Brun burns it up to lead   Spanish Challenge   EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS A blistering run of five birdies in six holes which produced a six-under-par score of 66 catapulted Julien Brun into the Challenge de España lead on Day Two at Izki Golf. Much like the opening day, the conditions were cold and windy in Urturi with all players being forced to battle the elements from dawn until dusk. But, for Frenchman Brun, a red-hot run of birdies in the middle of his round propelled him up the leaderboard and secured top spot at the halfway stage on nine under par 135. Overnight leader Cormac Sharvin teed it up in the first group of the day but after pulling away from the rest of the field in his opening round, the Northern Irishman found it trickier on Day Two. He posted a three over par 75 but still sits well within the mix going into the weekend, such was the pattern of scoring on a challenging day in northern Spain. Nicolai Von Dellingshausen, Oscar Lengden and Matt Ford all sit one shot behind second-placed Meronk on six under par, whilst Dutchman Wil Besseling is sixth on five under par. A group of five players – Cormac Sharvin, Niklas Lemke, Joel Sjöholm, Jack Senior and Gary Stal – share seventh position on four under par going into the weekend. Scores after round two: par 144 (2x72) 135 J Brun (Fra) 69 66 137 A Meronk (Pol) 67 70 138 N Von Dellingshausen (Ger) 67 71, M Ford (Eng) 71 67, O Lengden (Swe) 69 69 139 W Besseling (Ned) 69 70 140 J Sjöholm (Swe) 70 70, N Lemke (Swe) 71 69, C Sharvin (NIr) 65 75, G Stal (Fra) 71 69, J Senior (Eng) 70 70 141 L Nemecz (Aust)ria 73 68, N Johansson (Swe) 71 70, P Barjon (Fra) 70 71, C Braeunig (Ger) 69 72, R Sciot-Siegrist (Fra) 72 69, J Pastor (Spn) 68 73, R Enoch (Wales) 69 72, J Doherty (Sco) 73 68, R Langasque (Fra) 72 69, C Feldborg Nielsen (Swe) 71 70 142 J Quesne (Fra) 69 73, S Khan (Eng) 72 70, M Hoey (Nir) 71 71, J Maw (Eng) 74 68, J Huldahl (Denmark) 72 70, A Rozner (Fra) 70 72, E Goya (Arg) 69 73, N Geyger (Chile) 70 72, R McGee (Ire) 72 70, C Mivis (Belgium) 71 71, A Knappe (Ger) 73 69 143 P Mejow (Ger) 72 71, D Berna Manzanares (Spn) 72 71, P Angles (Spn 70 73, R Santos (Portugal) 71 72, R McGowan (Eng) 72 71, R Van West (Netherlands) 70 73, M Kim (Kor) 70 73, H Joannes (Bel) 75 68, B Parker (Eng) 75 68, R McEvoy (Eng) 73 70 144 B Virto (Spn) 71 73, V Perez (Fra) 72 72, P Maddy (Eng) 72 72, J Hansen (Denmark) 72 72, T Linard (Fra) 71 73, F Bergamaschi (Ita) 71 73, A Tadini (Ita) 74 70, D Boote (Wales) 71 73, A Chapman (Eng) 78 66, D Borda (Spn) 70 74, J Van Der Vaart (Netherlands) 75 69, M Galiano Aguilar (Spn) 71 73 145 M Haastrup (Denmark) 74 71, J Adams (Eng) 73 72, F Aguilar (Chile) 74 71, A Arnaus (Spn) 73 72, P Erofejeff (Finland) 70 75, M Gradecki (Poland) 70 75, B Hellgren (Swe) 73 72, E De La Riva (Spn) 76 69, R De Sousa (Switz) 72 73, S Tarrio Ben (Spn) 73 72, T Santos Silva (Portugal) 74 71, H Leon (Chile) 74 71, M Lundberg (Swe) 73 72, P Figueiredo (Portugal) 76 69, X Gorospe (Spn) (am) 73 72 146 E España (Fra) 74 72, B Eccles (Aus) 72 74, S Manley (Wales) 74 72, P Howard (Eng) 71 75, J Singh Brar (Eng) 71 75, M Fenasse (Fra) 74 72, J Sainz (Spn) 76 70, K Samooja (Finland) 72 74, N Møller (Den) 72 74, I Cantero Gutierrez (Spn) 76 70, Å Nilsson (Swe) 74 72, V Østerby (Denmark) 75 71, J Caldwell (NIre) 74 72, J Rutherford (Eng) 73 73, Ó Serna (Mexico) 76 70, J McDonald (Sco) 74 72, M Trappel (Austria) 72 74, J Girrbach (Switz) 71 75, A Garcia-Heredia (Spn) 73 73 147 T Tree (Eng) 72 75, J Sarasti (Spn) 74 73, S Gregory (Eng) 75 72, K Koivu (Finland) 76 71, B Stow (Eng) 71 76, V Riu (Fra) 75 72, C O'Rourke (Ire) 73 74, J Lando Casanova (Fra) 75 72, B Evans (Eng) 76 71, R Davies (Wales) 73 74 148 E Di Nitto (Ita) 69 79, A Wennstam (Swe) 76 72, J Davidson (Wales) 74 74, M Lampert (Ger) 72 76, S Henry (Sco) 72 76, R Roussel (Fra) 72 76, K Johannessen (Nor) 73 75 149 S Garcia Rodriguez (Spn) 73 76, A Velasco (Spn) 77 72, S Matus (Czech) 77 72, E Cuartero Blanco (Spn) 71 78, D Foos (Ger) 76 73, B Ritthammer (Ger) 77 72, S Einhaus (Ger) 79 70, J Segurola (Spn) 76 73, A Plant (Eng) 75 74, M Ovesen (Denmark) 78 71, K Hesbois (Belgium) 73 76, C Koerbler (Austria) 76 73, R Hjelm (Denmarl) 76 73 150 P Valasek (Slovakia) 75 75, E Ferguson (Sco) 77 73, T Murray (Eng) 77 73, D Perrier (Fra) 77 73, F Laporta (Ita) 71 79, D Stewart (Sco) 76 74, C Doak (Sco) 76 74, 151 L Van Meijel (Netherlands) 77 74, M Iten (Switz) 73 78, G Migliozzi (Ita) 76 75, A Boasson (Iceland) 75 76 152 U Coussaud (Fra) 78 74, C Del Moral (Spn) 76 76, N Marsh (Eng) 75 77, J Munro (Australia) 78 74, J Arnoy (Norway) 79 73 153 D Van Driel (Netherlands) 79 74, K McClatchie (SAf 78 75, J Hilleard (Eng) 76 77, M Ludwig (Austria) 76 77, J Marin (Spn7 76, O Stark (Swe) 78 75  154 J Galbraith (NIre) 76 78, J Carlota (Portugal) 73 81, D Huizing (Netherlands) 75 79, B Hafthorsson (Iceland) 75 79, F Maccario (Ita) 77 77, G King (Eng) 76 78 155 M Søgaard (Denmark) 77 78, B Karatas (Turkey) 75 80 157 A Altuntas (Turkey) 77 80 158 L Robinson (Eng) 79 79 160 J Carlsson (Swe) 78 82  161 L Ruuska (Fin) 84 77 162 J Cafourek (Czech) 80 82 ** S Dyson (Eng) 75 RT, M Schmitt (Ger) 80 WD, D Law (Sco) 73 retired

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