Day Three - Ireland 19 Denmark 18!!

Yes you read that right, the big news is that little Ireland scalped the 3rd seeds in the biggest upset of the tournament so far. Denmark entered the game having won 3 out of 3 in the Pool Stage and were looking for a nice easy win over the 'surprise' tope eight team. What they got was completely different! We came out hard on Defence but struggled with their fast cuttin and huge break throws. It seemed like they could throw almost anything. The O Line were playing well though and kept us within striking distance. We battled for every disc and started to find turns. Hag was at the centre of a lot of the O points, often skying 2 or 3 Danes to catch a score or to assist. Brian and the handlers had a near perfect game, hardly turning over all game. Derryk's long throws, Niall and stokesy's tireless cutting - it was an unstoppable machine! Soon after the tought start was a distant memory and the game became a dogfight. 5-2 to 7-7 to 9-7 Denmark and halftime. We regrouped and refocused - it was clear the game was there for the winning. Denmark came out strong in the second half and went 14-12 up, but were never able to get away. The D Line started motoring too, getting big blocks and converting them quickly. All of a sudden it was 16-15 Denmark and then the D line scored again, 16-16. Denmark replied using their aerial stength - 17-16 to the Danes.

The next point was vital. The O line came on and inevitably scored! Another D Line point and another turn and score. 18-17 to us. Soon we had posession again, thanks to a spectacular layout D from Ferg, but it wasnt to be. They scored for the game to 18-18 with the Hard Cap game to 19. The O line calmly converted to make the biggest upset a reality! Cue wild celebrations!!



It was a much tougher day for the Women who lost a close game to the Swedes at 9am. It was always winnable but the superior disc skills of the tall blondes (not stereotyping - honest!) won out - 17-14 I think. Next up were GB who had beaten every team they'd played thus far, only Germany managed to get double figures against them. 17-4 was the score, but an encouraging fight of a display.





WOMEN - Next Up - Latvia @ 9am (AGAIN!) tomorrow, then a new group.
OPEN - Next up - France at 11am, Sweden @ 5pm tomorrow.

All to play for!