BRAVE ENGLAND FACE BRONZE MEDAL PLAY-OFF
England women almost caused an upset in their Commonwealth
Water Polo Championship semi-final against hosts and reigning
champions Australia in Perth.
Earlier in the week, Australia won the encounter between
the two 16-2, so the improvement today by England, due to
a change of tactics and heavy pressure, worried the Aussies
who eventually won 12-5.
England will now face New Zealand in a play-off for the bronze
medal tomorrow after the Kiwis went down 18-7 in their semi-final
to World Championship bronze medallists Canada.
The Canadian men's team earned a repeat shot at the tile
with a bulldozing 18-7 victory over New Zealand while Australia
overcame some early stout resistance from South Africa for
an 18-8 win in the men's event.
In the play-offs for fifth place, England men beat Wales
16-1 and South Africa women defeated Scotland 12-5.
Commonwealth Water Polo Championships, Challenge
Stadium, Perth, results - Day Seven:
Men: Play-off for 5th & 6th: England
16 (C Figes 4, S Carpenter 3, M Banwell, T Curwen, D Williams
2, M Thresher, A Parsonage, A Scholefield) Wales 1 (A Holt).
Semi-finals: Canada 18 (A Feltham Noah Miller,
K Mitchell, T Marks, Nathaniel Miller 2, C Kudaba, S Palamarevic,
I Lark, J Sayegh) New Zealand 7 (L Tijsen 3, R Claridge, M
Payne, N Grieve, T Grace), Australia 18 (T Whalan 4, T Franklin,
T Neesham, S MacGregor 3, P Figlioli 2, A Richardson, R Maitland,
J Beadsworth) South Africa 8 (R Bell 4, P Le Roux 2, S Daley,
D Woods).
Women: Play-off for 5th & 6th: South
Africa 12 (S Harris 4, LA Keet, M Keet 3, R Brooker, K Speirs)
Scotland 5 (L MacGregor 3, F Greer, J Connor).
Semi-finals: Canada 9 (C Robinson, J Bekhazi,
K Monton 2, S Gardiner, V Dionne, W Genoway) New Zealand 7
(R McGuinness 3, K Hudson 2, A Logan, L Smith), Australia
12 (M Santoromito 3, G Hadley, Y Balla-Gow, M Rippon 2, S
Smith, F Hammond E Douglass) England 5 (C Mohan 2, K Lewis,
B Cowton, C Bardecki).
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