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Matthew Wethers
Born (1985-05-30) 30 May 1985 (age 39)
Adelaide, South Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
2003-2012 Edinburgh Monarchs
2005 Glasgow Tigers
2005 King's Lynn Stars
2006, 2007, 2010, 2012 Wolverhampton Wolves
2006 Poole Pirates
2013, 2014, 2016 Berwick Bandits
2015 Workington Comets
2018, 2019, 2021 Newcastle Diamonds

Matthew James Wethers (born 30 May 1985) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Australia. [1]

Speedway career

Wethers began began his British career riding for Edinburgh Monarchs in 2003, where he spent ten consecutive seasons from 2003 to 2012. [2] During the 2003 season, Wethers also rode for Armadale Devils (The Edinburgh junior team) in the Conference Trophy and Knockout Cup. [3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Wolverhampton Wolves during the 2010 Elite League speedway season. [4] [5]

After joining Berwick Bandits in 2013 [6] he was made the club captain and the following season in 2014, Wethers suffered a serious hip injury in a crash. [7]

In 2018, he joined Newcastle Diamonds and was later part of the team that competed in the SGB Championship 2021 and SGB Championship 2022. [8]

References

  1. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Battling Cudas slip to a double defeat". Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian. 20 August 2003. Retrieved 25 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "2010 rider index". British Speedway. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Greensheet Averages". British Speedway. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Speedway: Berwick made it easy for Wethers after axe". The Scotsman. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Matthew Wethers injured in horror crash". The Southern Reporter. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Wethers back for more at Newcastle". Speedway Star. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Matthew Wethers
Born (1985-05-30) 30 May 1985 (age 39)
Adelaide, South Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
2003-2012 Edinburgh Monarchs
2005 Glasgow Tigers
2005 King's Lynn Stars
2006, 2007, 2010, 2012 Wolverhampton Wolves
2006 Poole Pirates
2013, 2014, 2016 Berwick Bandits
2015 Workington Comets
2018, 2019, 2021 Newcastle Diamonds

Matthew James Wethers (born 30 May 1985) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Australia. [1]

Speedway career

Wethers began began his British career riding for Edinburgh Monarchs in 2003, where he spent ten consecutive seasons from 2003 to 2012. [2] During the 2003 season, Wethers also rode for Armadale Devils (The Edinburgh junior team) in the Conference Trophy and Knockout Cup. [3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Wolverhampton Wolves during the 2010 Elite League speedway season. [4] [5]

After joining Berwick Bandits in 2013 [6] he was made the club captain and the following season in 2014, Wethers suffered a serious hip injury in a crash. [7]

In 2018, he joined Newcastle Diamonds and was later part of the team that competed in the SGB Championship 2021 and SGB Championship 2022. [8]

References

  1. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Battling Cudas slip to a double defeat". Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian. 20 August 2003. Retrieved 25 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "2010 rider index". British Speedway. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Greensheet Averages". British Speedway. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Speedway: Berwick made it easy for Wethers after axe". The Scotsman. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Matthew Wethers injured in horror crash". The Southern Reporter. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Wethers back for more at Newcastle". Speedway Star. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

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