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20 The second round saw the Conroy’s beat the Welsh pair 17 - 9. Meanwhile the Scots pair
inflicted England’s second defeat by the narrow single shot margin of 18 - 17. The third and
final round saw the Conroy’s record another 17 - 9 victory with the England duo being the victims.
The game between Scotland and Wales saw the Welsh duo win 20 - 17 to ensure their runners-
up spot.
IRISH TRIO TAKE THE TRIPLES TITLE
IRISH TRIO TAKE THE TRIPLES TITLE

Two very close games decided the destination of the Triples title, In the opening round the Irish
trio of Eddie Curran, David Crawford, Nigel Alexander firmly dispatched the English team by 22
shots to 9. The Welsh trio of Steve Williams, T Harries & Alan Slattery also had a convincing start
with a 20 - 4 win over Scotland. The second round saw the first of the very close games as Ireland
beat Scotland by 13 - 12. Meanwhile, England bounced back with a stunning 19 - 4 win over
Wales. The third and final round saw Ireland score another single shot victory by 13 - 12 over
Wales that gave them the Triples title. The English trio of Gareth Davies, Roger Wiggins & AJ
Brown finished off with another 19 - 4 victory, this time over Scotland, which guaranteed them
second place.
IRELAND ADD THE FOURS CHAMPIONSHIP
IRELAND ADD THE FOURS CHAMPIONSHIP

Ireland and Wales opened their championship with an honours even 11 all draw. in a very tight
game England’s Karen Watson, Tom Westlake, Ed Dyer & Luke Jolly edged out Scotland by 9
shots to 6. In the second round England had an even tighter game with a single shot 13 - 12 win
over Wales. Ireland’s Alan Paul, Stephen McSorley, Paddy Hanlon, Joe Beattie had an easier run
with a 19 - 3 result over Scotland. In the final round both Ireland and England faced each other in
a winner takes all game and it was the Irish who scored another emphatic 19 - 3 win to lift the
title. Meanwhile, Scotland’s Martyn Lindsay, Nigel Magee, David Kelly & Alex Higgins edged out
Wales 13 - 12 to ensure that Scotland finished 3rd and Wales 4th.
ENGLAND PREVENT IRISH TEAM DOUBLE
ENGLAND PREVENT IRISH TEAM DOUBLE
A determined England opened up with a 66 - 23 win over Scotland. The best rink for England was
led by skip Keith Hawkins, who with Elise Daniell, Barry Keirle & Nicky Bartlett won 21 - 3. Wales
started with a 39 - 29 result over Ireland. The Welsh won three of the four rinks and the 13 - 5
game from A. Morgan’s rink helped maintain the 10 shot difference. Wales next faced England
but lost 41 - 30, with England winning three out of four rinks with no outstanding game. Scotland
duly lost 55 - 20 to Ireland, with Alan Laughlin, Sean Trainor, Nathan Haire, Dairmuid McMahon
chipping in with a 19 - 3.