Ryan Douglas
Ryan Douglas (born 9 September 1993)[1] is an Australian speedway rider.[2][3]
| Born | 9 September 1993 Brisbane, Australia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 2013–2017, 2022–2023 | Scunthorpe |
| 2019–2021, 2024 | Leicester |
| 2019–2023 | Wolverhampton |
| Poland | |
| 2021-2023 | Rawicz |
| 2024 | Poznań |
| Sweden | |
| 2024 | Dackarna |
| Individual honours | |
| 2019 | Queensland Solo Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2019 | SGB Championship |
| 2019 | Championship Shield |
| 2023 | Championship Knockout Cup |
Career edit
Born in Brisbane, Douglas made his British league debut with Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League, going on to spend five seasons with the club, becoming the team's number one rider in 2016.[1][4][5] He finished as runner-up to Max Fricke in the Australian Under-21 Solo Championship in 2014.[6] After failing to gain a 7-point average in 2017 he had to miss the 2018 British season as he was unable to get a visa to ride in the UK.[4]
In June 2018, Douglas represented Queensland in a State of Origin meeting against New South Wales.[7] He gained UK visa qualification again in October 2018 after finishing as runner-up in the Victorian Solo Championship at Mildura,[8] and in November 2018 was signed by Leicester Lions for their 2019 SGB Championship team,[9] also signing during the 2019 season for SGB Premiership team Wolverhampton Wolves.
In November 2019, he won the Queensland Solo Championship.[10] In 2022, he rode for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the SGB Championship 2022.[11]
In 2023, he signed for the fifth consecutive season for Wolves for the SGB Premiership 2023 season.[12] He also re-signed for Scunthorpe for the SGB Championship 2023[13] and during his last season with the club he helped the team win the Knockout Cup.[14]
Following the demise of Wolverhampton, he was able to re-join Leicester for the 2024 season.[15]
References edit
- ^ a b "2017 Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 14 December 2018
- ^ "Ryan Douglas Australia". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ a b Crute, Paul (2017) "End of an era as Ryan Douglas says goodbye to Scunthorpe Scorpions", Scunthorpe Telegraph, 6 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2018
- ^ "Scunthorpe Speedway: Australian Ryan Douglas first name on team sheet", worldspeedway.com, 4 November 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018
- ^ "Max Fricke wins a thrilling Australian Under 21 Championship", Gillman Speedway, 26 January 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2018
- ^ "State of Origin Speedway: Queensland v New South Wales", Motorcycling Queensland, 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018
- ^ "Lidsey Takes First Victorian Title", Motorcycling Victoria, 29 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018
- ^ "Douglas Joins Leicester", Speedway Star, 28 November 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018
- ^ Kozanecki, Mateusz (2019) "Żużel. Rozegrano mistrzostwa stanu Queensland. Zwycięstwo Ryana Douglasa", sportowefakty.wp.pl, 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019
- ^ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Douglas makes it three". British Speedway. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Douglas back to lead Scorpions". British Speedway. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Cup joy for Scorpions". British Speedway. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Lions name final two". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 December 2023.