Isle of Wight Islanders star Chris Noddy' Holder has qualified for the final of this year's World Under-21 Championship final.

The Australian won through to the final, which takes place at Teranzano in Italy on September 2, by winning all three races he completed.

He was excluded from his other two rides in the semi-final at Lezsno in Poland.

The Wightlink Islanders are in action tonight at Smallbrook when they entertain the Stoke Potters in a Premier League match (7.30pm).

They go into the match without the exciting Jason Bunyan who broke a collarbone while crashing during the 47-43 defeat at rock bottom Newport (Gwent) on Sunday. That was their second away loss in three days after Friday's setback at Somerset which knocked the Islanders off top spot.

The Island side will be operating the rider replacement regulations to cover for him tonight.

The remainder of the Islanders side are all eligible to take an additional ride if necessary.

Bunyan reports that the break is not a complicated one.

The Potters have two Aussies of their own in their side.

Mark Lemon, who will be at number one, has been superb in all his past visits to the Island with Exeter.

Trent Leverington, meanwhile, was signed from Glasgow.

IOW: Chris Holder; Jason Doyle, Krister Marsh, Krzysztof Stojanowski (C), rider replacement, Nick Simmons, Chris Johnson.

STOKE: Mark Lemon, Trent Leverington, Robbie Kessler, Paul Clews, Alan Mogridge, Barrie Evans, Luke Priest l There is NO meeting at Smallbrook next Tuesday. Instead, the Islanders welcome Newport (Gwent) Wasps two days later in the rescheduled Premier Trophy fixture that was rained off earlier in the season.