Anders Rowe
{{Short description|British speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2023}}
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| name = Anders Rowe
| image = KEI 3709 Anders Rowe.jpg
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| nationality = British (English)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|05|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = Weymouth, Dorset, England
| career1 = Great Britain
| career2 = Kent Kings
| years2 = 2018–2019
| career3 = Somerset Rebels
| years3 = 2019–2020
| career4 = Ipswich Witches
| years4 = 2021–2022
| career5 = Redcar Bears
| years5 = 2021
| career6 = Leicester Lions
| years6 = 2022
| career7 = Scunthorpe Scorpions
| years7 = 2022
| career8 = Poole Pirates
| years8 = 2023, 2025
| career9 = King's Lynn Stars
| years9 = 2023–2024
| career10 = Sheffield Tigers
| years10 = 2025
| career11 = Poland
| career12 = Rawicz
| years12 = 2020
| career13 = Gorzów
| years13 = 2022
| career14 = Rzeszów
| years14 = 2023
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| indivyear1 = 2019
| indivhonour1 = National League Riders' Champion
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Anders James Rowe (born 9 May 2002) is a motorcycle speedway rider from England.{{cite web |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/anders-rowe/ |title=Rowe, Anders |website=Polish Speedway Database |access-date=8 March 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=2 July 2023}}
Career
Rowe started riding speedway when a pupil at the Royal Wootton Bassett Academy.{{cite web |url=https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/sport/15043767.speedway-swindon-starlet-anders-rowe-bags-national-league-ride-at-the-age-of-14/ |title=Swindon starlet Anders Rowe bags National League ride - at the age of 14 |website=Wilts and Gloucester Standard |access-date=5 October 2024 }} He first rode for the Kent Kings during the 2018 National League speedway season and helped them win the National Trophy and Pairs Championship. He then joined Somerset Rebels for the SGB Championship 2019. The same year he won the 2019 National League Riders' Championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.37641|title=ROWE TAKES NLRC TITLE|website=British Speedway|access-date=17 June 2021}}
In 2021, he moved up to the SGB Premiership and started riding for Ipswich Witches, as well as riding in the lower division for Redcar Bears.{{cite web |url=https://ipswichwitches.co/team_member/anders-rowe/|title=ANDERS ROWE|website=Ipswich Witches |access-date=17 June 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.redcar-speedway.com/2021/01/28/talented-teenager-rowe-a-major-coup-for-the-bears/|title=Talented teenager Rowe a major coup for the Bears|website=Redcar Speedway|access-date=17 June 2021}} In 2022, he stayed with the Ipswich Witches in the SGB Premiership 2022 and joined Leicester Lions in the SGB Championship 2022.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/player/rowe-anders/ |title=British Speedway rider profile |website=British Speedway |access-date=29 September 2022}} Later that season he switched from Leicester to Scunthorpe Scorpions.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaystar.net/news.php?extend.2059 |title=Rowe joins Scorpions |website=British Speedway |access-date=29 September 2022}}
In 2023, Rowe rode for Poole Pirates in Great Britain, and Rzeszów in Poland.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/cab-direct-championship/pirates-move-for-rowe/ |title=Pirates move for Rowe |website=British Speedway |date=13 March 2023 |access-date=14 March 2023}} He also made it into the King's Lynn Stars team in the Premiership as their rising star,{{cite web |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/23949745.former-poole-pirate-anders-rowe-ride-kings-lynn-2024/ |title=Former Poole Pirate Anders Rowe to ride for King's Lynn in 2024 |website=Bournemouth Daily Echo |access-date=5 October 2024 }} a position he retained for the 2024 season.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/sports-insure-premiership/double-signing-for-stars/ |title=Double signing for Stars |website=British Speedway |access-date=27 November 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/sport/rising-star-relishing-prospect-of-full-season-on-favourite-t-9354186/ |title=King's Lynn rider relishing the prospect of racing on his favourite track |website=Lynn News |access-date=5 October 2024 }}
Rowe signed for Sheffield Tigers for the SGB Premiership 2025.{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/other-sport/speedway-sheffield-announce-big-names-in-2025-line-up-4877069 |title=Speedway: Sheffield announce big names in 2025 line-up |website=The Star | date=21 November 2024 |access-date=23 November 2024 }} Rowe re-joined Poole Pirates for the SGB Championship 2025.{{cite web |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/24779296.anders-rowe-return-poole-pirates-2025-season/ |title=Anders Rowe to return to Poole Pirates for 2025 season |website=Bournemouth Echo | date=7 December 2024 |access-date=9 December 2024 }}
Major results
= World individual Championship =
- 2023 Speedway Grand Prix - =31st