However a USA Senior Team of any shape is going to be no pushover as USA Senior Trials often start with up to 20 teams of hardened bridge veterans. All of whom who would play at least 1 if not all 3 of US Nationals every year.
So the expected result happened and USA2 slowly ground Ireland to a loss.
The match was fairly close but Irelands final chance disappeared when a 3NT slipped through swinging about 14 imps.
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Meanwhile here in Ireland we had the Mixed Pairs/Teams Weekend.
The Spiro Cup Mixed Pairs was topped by Rita O'Neill and Brendan Martin from Wicklow
followed by Seamus Costello and Deirdre Tuckey from the far North of Dublin
with perennial contenders Carol Ann Cummins and John Noonan also from Wicklow in 3rd
Sean O'Lubaigh had a tough day but got through it
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In the Duais 2015(Thats the Presidents Prize) Cian Holland and Mary Finn held off 133 other pairs to emerge victorious after 3 gruelling sessions .. The emerging intermediate pair of Jeannie Fitzgerald and Emer Joyce languished in 50th place 1122 matchpoints behind the winners. The well known tennis player Malcolm Swan finished in 9th place. Not bad for a chap with goofy glasses and partnered Stephen Barr.
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Meanwhile Drogheda Congress presumably ran its annual bridge extravaganza superbly as normal
MacCormac and McMaugh led early on before losing strength and being passed out by Marcin and Wojech.
McMaugh and MacCormac bounced back to take the Congress Teams on the Sunday carried by the incredible BJ O'Brien. and the well known Dublin bridge teacher Ranald Milne
If you want to improve your game .. Google Ranald Milne and surely something will pop up.
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