Ireland's men just fall short of historic double

SO CLOSE: Alex Maguire won his afternoon singles but the Ireland Men fell just short against England in the final match of the Home Internationals. Pic: Richard Sellers/PA

The Ireland Men came up agonisingly short of their bid for an historic R&A Home Internationals double when they lost out to England in their final match at Machynys.

A day after the Boys’ team broke a ten-year wait for glory, the Men were well placed to take home the silverware only to lose 7.5-4.5 and subsequently slip to second in the standings, 0.5 in arrears on scoring difference.