The Welsh Dragons edged a tight, exciting men’s match against Singapore on day three of the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships in Perth after mounting a second half fight back.
Wales trailed 3-2 at halftime but had the lead heading into the last quarter. They managed to keep Singapore at bay for a 6-5 victory with Laxton getting a brace for the victors.
Scotland’s women met Singapore and lead throughout as the Northern Hemisphere team won 11-7 after leading 5-2 at halftime. Greer was Scotland’s top scorer with four.
England’s Men mounted an impressive challenge against current champions Canada but just missed out in a 6-5 thriller.
World Championship bronze medallists Canada was pushed all the way to beat England 11-8 in a crucial women’s game.
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Commonwealth Water Polo Championships, Challenge Stadium, Perth, results:
Day Three:
Men: Canada 7 (K Mitchell, I Lark 2, K Graham, N Miller, J Sayegh) New Zealand 7 (T Grace 3, R Claridge, C Broome, L Tijsen, J Venter), Wales 6 (A Holt, D Laxton 2, C Hinder, R Hopkins) Singapore 5 (A Lee 2, B Sim, K Wee, R Yip).
Women: Canada 12 (V Dionne 3, S Gardiner 2, T Campbell, A Braden, D Perrault, J Bekhazi, K Monton, C Robinson, A Dionne) New Zealand 6 (R McGuinness 2, E Cox, L Van Raalte, K Hudson, K Sumich), Scotland 11 (F Greer 4, C Connor 2, J McKay, C Burns, G Logan, K Matthews, L MacGregor) Singapore 7 (SL Tan 3, L Leng, L Tan, TC Chia, V Loh).
The squads are as follows:
England Men
1. Andy Crawford (Bristol) (GK)
2. Mark Banwell (Cheltenham)
3. Scott Carpenter (Lancaster)
4. Thomas Curwen (Lancaster)
5. Craig Figes (Bristol)
6. Richard Leighton (Rotherham)
7. Alex Parsonage (Strasburg/Cheltenham)
8. Adam Scholefield (Rotherham)
9. Edward Scott (Manchester) (GK)
10. Andrew Squires (Lancaster)
11. David Taylor (Cheltenham)
12. Matthew Thresher (Bristol)
13. Daniel Williams (Bristol)
England Women
1. Tara Smith (City of Sheffield) (GK)
2. Kate Lewis (City of Manchester)
3. Bernice Cowton (City of Sheffield)
4. Sarah Pimblett (City of Manchester)
5. Fiona McCaan (City of Liverpool)
6. Francis Leighton (City of Sheffield)
7. Angela Winstanley-Smith (Bordeaux, France)
8. Carol Mohan (City of Sheffield)
9. Aine Hoy (City of Manchester)
10. Hannah Wilde (City of Liverpool)
11. Chloe Wilcox (City of Sheffield)
12. Larissa Davies (City of Sheffield)
13. Rosie Morris (City of Liverpool)
Scotland Women
1 Lynne Baird
3 Fiona Greer
4 Julia MacKay
5 Cathy Burns
6 Jillian Connor
7 Caroline Connor
8 Gael Logan
9 Katie Matthews
10 Lucy MacGregor
11 Susan Johnstone
12 Lynn Ruddock
13 Sam Souter
Manager:Ken Fussell
Coach: Theo Bampouras
Chaperone: Jenny Connor
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