Ladies fight back to win, while men face
stern tests.
camogie
Belgium Ladies recorded
a vital victory in round 2 of the Camogie Campionship, defeating Paris ladies (Belgium
(4-7) – Paris (2-6)) in the final.
The ladies overturned the loss from round one and are
now tied with Paris at the top of the table heading into Round 3.
The ladies
came through the group games, narrowly defeating Paris by 2 points in the first
game (Belgium (2-6) – Paris (2-4)), a narrow 1 point defeat
to Holland (Holland (1-8) – Belgium (2-4)), didn't derail their progress as the
ladies recovered well, to win comfortably against hosts Luxembourg (Belgium
(4-8) – Luxembourg (4-0)).
The final offered a chance to stay right in the hunt for the
championship against a strong Paris side. However, the ladies make no mistake
taking the spoils Belgium (4-7) – Paris (2-6).
hurling
After an opening win in Paris, Belgium men
looked to continue where they left off, but stern tests awaited them in
Luxembourg.
In the opening game the Belgium hurlers
faced a combined Zurich/Paris side, who by all accounts combined well on the day. However,
Belgium had that bit extra on the combined side and ran out winners by 5
points. (Belgium (3-8) – Zurich/Paris
(3-3)).
The
first examination against an improved Hague team came in the second group game,
with the Hague running out winners by 5 points. (Den Haag (2-6) – Belgium (1-4)).
However,
like the ladies the hurlers did not let the defeat derail their progress and
recorded good wins against Luxembourg and Dresden/Cologne in their last two
group games. Belgium (2-7) – Luxembourg (1-6), Belgium (4-9) –
Dresden/Cologne/Düsseldorf (0-5).
The
final offered a second chance against the Hague, but a few new additions to
their squad made a significant difference as they defeated Belgium by Den
Haag (2-13) – Belgium (0-8).
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GROUP
GAMES
Luxembourg (4-7) Zurich/Paris (2-3)
Den Haag (4-14) – Dresden/Cologne/Düsseldorf (1-3)
Belgium (3-8) – Zurich/Paris (3-3)
Luxembourg (6-8) – Dresden/Cologne/Düsseldorf (1-5)
Den Haag (2-6) – Belgium (1-4)
Zurich/Paris (3-6) – Dresden/Cologne/Düsseldorf (2-9)
Belgium (2-7) – Luxembourg (1-6)
Den Haag (2-12) – Zurich/Paris (0-2)
Belgium (4-9) – Dresden/Cologne/Düsseldorf (0-5)
Den Haag (1-5) – Luxembourg (0-7)
FINAL
Den Haag (2-13) – Belgium (0-8)
RANKING
1. Den Haag – 25 pts
2. Belgium – 20 pts
3. Luxembourg
– 16 pts
4. Zurich/Paris – 7,5 pts* **
5. Dresden/Cologne/Düsseldorf – pts
* Zurich
& Paris shared (13+2) pts
** bonus points awarded for fielding minimum of two non-Irish born players
camogie
Holland (4-8)
– Luxembourg (2-1)
Belgium (2-6) – Paris (2-4)
Paris (7-7) – Luxembourg (1-1)
Holland (1-8) – Belgium (2-4)
Belgium (4-8) – Luxembourg (4-0)
Paris (4-7) – Holland (2-10)
FINAL
Belgium (4-7) – Paris (2-6)
RANKING
1. Belgium – 25 pts
2. Paris – 20 pts
