Day 3 of the World Wheelchair European Championship’s at the Principality Stadium – We kicked off the day with a mighty competition between Switzerland and Israel. What a fantastic game it was! Half-time showed a tight score of 23 – 18 to Switzerland. Both teams were as determined as ever to win, but Switzerland managed to keep their point lead – Winning with a final score of 50 – 46!
The second match showed the audience glued to their seats as the Czech Republic and Netherlands battled to take the win. The Netherlands showed up with their usual mighty wall of defence, and won the game with 66 points , leaving the Czech Republic with 34 points at the final whistle.
Game three started with remembrance of Bernard Lapasset. He was former president of French Rugby Federation, and Chair of World Wheelchair Rugby. WWR president Richard Allcroft lead a moving tribute, whereby the audience held an applause. Shortly after, we saw the clash between France and Germany, whereby Germany fought hard to beat the undisputed French champions. Overall, France won the match with a point score of France 63 – 39 Germany.
Then came the almighty clash between Wales V England in the long anticipated Celebrity Match, of course, taking place in the heart of Welsh Rugby – The Principality Stadium! Wales took the lead with the score of 7 to 2 with England at half time. During the second half, England fired up with fighting spirits to gain points against a strong Wales side. Despite England’s efforts, the game ended with a score of Wales 12 vs England 8.
Finally, our last game of the day ended with Great Britain vs Denmark – The much anticipated clash between two of the arguably strongest teams about! Great Britain and Denmark were equally matched, which displayed an outstanding performance overall. Both sides were strong and the audience were going wild, as they watched the two teams scoring turn by turn, leaving the the half time score at 29- 21 Denmark. As the wheels were burning and the atmosphere was buzzing, Great Britain took the lead and scored 52 points, leaving Denmark with a respectable 45.
As many of you will agree, Day 3 lived far past our expectations around excitement, support, and outstanding performances! We cannot wait to see what Day 4 has in store for us…
Day 3 Results
Match 9: Switzerland 50 vs Israel 46
Match 10: Czech Republic 34 vs Netherlands 66
Match 11: Germany 39 v France 63
Celebrity match: Wales 12 v England 8
Match 12: Great Britain 52 vs Denmark 45
Day four Schedule – Saturday 6th May
Match 13: NED V ISR – 09:00
Match 14: SUI v CZE – 13:00
Match 15: Semi-Final 1- GER V GBR – 15:45
Match 16: Semi- Final 2- FRA V DEN -18:00
Match 17: 5th Semi-Final 1st Runner up v 5th Semi-Final 2nd Runner up- 20:00
Where To Watch:
https://studio.youtube.com/video/Pcuh30raOpQ/livestreaming
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