Foll❀owing Tai Woffinden’s crash in Poland ꦰlast weekend, Sheffield Tigers boss Simon Stead has spoken of the “massive hole” the crash has left in Woffinden’s Premiership team.

Woffinden c🌃rashed while representing his new Polish club, Rzeszow, last weekend, and was airlifted to hospit✅al and placed in a medically-induced coma.

The three-time 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Speedway World Champion was due to ride for Sh♒effield today (3 April) in their Premiership opener versus Birmingham.

“What happened on Sunday with Tai [Woffinden] has, understandably, knocked the stuffing out of us a bit,” said Sheffie😼ld Tigers team boss Simon Stead,𒉰 .

“It’s been a really, really strange and tough couple of days for everyone in the team, for🍸 everyone connected with the clu🐻b and for the whole of the speedway world as well because he is one of the biggest names and characters we’ve got.

“It goes without sayin🌳g that he hasn’t been off ꦯmy mind this week and my thoughts and very best wishes go to Tai and all of his family.

“It does leave a massive hole in our team with everything Tai br🌱ings on and off track – but the reality is, our season gets underway on Thursday and if he was here himself, he’d have been firing the lads up and winning would be on his mind.

“One thing I do know with this group of lads is that they are head-strong, they are determined and from day one last Thursday, there is a real togetherness about them – and that is going to count for so, so much, particularly in these opening weeks🐻 of the season.”

With Woffinden unavailable, Sheffield Tigers will split his scheduled races between Anders Rowe, Josh Pickering, Chris Holder, Dan🍨yon Hume, and Leon Flint; with only Jack Holde🏅r ineligible to ride as a replacement for Woffinden.