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The following is an A-Z list of riders who are contracted to appear in 2019, at Premiership, Championship and National League level.

NOTE: (1) All entries for the current season are as per the declared team line-ups, but do not necessarily relate to actual appearances for the named clubs, particularly in the case of No. 8s and/or guest riders; (2) The symbol II after a team's name differentiates between a club's National level and higher league side, when more than one team was operated in the same season; (3) With regard to 'Club Honours', riders have been credited with a contribution to a league title-winning side if they rode in 6 or more matches of the team's league programme - and with a cup-winning contribution if they appeared in at least one leg of the final; (4) The Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup statistics will be updated for participating riders after each round of the 2019 series.

LAST UPDATED: OCTOBER 29, 2019

RATHBONE, Benjamin (Ben)
DATE OF BIRTH: 8 April 1997, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2019) Belle Vue II.

RISS, Erik
DATE OF BIRTH: 13 September 1995, Memmingen, Germany.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015-16) Edinburgh; (2017) Leicester, Edinburgh; (2018) Kingâ€™s Lynn, Edinburgh; (2019) Kingâ€™s Lynn, Redcar.
MAJOR HONOURS: World Long Track Champion: 2014, 2016; Championship Riders Individual winner: 2019.
CLUB HONOUR: League Cup winner: 2015 [Edinburgh]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2015 [Edinburgh]; League Championhship winner: 2015 [Edinburgh]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2019 [Redcar].
SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS RECORD: 2 meetings, 10 points.
RIDER LINKS: Son of Gerd Riss (born: 17 March 1965, Badwurzach, Germany) and Brother of Mark Riss (born: 13 September 1994, Memmingen, Germany).

ROWE, Anders James
DATE OF BIRTH: 9 May, 2002, Weymouth, Dorset.
BRITISH CAREER: (2017-18) Kent; (2019) Somerset, Kent.
CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2019 [Kent]; Pairs Championship winner: 2019 [Kent].
MAJOR HONOURS: National League Ridersâ€™ Champion: 2019.

RUDDICK, Luke
DATE OF BIRTH: 28 March 1998, Melrose, Scottish Borders.
BRITISH RECORD: (2015-17) Mildenhall; (2018) Coventry; (2019) Edinburgh, Leicester II.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2019 [Leicester II]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2019 [Leicester II] .

RUTHERFORD, Shelby James
DATE OF BIRTH: 10 July 1989, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Newport II, Newport; (2016) Buxton; (2017) Buxton, Cradley; (2019) Stoke.