{"id":2404,"date":"2024-06-10T07:19:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T07:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/?p=2404"},"modified":"2024-06-10T07:19:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T07:19:03","slug":"season-over-for-berwick-bandits-skipper-rory-schlein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/season-over-for-berwick-bandits-skipper-rory-schlein\/","title":{"rendered":"Season over for Berwick Bandits\u2019 skipper Rory Schlein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ydp316e7b11MsoNormal\">Berwick Bandits have suffered a further injury blow after x-rays confirmed that skipper Rory Schlein suffered a fractured neck vertebrae and broken scapula.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ydp316e7b11MsoNormal\">The 39-year-old Australian crashed out of Berwick\u2019s 28-62 defeat on Friday night and spent the weekend undergoing hospital tests which confirmed the season-ending injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ydp316e7b11MsoNormal\">It is a huge blow to Schlein who was in fine form for the Borders\u2019 side and had been looking forward to competing in Saturday\u2019s British Final in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ydp316e7b11MsoNormal\">He is the second big scoring Bandit to crash out in the space of a fortnight following the leg and chest injuries suffered by Bastian Borke at Poole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ydp316e7b11MsoNormal\">The Berwick management will now have to decide how best to cover the influential veteran\u2019s absence as they are still within touching distance of a top four place but cannot afford to drop many more points from the remaining half of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ydp316e7b11MsoNormal\">Initially they will use Poole\u2019s Zach Cook as a guest for Schlein at Plymouth on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ydp316e7b11MsoNormal\">Cook began his British career at The Coliseum in 2021 and will be joined by another ex-Gladiator, Paul Starke while the battered Bandits also employ rider-replacement for Jye Etheridge who has not recovered from his two crashes at Shielfield against the Scorpions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words by Berwick Speedway &#8211; Image by Taz McDougall<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Berwick Bandits have suffered a further injury blow after x-rays confirmed that skipper Rory Schlein suffered a fractured neck vertebrae and broken scapula. 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