KS ROW Rybnik

Klub Sportowy ROW Rybnik, also known as ROW Rybnik, is a Polish motorcycle speedway team based in Rybnik, which currently competes in 1. Liga. Rybnik is one of the oldest and most successful teams in Polish speedway having won the league championship on twelve occasions. ROW is one of the several clubs of the once united ROW Rybnik multi-sports club.

1948 to 1959
Speedway in Rybnik has existed since 1930. The club competed in the inaugural 1948 Polish speedway season, under the name of RKM Budowlani (builders) Rybnik. They won the silver medal during the 1950 Polish speedway season. As Górnik Rybnik the team won three consecutive titles in 1956, 1957 and 1958. The team included riders such as Stanisław Tkocz and Joachim Maj, who was Polish champion in 1958

1960 to 1969
The 1960s was not only the most successful for the club but the most successful decade of all time for any club. As Górnik Rybnik they earned a silver in 1961 and then embarked on seven consecutive gold medal wins in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968. Four of these wins were achieved under the new name ROW Rybnik because in 1964, the multi-sports club ROW Rybnik was formed as a result of a merger between two local clubs RKS Górnik Rybnik and KS Górnik Chwałowice. Furthermore three of the club's riders won the five Polish Championships; Andrzej Wyglenda (1964, 1968 and 1969), Stanisław Tkocz (1965) and Antoni Woryna (1966).

1970 to 1989
The 1970s was much less emphatic but the club still managed to win their 11th and 12th gold medal wins in 1970 and 1972. Jerzy Gryt won the 1971 Polish Championship and Andrzej Wyglenda won his second in 1973.

The 1980s resulted in a gradual decline and the team suffered relegation in 1982 but by the end of the decade they had recovered to win a silver and a bronze medal in 1988 and 1989 respectively.

1990 to 1999
After a silver medal win in 1990 the club underwent a name change to Rybnicki Klub Motorowy (Rybnik's Motorcycle Club) in 1994. The remainder of the decade saw very few highlights.

2000 to 2009
When the Ekstraliga was introduced in 2000, Rybnik were in the 1. Liga. They won the 1. Liga in 2003. In 2009, they reverted to the historical "ROW" prefix as RKM ROW Rybnik.

2010 to present
In 2013, they changed name again, to ŻKS ROW Rybnik, the same season they won 2. Liga. In 2019, they gained promotion back to the Ekstraliga but were relegated the following season (2020) and have struggled since. They currently race as KS ROW Rybnik.

2024 Squad

 * Seniors:
 * 🇦🇺 Brady Kurtz announced on 19.10.2023
 * 🇦🇺 Rohan Tungate announced on 13.10.2023 @ 13:13
 * Patrick Hansen announced on 14.10.2023 - 2y contact
 * 🇵🇱 Jakub Jamróg announced on 30.10.2023
 * 🇵🇱 Grzegorz Walasek announced on 13.11.2023
 * Under-24:
 * 🇩🇪 Norick Blödorn announced on 6.11.2023
 * Under-21 juniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Seweryn Grabarczyk announced on 15.11.2023
 * 🇵🇱 Kacper Tkocz announced on 15.11.2023
 * 🇵🇱 Szymon Tomaszewski long term deal, announced on 15.11.2023
 * 🇵🇱 Paweł Trześniewski announced on 15.11.2023
 * 🇵🇱 Kamil Winkler announced on 15.11.2023
 * 🇵🇱 Paweł Wyczyszczok
 * Team Manager:
 * 🇵🇱 Antoni Skupień TBC

Previous teams
2009 squad


 * Seniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Zbigniew Czerwinski
 * 🇵🇱 Ronnie Jamrozy
 * 🇵🇱 Adam Pawliczek
 * 🇵🇱 Marcin Rempala
 * 🇵🇱 Mariusz Wegrzyk
 * 🇨🇦 Kyle Legault
 * 🇷🇺 Denis Gizatullin
 * 🇸🇪 Ricky Kling
 * Under-21 juniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Mateusz Chochlinski
 * 🇵🇱 Kamil Fleger
 * 🇵🇱 Rafal Fleger
 * 🇵🇱 Piotr Korbel
 * 🇵🇱 Michal Mitko
 * 🇵🇱 Lukasz Piecha
 * 🇵🇱 Slawomir Pyszny
 * 🇵🇱 Bartosz Szymura
 * Team Manager:
 * 🇵🇱 Adam Pawliczek

2010 Squad


 * Seniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Ronnie Jamrozy
 * 🇵🇱 Mariusz Wegrzyk
 * Nicolai Klindt
 * 🇫🇮 Joonas Kylmaekorpi
 * 🇸🇪 Daniel Nermark
 * 🇺🇦 Andriej Karpov
 * Under-21 juniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Mateusz Chochlinski
 * 🇵🇱 Mateusz Domanski
 * 🇵🇱 Rafal Fleger
 * 🇵🇱 Kamil Fleger
 * 🇵🇱 Lukasz Piecha
 * 🇵🇱 Slawomir Pyszny
 * 🇵🇱 Bartosz Szymura
 * Team Manager:
 * 🇵🇱 Dariusz Momot

2011 Squad


 * Seniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Daniel Pytel
 * 🇺🇦 Andriej Karpov
 * 🇵🇱 Roman Chromik
 * 🇸🇪 Antonio Lindbaeck
 * 🇵🇱 Ronnie Jamrozy
 * Jesper B. Monberg
 * 🇦🇺 Rory Schlein
 * 🇵🇱 Adam Pawliczek
 * Under-21 juniors:
 * 🇺🇦 Aleksandr Loktaev
 * 🇺🇦 Volodymir Tejgal
 * 🇵🇱 Mateusz Domanski
 * 🇵🇱 Kamil Fleger
 * 🇵🇱 Lukasz Piecha
 * Team Manager:
 * 🇵🇱 Adam Pawliczek

2012 Squad


 * Seniors: (Average points per: ¦ heat ¦ meeting ¦)
 * 🇬🇧 Oliver Allen ¦ 2,115 ¦ 9,82 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Roman Chromik ¦ 1,988 ¦ 9,81 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Jacek Rempała ¦ 1,714 ¦ 7,77 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Mariusz Firlej ¦ 1,549 ¦ 6,64 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Adrian Szewczykowski ¦ 1,444 ¦ 5,79 ¦
 * 🇦🇺 Jason Doyle ¦ 2,200 ¦ 10,00 ¦
 * 🇸🇪 Pontus Aspgren ¦ 1,810 ¦ 6,80 ¦
 * Kenni Larsen
 * 🇷🇺 Aleksiej Charczenko ¦ 1,321 ¦ 6,00 ¦
 * 🇸🇪 Linus Ekloef
 * 🇵🇱 Patryk Pawlaszczyk ¦ 1,733 ¦ 7,00 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Bartosz Szymura ¦ 1,417 ¦ 4,67 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Marcin Bubel ¦ 1,067 ¦ 2,60 ¦
 * Under-21 juniors: (Average points per: ¦ heat ¦ meeting ¦)
 * 🇵🇱 Łukasz Piecha ¦ 0,706 ¦ 2,00 ¦
 * Mikkel Bech Jensen ¦ 1,955 ¦ 9,50 ¦
 * Marc Randrup ¦ 0,286 ¦ 1,00 ¦
 * 🇸🇪 Matthias Thoernblom ¦ 1,575 ¦ 7,13 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Mateusz Domanski ¦ 0,500 ¦ 1,00 ¦
 * Team Manager:
 * 🇵🇱 Maciej Simionkowski

2013 Squad


 * Team: (Average points per: ¦ heat ¦ meeting ¦)
 * 🇵🇱 Roman Chromik ¦ 1,923 ¦ 7,86 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Michal Mitko ¦ 1,810 ¦ 7,31 ¦
 * 🇬🇧 Lewis Bridger ¦ 2,258 ¦ 10,77 ¦
 * 🇷🇺 Ilja Czalov ¦ 2,346 ¦ 10,82 ¦
 * 🇨🇿 Vaclav Milik ¦ 2,171 ¦ 10,14 ¦
 * 🇩🇪 Christian Hefenbrock
 * 🇷🇺 Viktor Kulakov ¦ 1,455 ¦ 5,38 ¦
 * 🇦🇺 Sam Masters
 * 🇵🇱 Lukasz Bojarski ¦ 1,750 ¦ 6,00 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Slawomir Pyszny ¦ 0,000 ¦ 0,00 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Zbigniew Czerwinski
 * 🇵🇱 Marcel Kajzer ¦ 1,833 ¦ 4,00 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Remigiusz Perzyński ¦ 0,000 ¦ 0,00 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Bartosz Szymura ¦ 0,000 ¦ 0,00 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Mike Trzensiok ¦ 1,300 ¦ 4,00 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Marcin Bubel ¦ 1,875 ¦ 6,50 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Lukasz Witoszek
 * 🇵🇱 Patryk Malitowski ¦ 1,267 ¦ 4,25 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Alex Zgardziński ¦ 1,700	¦ 5,00 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Kacper Woryna ¦ 1,469 ¦ 4,21 ¦
 * Team Manager:
 * 🇵🇱 Jan Grabowski

2014 Squad


 * Seniors: (Average points per: ¦ heat ¦ meeting ¦)
 * 🇵🇱 Rafal Szombierski ¦ 1,760 ¦ 5,29 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Roman Chromik ¦ 0,000 ¦ 0,00 ¦
 * 🇬🇧 Chris Harris ¦ 1,605 ¦ 6,50 ¦
 * 🇦🇺 Dakota North ¦ 1,804 ¦ 8,44 ¦
 * 🇷🇺 Ilja Czalov ¦ 1,489 ¦ 6,89 ¦
 * 🇨🇿 Vaclav Milik ¦ 1,871 ¦ 7,57 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Dawid Stachyra ¦ 0,944 ¦ 3,00 ¦
 * 🇬🇧 Lewis Bridger ¦ 1,535 ¦ 6,78 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Michal Szczepaniak ¦ 1,750 ¦ 7,50 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Oskar Polis ¦ 1,381 ¦ 4,17 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Kamil Adamczewski ¦ 0,333 ¦ 1,00 ¦
 * Under-21 juniors: (Average points per: ¦ heat ¦ meeting ¦)
 * 🇵🇱 Marcin Bubel ¦ 0,727 ¦ 1,50 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Robert Chmiel
 * 🇵🇱 Michal Schmidt
 * 🇵🇱 Kamil Wieczorek ¦ 1,000 ¦ 2,33 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Kacper Woryna ¦ 1,915 ¦ 7,07 ¦
 * Team Manager:
 * 🇵🇱 Jan Grabowski

2015 Squad


 * Seniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Rafal Szombierski
 * 🇵🇱 Damian Balinski
 * 🇦🇺 Troy Batchelor
 * 🇦🇺 Dakota North
 * 🇷🇺 Ilja Czalov
 * 🇦🇺 Max Fricke
 * 🇩🇪 Valentin Grobauer
 * 🇬🇧 Chris Harris
 * 🇵🇱 Sebastian Ulamek
 * Under-21 juniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Robert Chmiel
 * 🇵🇱 Michal Schmidt
 * 🇵🇱 Kamil Wieczorek
 * 🇵🇱 Kacper Woryna
 * Team Manager:
 * 🇵🇱 Jan Grabowski

2016 Squad


 * Seniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Rafal Szombierski
 * 🇵🇱 Damian Balinski
 * 🇵🇱 🇳🇴 Rune Holta
 * 🇦🇺 Dakota North
 * 🇷🇺 Grigory Laguta
 * 🇦🇺 Max Fricke
 * 🇸🇪 Andreas Jonsson
 * 🇦🇺 Troy Batchelor
 * 🇵🇱 Roman Chromik
 * 🇷🇺 Ilja Czalov
 * Under-21 juniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Robert Chmiel
 * 🇵🇱 Michal Schmidt
 * 🇵🇱 Kamil Wieczorek
 * 🇵🇱 Kacper Woryna
 * Team Manager:
 * 🇵🇱 Piotr Zyto

2017 Squad


 * Seniors:
 * 🇦🇺 Jake Allen
 * 🇵🇱 Rafal Szombierski
 * 🇵🇱 Damian Balinski
 * 🇵🇱 Tobiasz Musielak
 * 🇷🇺 Grigory Laguta
 * 🇦🇺 Max Fricke
 * 🇸🇪 Fredrik Lindgren
 * Under-21 juniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Robert Chmiel
 * 🇵🇱 Lars Skupien
 * 🇵🇱 Kacper Woryna
 * Team Manager:
 * 🇵🇱 Miroslaw Korbel

2018 Squad


 * Seniors:
 * 🇦🇺 Troy Batchelor
 * 🇬🇧 Craig Cook
 * 🇵🇱 Artur Czaja
 * 🇺🇦 Andriej Karpow
 * 🇵🇱 Mateusz Szczepaniak
 * 🇵🇱 Kacper Woryna
 * Under-21 juniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Robert Chmiel
 * 🇵🇱 Przemyslaw Giera
 * 🇵🇱 Dawid Jona
 * 🇵🇱 Lars Skupien
 * 🇵🇱 Mateusz Tudziez
 * 🇵🇱 Milosz Wypior
 * Team Manager:
 * 🇵🇱 Piotr Zyto

2019 Squad


 * Seniors:
 * 🇦🇺 Troy Batchelor
 * 🇬🇧 Daniel Bewley
 * 🇦🇺 Jye Etheridge
 * 🇦🇺 Nick Morris
 * 🇷🇺 Sergey Logachev
 * 🇸🇪 Linus Sundstroem
 * 🇵🇱 Mateusz Szczepaniak
 * 🇵🇱 Zbigniew Suchecki
 * 🇵🇱 Kacper Woryna
 * Under-21 juniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Robert Chmiel
 * 🇵🇱 Kacper Duda
 * 🇵🇱 Przemyslaw Giera
 * 🇵🇱 Dawid Jona
 * 🇵🇱 Kacper Klosok
 * 🇵🇱 Mateusz Tudziez
 * 🇵🇱 Dominik Tyman
 * Team Manager:
 * 🇵🇱 Piotr Zyto

2020 Squad


 * Seniors: (Average points per: ¦ heat ¦ meeting ¦)
 * 🇦🇺 Troy Batchelor ¦ 0,625 ¦ 1,25 ¦
 * 🇺🇸 Greg Hancock (sign contract on 15.11.2019, but retired on 15.02.2020 before start of the season in Poland)
 * 🇬🇧 Robert Lambert ¦ 1,838 ¦ 10,14 ¦
 * Andžejs Lebedevs ¦ 1,400 ¦ 3,67 ¦
 * 🇷🇺 Sergey Logachev ¦ 1,465 ¦ 5,40 ¦
 * 🇨🇿 Vaclav Milik ¦ 1,226 ¦ 5,38 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Mateusz Szczepaniak ¦ 1,207 ¦ 3,10 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Kacper Woryna ¦ 1,514 ¦ 7,21 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Adrian Miedziński (as a guest) ¦ 1,241 ¦ 4,13 ¦
 * Under-21 juniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Kacper Duda
 * 🇵🇱 Przemyslaw Giera
 * 🇵🇱 Kacper Klosok ¦ 0,000 ¦ 0,00 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Mateusz Tudziez ¦ 0,564 ¦ 1,21 ¦
 * 🇵🇱 Dominik Tyman
 * 🇵🇱 Blazej Wypior
 * 🇵🇱 Kamil Nowacki (loaned on 22.06.2020) ¦ 0,614 ¦ 1,92 ¦
 * Team Manager:
 * 🇵🇱 Piotr Swiderski (announced on 4.11.2019, but resigned before start of the season on 17.02.2020)
 * 🇵🇱 Lech Kędziora (announced on 28.02.2020)

2021 Squad


 * Seniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Rune Holta
 * 🇵🇱 Kacper Gomólski
 * Michael Jepsen Jensen
 * 🇷🇺 Sergey Logachev
 * 🇸🇪 Pontus Aspgren
 * Under-24:
 * 🇵🇱 Viktor Trofimov jr.
 * 🇬🇧 Leon Flint
 * Under-21 juniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Przemyslaw Giera
 * 🇵🇱 Mateusz Tudziez
 * 🇵🇱 Paweł Trześniewski
 * 🇵🇱 Blazej Wypior
 * Team Manager:
 * 🇵🇱 Marek Cieślak

2022 Squad


 * Seniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Grzegorz Zengota
 * 🇵🇱 Krystian Pieszczek
 * Andreas Lyager
 * Nicolai Klindt loan from KM Ostrów Wielkopolski on 26.04.2022
 * 🇷🇺 Sergey Logachev suspended by Polish Automobile and Motorcycle Federation
 * 🇵🇱 Patryk Wojdyło
 * 🇵🇱 Kacper Tkocz
 * 🇵🇱 Paweł Trześniewski
 * 🇵🇱 Lech Chlebowski
 * Under 24:
 * 🇬🇧 Leon Flint
 * Under-21 juniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Seweryn Grabarczyk
 * 🇵🇱 Szymon Tomaszewski
 * Team Manager:
 * 🇵🇱 Antoni Skupień

2023 Squad


 * Seniors:
 * 🇦🇺 Brady Kurtz
 * 🇨🇿 Jan Kvěch - on loan from ZKŻ Zielona Góra
 * Patrick Hansen
 * 🇵🇱 Krystian Pieszczek - loaned to Rzeszów
 * 🇵🇱 Lars Skupień
 * Matej Žagar
 * Under-24:
 * 🇵🇱 Patryk Wojdyło
 * Under-21 juniors:
 * 🇵🇱 Lech Chlebowski
 * 🇵🇱 Seweryn Grabarczyk
 * 🇵🇱 Kacper Tkocz
 * 🇵🇱 Szymon Tomaszewski
 * 🇵🇱 Paweł Trześniewski
 * 🇵🇱 Kamil Winkler
 * 🇵🇱 Paweł Wyczyszczok
 * Team Manager:
 * 🇵🇱 Antoni Skupień

Notable riders
• 🇵🇱 Jerzy Gryt

• 🇵🇱 Mirosław Korbel

• 🇵🇱 Joachim Maj

• 🇵🇱 Antoni Skupień

• 🇵🇱 Eugeniusz Skupień

• 🇵🇱 Stanisław Tkocz

• 🇵🇱 Antoni Woryna

• 🇵🇱 Andrzej Wyglenda