24-04-2023, 17:40
3 defeats for the 4 Home Nations Men this morning. The only winners were Ireland, who beat Scotland 9-7 after an extra end. It should be of little consolation that the Scots led 7-5 after 6 ends and lost the last 3 ends to grab defeat from the jaws of victory.
In the same session England were defeated 4-8 by Latvia and Wales lost 3-8 against Australia.
Later England made amends by scoring 10 shots in the first 3 ends to trounce Hong Kong 13-3 and Scotland recovered their poise to beat Wales 7-2, both games won after 7 ends.
The Women of Scotland finished strongly to beat Ireland 10-4 with England exceeding even their own expectations by overwhelming New Zealand 15-0 after only 6 ends.
And I've discovered why Ireland were awarded a win against Czech Republic in their first game. The Czech team ran out of time to complete their game - teams are allowed thinking time between their shots, I think it's 22 minutes, and the Czechs had been taking too long earlier in the game. I'm sure they'll not do it again.
In the same session England were defeated 4-8 by Latvia and Wales lost 3-8 against Australia.
Later England made amends by scoring 10 shots in the first 3 ends to trounce Hong Kong 13-3 and Scotland recovered their poise to beat Wales 7-2, both games won after 7 ends.
The Women of Scotland finished strongly to beat Ireland 10-4 with England exceeding even their own expectations by overwhelming New Zealand 15-0 after only 6 ends.
And I've discovered why Ireland were awarded a win against Czech Republic in their first game. The Czech team ran out of time to complete their game - teams are allowed thinking time between their shots, I think it's 22 minutes, and the Czechs had been taking too long earlier in the game. I'm sure they'll not do it again.
Cabbage is still good for you