England storm back to dethrone Ireland

IRELAND lost their Amateur Home International title at Hillside on the Lancashire coast yesterday when they lost 9½-5½ to England.

They will now need to beat Scotland in their final game of the round-robin series to have any chance of avoiding the wooden spoon.

Yesterday, Ireland were in a strong position when they established a two point foursomes advantage and midway through the afternoon the position appeared rosy.