SOMERSET Rebels speedway team suffered two away defeats over the weekend. They lost 57-33 in an explosive match to Rye House on Saturday, then went down 55-35 to Stoke on Sunday.

At Hoddesdon, home rider Mark Courtney, appeared to throw a punch in the direction of Stephan Katt, after a fiery heat six.

Read full match reports and speedway news in this week's Mercury sports pages.