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                                                                   Wales take “A” Pairs
            10                                                    Wales take “A” Pairs
                                                          The Welsh pair of Cennydd & Dafydd Howell set their
                                                          stall out by giving a 16 - 6 roasting to Ireland’s Don
                                                          & Paul McNamara, whilst England’s Philip Warr &
                                                          Dave Studden did even better against their Scottish
                                                          opponents 27 - 12.
                                                                In their second game and despite a lead of 11
                                                          8  at  one  stage  the  England  Pair  were  eventually
                                                          beaten 14 - 8 by the Welsh Pair, who scored three
                                                          shots over the closing two ends. In the other game
                                                          Ireland had a comfortable 18 - 7 win over Scotland.
                     “A” Pairs Champions                        In the final round Cennydd & Dafydd Howell
                  Cennydd & Dafydd Howell                 duly wrapped up their unbeaten Pairs Championship
                                                          run with a romping 27 - 7 win over Scotland.
           Ireland Also wrapped up second place with a 19 - 11win over Scotland.
            Ireland win the “A” Triples
            Ireland win the “A” Triples

           In the opening round of the Triples the Welsh trio
           of Anthony Poole, Alan Edwards & Chris Holder
           handed out a 21 - 12 thumping to England’s Luke
           Jolly,  Vincent  Odornihan  &  Elise  Daniell  who
           saved their blushes with five shots over the last
           two ends.
                 Ireland’s Sid Hazley, Nick & Nathan Haire
           were given a fright by Scotland’s J. Marchbank,
           G.  Harrington  &  K.  Rile,  with  the  Irish  Triple
           scraping home 15 - 14.
                 in  the  second  round  the  Irish  were  once
           again being pushed hard, this time by the Welsh                  “A” Triples Champions
           but two two’s on the closing ends gave them a 17         Sid Hazely, Nicky Haire, Nathan Haire
           - 13 victory. England Meanwhile from 4 - 3 won
           the next ten ends scoring 22 shots in the process resulting in a 26 - 5 win.
                                                                      In the third and final round the Irish com-
                                                                      pleted their unbeaten championship run
                                                                      with a 19 - 11 win over England, whilst
                                                                      Wales beat Scotland 16 - 8.
                                                                             Ireland add the
                                                                             Ireland add the
                                                                              “A” Fours Title
                                                                              “A” Fours Title
                                                                      In the Fours first round the Irish Four of
                                                                      Gavin Blakey, Joe McKnight, Jack Mof-
                                                                      fett, Kyle Blakey started off like a Rocket
                                                                      with a 23 - 1 result over Scotland.
                          “A” Triples Runners-up                            The other first round game was a
             Anthony Poole, Aled Edwards & Chris Holder
                                                                      very  hard  fought  affair  with  the  Welsh
           Foursome of Nigel Thomas, Darren Davies, Henry John & Warren Turner scoring a 9 - 7 win over
           England’s Anthony Fautley, Richard Jeffrey, Gill Cawrse & Nadine Bailey. In the second round a
           shell-shocked England four lost 21 - 6 to Ireland after losing the first 8 ends and being 16 - 0 down.
           Wales Finished off their game with Scotland scoring a full house six to win25 - 5.
           In the final round the Irish wrapped the title up with a 16 - 10 win over Wales. In England’s last
           game at one stage they led Scotland 10 - 2 but three ends later the scores were level at 10 all but
           the English four then lifted their game again and finally won 16 - 10.
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