SCOTLAND v ENGLAND FOR HOME
INTERNATIONALS TITLE

It's Scotland v England for the title at Co Louth Golf Club, Ireland on Friday.
Scotland, seeking to win the home internationals championship for a third year in a row, produced another stirring performance to edge an 8-7 victory over Wales.
England also moved up to the 1 1/2pt mark by beating Ireland 8 1/2-6 1/2.
The Scots took the foursomes 3 1/2-1 1/2 from Wales who closed the gap by winning three of the top afternoon singles.
But victories from Scott Henry - hitting form at the best time of the season as far as Scotland are concerned, James Byrne, Callum Macaulay and Wallace Booth boosted Scotland to the 7 1/2pt mark with one match still to finish.
It looked as if Scotland might have to settle for a draw for the second day in a row as Kevin McAlpine was one down on the 18th tee to Jamie Howie. However, the Alyth man, holder of the Scottish open amateur stroke-play title, won the last hole to get the precious half-point for Scotland to win 8-7.
Scotland beat England in the play-off for third place at the European men's amateur team championship at Western Gailes a couple of months ago.

Thursday's results:

SCOTLAND 8, WALES 7
Foursomes (3 1/2-1 1/2)
Kevin McAlpine & James Byrne lost to Nigel Edwards & Rhys Enoch.
Glenn Campbell & Paul O'Hara bt Craig Evans & Ryan Thomas 1 hole.
Scott Henry & John Gallagher bt Llewellyn Matthews & Jamie Howie 2 and 1.
Callum Macaulay and Gavin Dear halved with Ben Westgate & Zac Gould.
Jonathan King & Wallace Booth bt Luke Thomas & Adam Runcie 3 and 2.

Singles (4 1/2-5 1/2)
Gallagher lost to Evans 1 hole.
Henry bt Matthews 1 hole.
Campbell lost to Edwards 3 and 1.
O'Hara lost to Gould 2 holes.
Byrne bt Thomas 1 hole.
King lost to Westgate 1 hole.
Macaulay bt Runcie 2 and 1.
Dear lost to Enoch 3 and 2.
Booth bt J Shufflebotham 7 and 6.
McAlpine halved with Howie.

ENGLAND 8 1/2, IRELAND 6 1/2
Foursomes (3-2)
Daniel Willett & Charlie Ford lost to Shane Lowry & Simon Ward 3 and 2.
Matthew Cryer & Ben Evans bt Paul Cutler & Niall Kearney 4 and 3.
Gary Wolstenholme & Ben Parker bt Paul O'Hanlon & Cian Curley 6 and 4.
Chris Wood & Sam Hutsby lost to Pat Murray & Joe Lyons 3 and 2.
Dale Whitenll & Gary Boyd bt Cian McNamara & Neil O'Briain 5 and 4.

Singles (5 1/2-4 1/2)
Willett lost to Lowry 2 and 1.
Evans bt Cutler 2 and 1.
Cryuer bt Curley 2 and 1.
Ford lost Murray 3 and 1.
Wolstenholme bt Lyons 3 and 1.
Parker halved with Ward.
Hutsby lost to Kearney 3 and 1.
Wood bt O'Hanlon 2 and 1.
Boyd lost to O'Briain.
Whitnell bt McNamara 2 and 1.

HOW THEY STAND

Scotland P2 W1 D1 L0 15 1/2-14 1/2 Pts 1 1/2
England P 2 W1 D1 L0 16-14 Pts 1 1/2
Wales P2 W0 D1 L1 14 1/2-15 1/2 Pts 1/2
Ireland P2 W0 D1 L1 14-16 Pts 1/2

Final matches
SCOTLAND v ENGLAND
IRELAND v WALES