Berwick Bandits have made their second main signing of the week.
Nick Morris signed for the Borders’ membership yesterday and can make his debut at Edinburgh subsequent Friday (1 August), changing Craig Cook dinner at primary in a redeclared seven.
Dane Jonas Jeppesen put pen to paper on Monday as a substitute for injured skipper Danyon Hume and makes his debut in tonight’s Cab Direct Championship conflict at Glasgow.
Membership proprietor Jamie Courtney believes that the 31-year-old Australian and Jeppesen can push Berwick into the tip of season play-offs.
“In earlier years when we have now suffered setbacks we have now all the time tried to seek out replacements for injured and lacking riders.
“However this season the celebrities have actually aligned as first Jonas after which Nick weren’t solely obtainable however eager to affix the Bandits’ trigger.
“They’re nice replacements and can assist us push on for that play-off place.”
Will probably be Morris’ second spell as a Bandit, having spent a vastly profitable 2017 marketing campaign with them which he topped off by profitable the Premier League Riders’ Championship.
A Premier League winner with each Glasow and Scunthorpe and Elite League champion with Swindon, Morris’ profession was placed on maintain after he selected to not take a medication check at Birmingham in July 2023, later pleading responsible to a cost of failing to supply a specimen to anti-doping officers.
His ACU licence was suspended for 2 years, a ban which ended on 12 July this 12 months.
The Canberra-born racer, who started his British profession at Buxton in 2010,additionally rode for Leicester, Lakeside, Somerset, Wolverhampton and Birmingham.
He’ll be a part of Peter Kildemand, Drew Kemp and Jeppesen in a stable trying spearhead with Sam Hagon, Dayle Wooden and Jack Smith additionally among the many factors for the Bandits who, going into this weekend’s double assembly with Glasgow, are unbeaten at residence within the league.
Phrases by Berwick Speedway – Photographs by Nia Martin/Steve Dixon
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