Hugh Saunders (speedway rider)

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Hugh Saunders

Born	(1944-11-25)25 November 1944 Guernsey, Channel Islands
Nationality	British
Career history
1969-1970	Eastbourne Eagles
1970-1971	Rayleigh Rockets
1970-1974	Hackney Hawks
1975-1979	Rye House Rockets
Team honours
1979	National League KO Cup Winner

Hugh Saunders (born 25 November 1944 in Guernsey, Channel Islands) was an English speedway rider.

Career[]

Started his speedway career with Eastbourne Eagles

Rode for Rayleigh Rockets, then Rye House Rockets when the stadium was sold and team relocated under the promotion of Len Silver.^[1] With Len Silver, Hugh Saunders rode for other teams run by this promoter, namely Hackney Hawks in the interim between Rayleigh and Rye House.

In his final season in the sport in 1979, Saunders won the National League Knockout Cup with Rye House. He returned for his own testimonial a year later but broke his leg in his first outing.

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