UK Armed Forces claim two wins on opening day of Netball Europe Open Championship

By Daniel Etchells
Thursday, 9 May 2019

UK Armed Forces won both their matches on the opening day of competition at the Netball Europe Open Championship on the Isle of Man.

The team, which stepped in as a replacement for Malta, begun their campaign with a 34-31 win over Gibraltar at the National Sports Centre in Douglas.

They then went onto beat Ireland 36-30.

Elsewhere, there was a 90-28 win for hosts Isle of Man against Israel.

Awesome second game - so close again. Well
Done @UKAFNetball and @NetballIreland. Keep it up ladies @army_netball @RAFNewssport @ArmySportASCB @RoyalNavyNews1 pic.twitter.com/7poOzeIKlX
— Army Netball (@army_netball) May 9, 2019

Israel also lost 62-23 to the United Arab Emirates.

Today's two other matches saw the Cayman Islands suffer defeats at the hands of Ireland, 55-39, and Gibraltar, 54-38.

The round-robin tournament is due to continue tomorrow.

Action is scheduled to conclude on Sunday (May 12).

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