Born |
Darwin, Northern Territory |
1 September 1984
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Nickname | Roo-boy |
Nationality | Australian |
Website | www |
Current club information | |
British league | Ipswich Witches |
Swedish league | Indianerna |
Career history | |
2001–2004 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
2001–2002 | Sheffield Tigers |
2003–2004, 2011-2012 | Belle Vue Aces |
2005–2010 | Coventry Bees |
2008, 2017 | Ipswich Witches |
2010 | Peterborough Panthers |
2006–2007, 2015 | Indianerna (SWE) |
2008 | Smederna (SWE) |
2009 | Dackarna (SWE) |
2013–2016 | King's Lynn Stars |
Individual honours | |
2000 | Australian Under-16 Champion |
2003, 2004 | Australian Under-21 Champion |
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 | South Australian Champion |
2004, 2008, 2011 | Scottish Open Champion |
2005 | Jack Young Solo Cup winner |
2011, 2013 | Elite League Riders Champion |
Team honours | |
2001 | Premier Trophy |
2001 | Conference League |
2004 | Premier League |
2007 | Elite League |
2007 | Elite League KO Cup |
2007 | Craven Shield |
Rory Robert Schlein (born 1 September 1984) is an Australian speedway rider. He is the son of the 1974 Northern Territory solo champion Lyndon Schlein.
Born in Darwin, Northern Territory, Schlein was signed by the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2001 and won the Conference League championship that year while on loan at Sheffield Tigers. He won the Premier League championship with the Monarchs in 2003 and the Elite League championship with the Coventry Bees in 2007. Schlein has represented the Australia national speedway team at the 2006 and 2007 Speedway World Cup.
Schlein, who when home in Australia lives in the southern Adelaide suburb of Hallett Cove, won the Australian Under-21 Speedway Championship in 2003 and 2004 and finished 2nd to Chris Holder in 2005. He also won the South Australian Championship in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 and he won the Australian Under-16 Championship at the Northline Speedway in his home town of Darwin in 2000.
In 2011 he won the Elite League Riders' Championship and won it for a second time in October 2013.
In 2011 he rode for Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League.