Scotland beat Wales 5-4 but were beaten on a countback by defending champions England, who were 6-3 winners against European champions Ireland, for the President's Trophy at the end of the three-day Senior Men's Home Internationals at Royal Co Down Golf Club, Newcastle in Northern Ireland.
Scotland needed a bigger margin win over the Welsh, which seemed possible when they took the foursomes 2 1/2-1/2, but the Wales hit back to take the singles 3 1/2-2 1/2.
Meanwhile, England set up a second defeat in a row for the Irish by leading 3-0 after the foursomes. It was a disappointing show by the European champions who might have been expected to do Scotland a good turn by running the English a lot closer than they did.
Day 3 results:
SCOTLAND 5, WALES 4
Foursomes (2 1/2- 1/2)
Lindsay Gordon and Tony Patterson halved with Basil Griffiths and Jeff Thomas.
Ian Brotherston and David Gardner bt Nigel Evans and Gyn Rees 1 hole.
John Fraser and Alan O'Neill bt Paul Bloomfield and Andrew Williams 6 and 4.
Singles (2 1/2-3 1/2)
Lindsay Blair lost to Thomas 2 and 1.
Brotherston bt Bloomfield 3 and 2.
Fraser lost to Evans 1 hole.
O'Neill halved with Williams
Gardner bt Rees 2 and 1.
Patterson lost to Griffiths 2 and 1.
ENGLAND 6, IRELAND 3
Foursomes (3-0)
Richard Latham and Andrew Stracey bt Maurice Kelly and Adrian Morrow 4 and 3.
John Ambridge and Charles Banks bt John Mitchell and Arthur Pierse 1 hole.
Tyrone Carter and Chris Reynolds bt Tom Cleary and Michael Quirke 7 and 6.
Singles (3-30)
Latham lost to Kelly 1 hole.
Ambridge bt Pierse 1 hole.
Richard Partridge lost to Garth McGimpsey 5 and 4.
Stracey bt Morrow 4 and 3.
Carter lost ot Quirke 1 hole.
Reynolds bt Mitchell 4 and 2
HOW THEY FINISHED
1 England 5pt (won on games won-lost difference)
2 Scotland 5pt
3 Ireland 2pt.
4 Wales 0pt
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