Richie Worrall

Richie Worrall (born 23 September 1991) is an English motorcycle speedway rider who in 2012 reached the final of the World Under-21 Championship.

Richie Worrall
Born (1991-09-23) 23 September 1991
St. Helens, Merseyside, England
NationalityBritish
Current club information
British leagueEdinburgh Monarchs
Career history
National League:
2010Scunthorpe Saints
2011Scunthorpe/Sheffield
2012Stoke Potters
Premier League/Championship:
2011–2013Newcastle Diamonds
2014Ipswich Witches
2015Somerset Rebels
2016–2018Glasgow Tigers
2018, 2020–Edinburgh Monarchs
2019Leicester Lions
Elite League/Premiership:
2012Lakeside Hammers
2013King's Lynn Stars
2014, 2016Belle Vue Aces
2017–2019Poole Pirates
Team honours
2011Premier Shield
2011National League

Biography

Worrall was born in St. Helens, Merseyside, the slightly elder of twins, the other being Steve Worrall, also now a speedway rider.[1] Initially a motocross rider, he made his league debut in speedway in 2010 with Scunthorpe Saints in the National League.[1] For 2011, he was signed by Premier League Newcastle Diamonds, with whom he won the Premier Shield, also continuing to ride in the National League with Sheffield/Scunthorpe, for whom he averaged 7.75 over a season in which the team won the league.[1] He stayed with Newcastle in 2012, when he was joined by his brother, and also rode in the National League for Stoke Potters and in the Elite League with Lakeside Hammers.[2][3][4]

In June 2012 he qualified for the World Under-21 Final, the first British rider to do so for three years.[4] At the end of the month, however, a double break to his leg sustained in a crash at Workington ended his season.[5]

Worrall spent the 2016 season with both the Glasgow Tigers and Belle Vue Aces. With Glasgow, Richie started the season fourth in the Glasgow team averages on a 6.84 Avg. Richie was a strong, consistent scorer for Glasgow both home and away, and finished the season in the number one race jacket. He led Glasgow to victory in the Premier League KO CUP final against Newcastle in October 2016. With the Aces in 2016 Richie helped his team get to the Elite League final, and most notably won a race against former World Champion Tai Woffinden, very impressive for the Aces reserve.

For the 2017 Season, Richie has only signed for the Glasgow Tigers, after promotion at Belle Vue decided that he wasn't going to be in their 2017 team-building plans.

Richie is currently riding for the Leicester Lions in the Championship League, and the Poole Pirates in the Premiership.

Since January 2016, Richie has been dating TV Researcher and part-time Model Orla Hedley and they currently reside in Chorley, Manchester.

References
  1. "Rider Index", speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2012-06-10
  2. "Stoke Potters sign Richie Worrall", BBC, 28 November 2011, retrieved 2012-06-10
  3. "Newcastle Diamonds sign Kyle Newman and Richie Worrall", BBC, 4 December 2010, retrieved 2012-06-10
  4. "Worrall clinches final spot", Sky Sports, 3 June 2012, retrieved 2012-06-10
  5. "Double Break for Worrall", speedway365.com, 1 July 2012, retrieved 8 August 2012


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