Malta 1 yesterday started its defence of the title won in Riga, Latvia, last year, with a hard-won 10-8 victory over Belgium 1. The Malta team is composed of Alex Borg, Simon Zammit and Joe Grech.

Other results

Group A: Scotland 1-Malta 3 14-4; Germany-Israel 12-6.

Group B: Scotland-Holland 1 11-7; England-Iceland 14-4.

Seniors: Wales-Malta 1 15-3.