The British squad amassed a total on Saturday of 63 pike for 150lb 11oz, against that of Ireland’s 53 pike for 97lb 3oz, a lead of 53lb 8oz to take into the second day of the competition.
Sunday saw a spirited fight back from the Irish which at one stage threatened to overhaul the impressive Day one lead held by Great Britain. However, the British soon started to match the Irish and to maintain a catch rate throughout the remainder of the day.
At the end of the day, Great Britain were just a few ounces short of Saturday’s weight, whilst Ireland had managed a very creditable 139lb 6oz. Team GB taking the honours again with a lead on the day of just over 9 lb.
Overall the British had a two-day total of 300lb 13oz against that of Ireland’s 238lb 9oz. A win for Great Britain by 62lb 4oz.
The Two teams were:
Great Britain: Jaub Potrykus (captain), Andrew Waller, Paul Danby, Mark Groom, Derek Lowe, Mark Lloyd, John Currie, Adam Holmes, Gary Edwards and Wayne Lees.
Ireland: Paul Dennis (captain), Jimmy Clarke, Eugene McCabe, Andrej Duran, Brendan Jarvis, Joe Coleman, Robbie McShane, Ibar Condron, Gary Quinn and Eddie McGurk.
The International saw the first ever non-nationals representing Britain and Ireland in Jakub Potrykus (Poland) as captain for Great Britain, and Andrej Duran (Slovakia) for the Irish.
Next year will see the 21st International meeting between the two nations held somewhere in Ireland at the beginning of October.
