Nice Britain and Eire defeated the Continent of Europe to seal a primary Vagliano Trophy victory since 2005.

Following the Curtis Cup win over the US final September, the GB&I ladies once more held their nerve within the biennial match, successful 12½-11½ on the Royal Hague Golf & Nation Membership within the Netherlands.

Led by non-playing captain Maria Dunne, GB&I discovered themselves trailing by one heading into the singles with Europe claiming two early wins.

Nonetheless, the GB&I workforce fought again with the English trio of Endurance Rhodes, Nellie Ong and Isla McDonald-O’Brien all scoring wins earlier than Eire’s Aine Donegan and one other England participant, Sophia Fullbrook, took GB&I over the successful line in a outstanding end to assert a primary win in 20 years.

“It has been an unbelievable day,” stated Dunne.

“I stated to the workforce early this morning that I had a extremely good feeling about at the moment. They did the job within the foursomes, momentum went our method they usually simply fought. I advised them final night time ‘simply maintain preventing, maintain preventing for each single level or half level’ and that is precisely what they did.”

Rhodes, Donegan, Beth Coulter, Lottie Woad and Hannah Darling have been all a part of the workforce which gained the Curtis Cup and all performed their half as soon as once more.

Woad and Coulter misplaced to Paula Martin Sampedro and Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Coto respectively, however issues started to show GB&I’s method with Ong’s 6&5 victory, and McDonald-O’Brien edged out Camille Min-Gaultier 2&1 to drag the guests nearer, earlier than Rhodes delivered one other essential level with a two-hole overcome France’s Sara Brentcheneff.