Congratulations to Poland (Joanna Krawczyk, Marta Maj, Natalia Sakowska, Kamila Szczepanska, Kamila Wesolowska, Justyna Zmuda, npc Roman Krzemian), winners of the third European Girls Championship. The silver medallists are Netherlands ( Rosaline Barendregt, Astrid Dekker, Marleen van Gelder, Jamilla and Sigrid Spangenberg, npc Monique van de Sande, coach Maarten Schollaardt), while the bronze medal goes to Sweden (Emma Sjoberg, Sandra Rimstedt, Freja Andersson, Kristin Nedlich, coach Pia Andersson, npc Tobias Tornqvist).

Meanwhile, the Schools Championship got under way yesterday evening and the Juniors are about at the half-way point. In the Schools, Italy and Sweden began with 25-1 victories over Wales and France respectively. In the Juniors, Norway seem back on song, demolishing Belgium 25-1, while a 24-6 win over Denmark put Italy firmly in second ahead of Netherlands, Sweden, Poland and Russia.