Scots find it tough going in Italy
The under 18 men went down 4-1 to Austria and the under 18 women lost their opening pool encounter against Belgium 3-0.
For Scotland u18 men — which includes Clydesdale stars Aidan Black, Gregor Hirst, Peter Baldwin, Scott Lindsay and Stewart Coghlan — it was their second pool match in the u18 Nations Championships in Cernusco, Italy.
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In their opening match, Scotland started their bid for promotion with a convincing 3-0 win over hosts Italy.
Meanwhile, in the opening game in Utrecht, Scotland`s u18 women went down 3-0 to a well drilled Belgian side. The side features former Hutchesons’ Grammar school trio Kirsten McIntosh, Heather Lang and Lucy Lanigan, as well as Craigholme duo Heather Howie and Bethan Mann.