(3)ENGLAND RETAIN THE HOME INTERNATIONALS.

England retained the Home Internationals at Ashburnham Golf Club in Wales when they won all three matches against Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

England got off to a great start with an 11-4 win over Ireland. Dara Lernihan and Pat Murray were Ireland's only foursomes winners leaving them 4-1 down going into the singles. England proceeded to win the first 5 singles, before wins from Kevin Phelan, Connor Doran and Luke Lennox made the score more respectable. Scotland came out winners in a tight game with the hosts Wales beating them 8-7.

Day two saw Ireland at their best beating Wales by 8.5-6.5, while England looked to be heading for another easy victory against Scotland. Scotland gave them a fright when they won 4 1/2 of the remaining 5 games leaving England winners by a single point 8-7.

The final was another bad day for Ireland as they were easily beaten by Scotland 10 - 5. The only singles winners were Paul Cutler, Eddie Mc Cormack and Pat Murray while Paul Dunne got a 1/2 match.
England were taking no chances as they romped home 11- 4 winners over Wales to retain the Raymond Trophy with the full 3 points. Ireland, Wales and Scotland all finished with 1 point.

IRELAND
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Dara Lernihan ( Castle ) 3 1/2 points.
Eddie McCormack ( Galway ) 3 1/2 points.
Pat Murray ( Limerick ) 3 1/2 points.
Paul Cutler ( Portstewart )3 points.
Connor Doran ( Banbridge ) 3 points.
Luke Lennox ( Moyola Park ) 2 points.
Kevin Phelan ( University of North Florida ) 2 points.
Rory Leonard ( Banbridge ) 1 1/2 points.
Barry Anderson ( Co. Sligo )1 point.
Paul Dunne ( Greystones ) 1/2 point.
Alan Dunbar ( Rathmore ) 0 points.

Team Captain: Dr Kevin Flanagan