Ireland win Division 2 European Boys title
![Ireland win Division 2 European Boys title](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52780078e4b0782c048f31cb/1474157738087-PQDC4QGL5QK9H84JVVR1/ebtc-d2-2016-photo-zdenek-sluka-0017_29381059700_o-1.jpg)
Ireland were already guaranteed promotion make to Division One by winning their semi-final but they finished the job on Saturday, beating Slovakia 5.5-1.5 in the final of the European Boys’ Team Championship Division 2 in the Czech Republic.
The foursomes pairings of Joh Brady and Kevin LeBlanc and John Murphy and Mark Power both win comfortably before singles wins Hugh O’Hara, LeBlanc and Murphy and a half for John Fahy completed a comprehensive win.
Iceland beat Switzerland 6-1 to finish third.
European Boys’ Team Championship Division2 - Flight A
At Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
Ireland 5.5, Slovakia 1.5
Foursomes
- BRADY, John/LE BLANC, Kevin bt OLES, Richard/ ČERMAN, Matej 5&3
- MURPHY, John/POWER, Mark bt VIDA, Sebastian/ZEMAN, Matej 5&4
Singles
- O’HARE, Hugh bt ZUŠŤÁK, Lukáš 4&2
- POWER, Mark lost to MACH, Pavol 2&1
- LE BLANC, Kevin bt OLES, Richard 6&5
- FAHY, Alan Halved with ČERMAN, Matej
- MURPHY, John bt ZEMAN, Matej 5&4
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v2/namespaces/memberAccountAvatars/libraries/501a3f2484ae91e0497cd6d8/da8e9c88-04c5-45d6-a34d-29e2d724f186/Q8LwHqXh_400x400.jpg?format=300w)
Brian Keogh