Nick Morris (speedway rider)

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Nick Morris
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Born (1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 (age 29)
Canberra, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
Great Britain
2010 Buxton
2010–2011, 2015 Glasgow
2011 Coventry
2012–2018 Swindon
2012 Scunthorpe
2013–2014, 2019 Somerset
2017 Berwick
2018 Lakeside
2019–2022 Wolverhampton
2020–2023 Leicester
2023 Birmingham
Poland
2016 Wrocław
2017-2018 Rzeszów
2019 Rybnik
2022-2023 Daugavpils
Denmark
2015 Munkebo
2017, 2023 Grindsted
2022 Region Varde
Individual honours
2017 SGB Championship Riders' Champion
2022 Olympique
Team honours
2010 National League
2011, 2012 Premier League
2012 Elite League
2017 SGB Premiership
2014 Premier League Fours

Nicholas Craig Morris (born 7 June 1994) is an Australian speedway rider. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Career

Born in Canberra, Morris was successful as a youngster in youth racing in Australia before making the move into British racing in 2010 with Buxton Hitmen in the National League, the team going on to be crowned champions. [5] It was the only season that Morris would race in the National League, making the step up to the Premier League and the Elite League in 2011. [6] [5]

He won titles with Glasgow Tigers and Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League. [5] Morris rode for Swindon Robins from 2012 to 2018, in the Elite League [7] and won the 2012 Elite League with Swindon. [8]

Morris (back, 2nd from left) celebrating the league win with Swindon in 2012 Swindon Robins 2012.jpg
Morris (back, 2nd from left) celebrating the league win with Swindon in 2012

He doubled up for Somerset Rebels during the 2014 season and was part of the Somerset team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 3 August 2014, at the East of England Arena. [9]

In 2017, he won the SGB Premiership Riders' Championship as a Swindon rider. [6]

During the SGB Premiership 2018 while riding for Swindon he was the team captain under manager Alun Rossiter. He also rode for Lakeside Hammers in the SGB Championship 2018. The following season he rode for Wolverhampton and Somerset respectively. [6]

In 2021 and 2022, he rode for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the SGB Premiership 2021 and SGB Premiership 2022 and for the Leicester Lions in the SGB Championship 2021 and SGB Championship 2022, he topped the Leicester averages during both seasons. [1] In late 2022, he won the Olympique. [10]

In 2023, he stayed with Leicester as they moved up a division to the SGB Premiership 2023. This resulted in his time at Wolves coming to an end [11] and his signing for Birmingham Brummies for the SGB Championship 2023. [12] In August 2023, he was banned for two years after failing to comply with an anti-doping test. [13]

World Final appearances

Under-21 World Cup

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Nick Morris

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References

  1. 1 2 "Morris, Nick". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Nick Morris Impresses UK With Astounding Speedway Success". Digga Europe. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Nick Morris Australia". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Nick Morris – The Title Gatherer". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "Nick Morris". WWOS backup. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. ↑ bbc.co.uk : "Speedway: Swindon Robins re-sign Nick Morris for 2015". 23 December 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "You Muddy Heroes!!". Swindon Web. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Ladbrokes Olympique". British Speedway. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Morris moves up with Lions". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Morris moves to Brummies". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "SCB STATEMENT: NICK MORRIS". British Speedway. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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