Erik Riss, one of the riders affected by the Premiership Final rain-off. Picture by Jack Cupido

Premiership Knockout Cup, Final, second-leg: Belle Vue Aces 20, Wolverhampton Wolves 16 (meeting abandoned after Heat 6, rain)

Belle Vue: Kenneth Bjerre 2, Steve Worrall 3, rider replacement for Max Fricke, Rohan Tungate 6, Craig Cook 4, Dan Bewley 2, Jack Smith 3

Wolverhampton: Scott Nicholls 1, Richard Lawson 4, Erik Riss 2, rider replacement for Jacob Thorssell, Sam Masters 4, Mark Riss 2, Nathan Graves 3.

The second-leg of the Premiership Knockout Cup Final will be re-staged on Monday (October 16) after the meeting at Belle Vue Aces in Manchester was abandoned after six races.

Belle Vue were leading 20-16 at the stoppage with Wolverhampton having won the first-leg 50-40.

Several Glasgow Tigers and Edinburgh Monarchs riders were involved in both teams.

Tigers Dan Bewley and Jack Smith were in the Belle Vue squad with Glasgow team-mate Richard Lawson in for Wolves along with Monarchs trio Erik and Mark Riss and Sam Masters.

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