The Malta junior team are through to the final of the EU 8 Nations Tournament after easing past Ireland 16-5 in the semi-finals, in Brno, yesterday.

The match was balanced in the opening two sessions, with Karl Izzo’s boys opening a 7-4 lead at the interval.

However, the Maltese seized the initiative in the latter sessions when they scored nine times against the Irish’s only goal to seal a comfortable victory.

Today, Malta will play in the gold medal final against the winners of the other semi-final bet-ween Austria and Poland.

Yesterday, Malta had ended their group commitments in style after brushing aside Scotland 30-1 to finish top of Group B.

Summaries

Malta 30
Scotland 1

(6-0, 10-0, 7-0, 7-1)

Scorers: B. Plumpton 8; I. Riolo 4; K. Navarro 4; M. Azzopardi 3; D. Fenech 3; D. Zammit 2; L. Calleja 2; J. Zerafa Gregory 2; J. Sciberras, J. Abela.

Malta 16
Ireland 5

(2-2, 5-2, 3-1, 6-0)

Scorers: B. Plumpton 6; J. Galea 5; M. Manara 2; D. Zammit 2; K. Navarro.

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