West Cumbrian Richard Lawson is a man in demand at the moment with a starring role as a guest and a booking for a key fixture.
Last night he guested for Edinburgh as the Monarchs gave their play-off hopes a boost with a 48-42 home win over Plymouth.
Both sides are now on 29 points, seven clear of seventh-placed Scunthorpe who still have three matches remaining. Plymouth also have three to go, whilst Edinburgh have just one, with Redcar also currently in the top six.
Lawson (12) and Kye Thomson (11+1) led the way for the Monarchs and combined for a crucial 5-1 in Heat 15.
Tonight he switches to Scunthorpe as a guest for their crucial Championship Jubilee League meeting at the Paul Chapman & Sons Arena.
The Scorpions top the standings, but the Lions will overhaul them if they win the meeting and prevent the visitors from taking a group point.
Leicester are at full strength but make various switches in riding order, whilst the Scorpions have Lawson guesting for Ryan Douglas who is involved in the Polish play-offs.
Scorpions promoter Rob Godfrey said: “Ryan has been a brilliant No.1 for us this season, and it would normally be a massive blow to be without him, but we feel we’ve got the ideal guest in Richard, who loves riding around Leicester. I’m sure Richard can pile up the points in the same way that Ryan would.
“We need the rest of the lads to have a good night as well, give him enough backing, and make sure we’ve got 42 points by the end of the night and pick up the point that we require to get to the Jubilee League Final.”
Lawson, 36, came from a Moto X background along with Craig Cook as they both started their senior career with Workington Comets. Richard rode from 2009 to 2013 for the Derwent Park club.
His father Steve is a former Workington and Glasgow legend while brother Simon recently won gold in the wheelchair marathon at the Commonwealth Games.
