Britain and Ireland make it six-in-a-row

GREAT BRITAIN & Ireland held off a strong Continental Europe fightback to claim victory on the final day of the Vivendi Seve Trophy at St-Nom-La-Breteche in Paris.

Europe began the day at a frenetic pace, recovering from 11½ points to 6½ down overnight to pull level at 11½ each by mid-day. But Great Britain & Ireland, captained by Paul McGinley, had enough in the tank in the later matches to pull away to a 15½ to 12½ win, their sixth in succession.

David Horsey finished all square against Nicolas Colsaerts to halt Europe’s run of five straight wins at the start of the day, while the European fightback further derailed when Scott Jamieson finished one up against Pablo Larrazabal to swing the momentum back in GB&I’s favour.