Ryan Douglas Explained

Ryan Douglas
Birth Date:9 September 1993
Birth Place:Brisbane, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Career1:Great Britain
Career2:Scunthorpe
Years2:2013–2017, 2022–2023
Career3:Leicester
Years3:2019–2021, 2024
Career4:Wolverhampton
Years4:2019–2023
Career8:Poland
Career9:Rawicz
Years9:2021-2023
Career10:Poznań
Years10:2024
Career14:Sweden
Career15:Dackarna
Years15:2024
Indivhonour1:Queensland Solo Champion
Indivyear1:2019
Teamhonour1:SGB Championship
Teamyear1:2019
Teamhonour2:Championship Shield
Teamyear2:2019
Teamhonour3:Championship Knockout Cup
Teamyear3:2023

Ryan Douglas (born 9 September 1993)[1] is an Australian speedway rider.[2] [3]

Career

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.[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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. "2017 Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 14 December 2018
  2. Web site: Ryan Douglas Australia . Polish Speedway Database . 9 March 2023.
  3. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 27 June 2023.
  4. Crute, Paul (2017) "End of an era as Ryan Douglas says goodbye to Scunthorpe Scorpions", Scunthorpe Telegraph, 6 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2018
  5. "Scunthorpe Speedway: Australian Ryan Douglas first name on team sheet", worldspeedway.com, 4 November 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018
  6. "Max Fricke wins a thrilling Australian Under 21 Championship", Gillman Speedway, 26 January 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2018
  7. "State of Origin Speedway: Queensland v New South Wales", Motorcycling Queensland, 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018
  8. "Lidsey Takes First Victorian Title", Motorcycling Victoria, 29 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018
  9. "Douglas Joins Leicester", Speedway Star, 28 November 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018
  10. Kozanecki, Mateusz (2019) " Żużel. Rozegrano mistrzostwa stanu Queensland. Zwycięstwo Ryana Douglasa", sportowefakty.wp.pl, 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019
  11. Web site: British Speedway rider profile . British Speedway . 29 September 2022.
  12. Web site: Douglas makes it three . British Speedway . 20 November 2022.
  13. Web site: Douglas back to lead Scorpions . British Speedway . 23 December 2022.
  14. Web site: Cup joy for Scorpions . British Speedway . 23 October 2023.
  15. Web site: Lions name final two . British Speedway . 9 December 2023.

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