Italy had another good day in the Junior Series, taking a maximum against Austria then winning 18-12 against early leaders Norway. Netherlands, however, had a good win over France and crept a point closer in second place. The battle for the qualifying places for next year’s World Championships is hotting up. Italy leads with 338 VPs, from Netherlands 328.5, Poland 311, Germany 308, Norway 298, Russia 291.5, Denmark 285, France 283, England 272.

Poland is looking very good for the Schools Championship. Though the Poles lost the morning match 10-20 toTurkey, perhaps the performance of the day from the Turks, 25 against Wales and 23 against Israel left them with a comfortable lead. Poland leads with 205 VPs, from England on 176, Sweden 175, Norway 172, France 170, Bulgaria 166.5, and Germany 158.5.