The Malta team started their Europe Championship Festival commitments on a high yesterday following an 18-13 victory over Israel at Tal-Qroqq.

Malta underlined their supremacy from the initial stages of the match. Israel, however, hit back in the last quarter but Helga Turban's girls, backed by the vocal support of schoolchildren from the stands, held tight to preserve victory.

Today's matches: 8.45 a.m. Ireland vs Sweden; 10.15 a.m. Malta vs Gibraltar; 1.30 p.m. Ireland vs Gibraltar 2; 3 p.m. Malta vs Great Britain.

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