Poole Pirates Danish ace Tobias Thomsen has confirmed that scheduling clashes in his home country will prevent him from returning to Wimborne Road for a third season in 2026.<\/p>\n
Thomsen, who has collected five major trophies with the Pirates\u2014including this year\u2019s league and Cup double\u2014will be unable to commit due to his Danish League duties with Brovst, which rule him out of several Wednesday fixtures. As a result, he will compete elsewhere in the UK next season.<\/p>\n
He explained: \u201cI have now signed a UK contract, but unfortunately it isn\u2019t with Poole. It\u2019s not that I don\u2019t want to be a Pirate again\u2014I really do\u2014but it just isn\u2019t possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to give 100 per cent to my teams, and missing so many meetings wouldn\u2019t be fair. We\u2019ve seen riders try to juggle this before, and it simply doesn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank everyone at Poole for their support over the past two seasons. My greatest speedway moment so far was the 2024 Grand Final against Oxford\u2014I\u2019ll never forget it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Meanwhile, Poole have confirmed that 16-year-old Will Cairns will return in 2026 after an impressive debut campaign in the Cab Direct Championship. He joins No.1 Richard Lawson as the club\u2019s first confirmed signings for next season.<\/p>\n
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