ENGLAND EDGE CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH KIWIS
England emerged 8-7 victors over New Zealand on day four
of the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships in Perth to continue
the men's impressive results and grab third spot in the table
from the Kiwis.
The young English squad built on the previous day's exciting
action, when they were narrowly beaten by Champions Canada
6-5, and this time edged the New Zealand side by a single
goal.
The Kiwis started slowly and their coach, annoyed with the
performance, gained a yellow card early and then a red card
when he allegedly wasted time with his substitutions two minutes
before the end.
England finished the match strongly and top scorer was Lancaster's
Thomas Curwen with a brace.
The women's match between England and New Zealand also proved
to be a classic with the Kiwis leaving it late to pull away
for an 8-5 victory.
Buoyed by yesterday's close encounter with World Championship
bronze medallists Canada, which the Maple Leafs eventually
won 11-8, England showed real purpose once again to push the
Kiwis all of the way.
New Zealand led 2-1 at the quarter while the sides were tied
2-2 at halftime. The Kiwis held a 4-3 edge after the third
period and went 5-3 ahead before England struck back to level
the game. The Southern Hemisphere side pulled away at the
end to win 8-5.
The Aussie Sharks men demolished Wales 24-0 and the women
crushed Scotland 32-0, one goal short of the Commonwealth
record.
Commonwealth Water Polo Championships, Challenge
Stadium, Perth, results: Day Four:
Men: Australia 24 (P Figlioli 5, T Franklin,
P Tresise, C Hoad, T Neesham, J Beadsworth 3, T Whalan, T
Cleland 2) Wales 0; England 8 (C Figes, T Curwen 2, M Thresher,
M Banwell, D Williams, D Taylor) New Zealand 7 (R Claridge,
L Tijsen 3, N Grieve).
Women: Australia 32 (M Rippon 5, G Beadsworth,
G Hadley, F Hammond 4, S Fraser, J Santoromito, E Douglass,
Y Balla-Gow 3, M Santoromito 2, S Smith) Scotland 0; New Zealand
8 (A Sieprath 4, E Cox, R McGuinness, K Hudson, L Smith) England
5 (K Lewis, C Bardecki, C Mohan, A Winstanley-Smith, L Davies).
The squads are as follows:
England Men's Team
1. Andy Crawford (Bristol) (GK)
2. Mark Banwell (Cheltenham)
3. Scott Carpenter (Lancaster)
4. Thomas Curwen (Lancaster)
5. Craig Figes (Bristol)
6. Richard Leighton (Rotherham)
7. Alex Parsonage (Strasburg/Cheltenham)
8. Adam Scholefield (Rotherham)
9. Edward Scott (Manchester) (GK)
10. Andrew Squires (Lancaster)
11. David Taylor (Cheltenham)
12. Matthew Thresher (Bristol)
13. Daniel Williams (Bristol)
England Women's Team
1. Tara Smith (City of Sheffield) (GK)
2. Kate Lewis (City of Manchester)
3. Bernice Cowton (City of Sheffield)
4. Sarah Pimblett (City of Manchester)
5. Fiona McCaan (City of Liverpool)
6. Francis Leighton (City of Sheffield)
7. Angela Winstanley-Smith (Bordeaux, France)
8. Carol Mohan (City of Sheffield)
9. Aine Hoy (City of Manchester)
10. Hannah Wilde (City of Liverpool)
11. Chloe Wilcox (City of Sheffield)
12. Larissa Davies (City of Sheffield)
13. Rosie Morris (City of Liverpool)
Scotland has also announced its women's squad for
the Commonwealth Championships.
The squad is as follows:
1 Lynne Baird
3 Fiona Greer
4 Julia MacKay
5 Cathy Burns
6 Jillian Connor
7 Caroline Connor
8 Gael Logan
9 Katie Matthews
10 Lucy MacGregor
11 Susan Johnstone
12 Lynn Ruddock
13 Sam Souter
Manager:Ken Fussell
Coach: Theo Bampouras
Chaperone: Jenny Connor
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