Ireland and Scotland go clear on
a wintry day in south-east Spain

It looks like an Ireland v Scotland fight for the PGAs of Europe international team championship at the Roda course, Murcia in south-east Spain.
At the halfway stage, the Irish lead at seven-under-par 281 by three strokes from the Scots from the Tartan Tour.
Sam Cairns from Colville Park had one of the best scores - a three-under-par 69 - on a very cold, windy even wintry day. He was backed up by Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs) with a 71. That gave the Scots a second-round score of 140, which enabled them to shave a shot off Ireland's overnight lead.
Scotland's non-counting score under the best two from three format came from Gordon Law (Uphall).
Robert Giles with a 69 and Eamon Brady with a 72 were the Irish scores.
Scotland are nine strokes clear of the joint third-best Wales and Holland.
Ben Collier from Callander, the 1990 Scottish boys' match-play champion, had a one-under-par 71, to help Holland climb up into a share of third place.
Another Scot, Steven Hubner, is a member of the United Arab Emirates team.

LEADERBOARD
Par 288 (4 x 72)
281 Ireland 140 141 (Robert Giles 69, Eamon Brady 72).
284 Scotland 144 140 (Sam Cairns 69, Robert Arnott 71).
293 Holland 146 147, Wales 145 148.
294 Germany 150 144 .
295 England 144 151
298 Belgium 151 147, Austria 152 146.
300 Sweden 153 147.
301 Switzerland 149 152
302 Spain 152 150, Norway 155 147, South Africa 148 154, Finland 153 149, Slovenia 151 151.
303 United Arab Emirates 150 153, Bulgaria 148 155.
306 Denmark 154 152
308 Czech Republic 150 158.
313 Poland 156 157.
315 Luxembourg 160 155
318 Slovakia 155 163
327 Croatia 165 162