RYBNIK, POLAND
In a thrilling display of team riding, tactical grit, and raw speed on European soil, Team Australia has taken down speedway superpower Poland on their home track in Rybnik, locking in an emphatic 49 – 41victory.
Facing off against the world's most formidable speedway nation on a packed foreign oval, the Green & Gold squad delivered a complete team effort from top to bottom. Every single Aussie rider on the card scored critical points, with heat wins and tactical team-riding proving too powerful for the Polish hosts to overcome.
After building an early lead, the Australians fended off a late Polish resurgence, sealing the international test match in Heat 15 to secure a statement victory ahead of the World Team Cup.
TEAM AUSTRALIA SCORECARD
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🇦🇺 Brady Kurtz — 11+1 pts
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🇦🇺 Jason Doyle — 9 pts
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🇦🇺 Ben Cook — 9+2 pts
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🇦🇺 Max Fricke — 7+1 pts
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🇦🇺 Ryan Douglas — 7+2 pts
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🇦🇺 Rohan Tungate — 6 pts
FINAL MATCH SCORE:
🇵🇱 POLAND: 41
🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA: 49
125 YEARS OF UNBROKEN HERITAGE
This international triumph is another chapter in a proud lineage that began on January 1, 1901, at the Sydney Cricket Ground with the dawn of illuminated mechanical racing. For over 125 years, Australian grassroots motorsport has served as essential social infrastructure—fostering trade-honed engineering, building regional community resilience and producing athletes capable of conquering the world's elite.
Yet, while thousands of Australian fans were forced to hunt down foreign Polish television feeds (TVP Sport) in the middle of the night just to watch their country beat the best in the world, major networks back home didn't air a single frame. Legacy media continues to dump millions into heavily corporate sports while ignoring Australian world champions on the dirt.
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Congratulations to Brady Kurtz, Jason Doyle, Ben Cook, Max Fricke, Ryan Douglas, and Rohan Tungate on a massive national win! 🇦🇺🏆⚡
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8 comments
It’s about time Australian TV networks snapped out of it and showed some support to Australian Speedway!well done boys!
Love 500cc speedway.
Thanks for this. We definitely under support speedway solos.
Well done Nomad Dirt Culture and to the Aussie team.
Well done lads. Great effort.
Congratulations boys. Well done to you all, Flying the flag
Awesome meet guys. Very impressive. Kick some more butt boys…..
So many good young Speedway Riders coming out of WA too, check out Mitch & Luke riding in the UK
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