SCOTS GIRLS NOT IN CUP HUNT

Only Scotland don't have a chance of winning the Stroyan Cup on the last day of the Girls' Home Internationals at Radyr GC near Cardiff. They lost 5 1/2-3 1/2 to England, the defending champions, while Ireland and Wales played out an exciting 4 1/2-4 1/2 draw. England have 1 1/2pt, Wales and Ireland 1pt apiece and the Scots only half-a-point. On the last day it's Scotland v Ireland and England v Wales. The damage was done for the Scots when they lost all three morning foursomes to England. Give the Scots credit for fighting back and actually "winning" the singles but not by a big enough margin to wipe out the 3-0 lunchtime deficit. Scotland's singles winners were Ailsa Summers and Jess Meek - both Carnoustie Ladies members - and Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co). DAY 2 RESULTS Radyr GC, nr Cardiff ENGLAND 5 1/2, SCOTLAND 3 1/2 Foursomes - G Hall and G Cowley bt R Walker and L Whyte 2 and 1, A Ratcliffe and S Smart bt A Summers and C Young 4 and 2, E Mallett and B Townsend bt L Atkins and J Meek 2 and 1 (3-0). Singles - Hall bt Whyte 5 and 4, Mallett lost to Summeres 4 and 2, Cowley bt Atkins 4 and 2, O Winning lost to Meek 4 and 3, S Smart halved with Young, Ratcliffe lost to Walker 1 hole (2 1/2-3 1/2). IRELAND 4 1/2, WALES 4 1/2 Foursomes - C Ryan and M Doyle halved with N Greville and G Lewis, J Ross and J O'Driscoll lost to M Lockett and J Evans 2 holes, A Coyle Diez and O Mehaffey bt C Wiliams and E Griffiths 4 and 3 (1 1/2-1 1/2) Singles - J Carty lost to Williams 1 hole, N Ward lost to Lockett 3 and 2, Ross bt Lewis 2 and 1, Coyle Diez bt L Turner 7 and 6, Mehaffey bt Greville 2 holes, Ryan lost to Evans 2 and 1 (3-3) HOW THEY STAND England 1 1/2pt, Wales and Ireland 1pt, Scotland 1/2pt. FINAL MATCHES England v Wales, Ireland v Scotland. LATE NEWS Scottish Under-21 girls stroke-play champion Nicola Callander (Mill Green) is reinstated in the Scotland line-up after playing in only the foursomes on the first day. The other Scots' new cap, Eilidh Watson (Muckhart), who won her last three holes to get a square match against Wales, is also back in the last-day line-up after being "benched" alongwith Callander on Day 2. Meghan MacLaren finds a place in the England foursomes line-up against Wales after missing all of the Day 2 action. FOURSOMES PAIRINGS SCOTLAND v IRELAND Rachel Walker and Lauren Whyte v Jessica Carty and Niamh Ward Jess Meek and Nicola Callander v Mary Doyle and Jean O'Driscoll Clara Young and Eilidh Watson v Olivia Mehaffey and Ariana Coyle Diez WALES v ENGLAND Nia Greville and Georgia Lewis v Elizabeth Mallett and Meghan MacLaren Megan Lockett and Jess Evans v Amber Ratcliffe and Shelby Smart Chloe Williams and Ella Griffiths v Georgia Hall and Gabriella Cowley.