. Damien Flaherty........... 2  3  1  3  3  12

 3. Lee Mcauliffe............. 0  2  1  0  0   3

 4. Richie Harrington......... 0  1  1  1  -   3

 5. Damon Duffy............... 0  -  -  -  -   0

 

 No. Results                                                                   WA EN IR SC

  1: Cameron Monk, Lloyd Byford, Dave Hemus, Richie Harrington................  1  2  0  3

  2: Chris Ford, Robbie Cormack, Mitchell Spink, Lee Mcauliffe................  4  3  0  5

  3: Ashley Wakerley, Dmitrij O'Shea, Fraser Bravery, Giles Hill..............  7  3  2  6

  4: Brian Broadbank, Damien Flaherty, Boyd Beaton, Wayne Josephs.............  7  6  4  7

  5: Mitchell Spink, Dave Hemus, Boyd Beaton, Dmitrij O'Shea..................  9  9  4  8

  6: Damien Flaherty, Lloyd Byford, Chris Ford, Fraser Bravery................ 10 11  7  8

  7: Brian Broadbank, Ashley Wakerley, Richie Harrington, Robbie Cormack (R).. 12 14  8  8

  8: Cameron Monk, Lee Mcauliffe, Giles Hill, Wayne Josephs (Fx).............. 12 15 10 11

  9: Dave Hemus, Jordan Trott, Damien Flaherty, Robbie Cormack (R)............ 15 17 11 11

 10: Cameron Monk, Chris Ford, Dmitrij O'Shea, Brian Broadbank................ 17 17 12 14

 11: Lloyd Byford, Boyd Beaton, Lee Mcauliffe, Ashley Wakerley................ 17 20 13 16

 12: Mitchell Spink, Richie Sampson, Robert Mountford, Damon Duffy............ 19 23 13 17

 13: Boyd Beaton, Chris Ford, Richie Harrington, Jordan Trott................. 21 23 14 20

 14: Fraser Bravery, Dave Hemus, Brian Broadbank, Lee Mcauliffe............... 23 24 14 23

 15: Damien Flaherty, Ashley Wakerley, Mitchell Spink, Cameron Monk........... 25 25 17 23

 16: Dmitrij O'Shea, Richie Sampson, Lloyd Byford, Robert Mountford........... 27 26 20 23

 17: Robbie Cormack, Giles Hill, Richie Harrington, Richie Sampson............ 27 28 21 26

 18: Ashley Wakerley, Fraser Bravery, Brian Broadbank, Lee Mcauliffe.......... 30 29 21 28

 19: Mitchell Spink, Dave Hemus, Boyd Beaton, Dmitrij O'Shea.................. 32 32 21 29

 20: Damien Flaherty, Lloyd Byford, Chris Ford, Cameron Monk.................. 33 34 24 29

 

Run-off for 2^nd place:

 21: Cameron Monk, Ashley Wakerley

England are the Home International Champions