| This page contains details of any international
matches or competitions contested by RINIWA teams. RINIWA teams normally
compete as "Ireland" and draw players from both the Republic of Ireland
and Northern Ireland. An exception to this is the
Celtic Championship where we field
seperate teams.
[2005 Results] [2004 Results] [2003
Results] [2002 Results] [2001
Results]
2005
Final positions in the International Team Challenge 2005, Ghent, Belgium on the 8th-9th of September.
| Position |
Team/Country |
Score (tiebreak) |
| 1 |
Great Britain |
32 (870) |
| 2 |
Greece |
32 (733) |
| 3 |
Italy |
29 |
| 4 |
France |
26 (809) |
| 5 |
Ireland (Aynsley-Brennan-Moran-Houston) |
26 (636) |
| 6 |
The Netherlands |
21 (678) |
| 7 |
United States of America |
21 (593) |
| 8 |
Belgium |
21 (492) |
| 9 |
Spain |
20 |
| 10 |
Portugal |
18 (612) |
| 11 |
New Zealand |
18 (414) |
| 12 |
Switzerland |
17 |
| 13 |
Germany |
15 |
| 14 |
Finland |
13 |
2004
Final positions in the International Team Challenge
2004, Ghent, Belgium on the 4th-5th of September.
| Position |
Team/Country |
Score (tiebreak) |
| 1 |
GB 1 (Briggs-McNeil-Hall-Shaw) |
33 (866) |
| 2 |
Greece |
31 (755) |
| 3 |
Belgium |
30 (834) |
| 4 |
Ireland
(Brennan-Aynsley-Taylor-Houston) |
26 (799) |
| 5 |
Italy 1 |
26 (696) |
| 6 |
The Netherlands |
25 (633) |
| 7 |
France 2 |
24 (712) |
| 8 |
Spain |
24 (688) |
| 9 |
Germany |
23 (702) |
| 10 |
New Zealand
(Madigan-Morgan-Hammond-Malthus) |
23 (688) |
| 11 |
France 1 |
22 (675) |
| 12 |
Portugal |
19 (655) |
| 13 |
GB 2 |
17 (581) |
| 14 |
USA |
15 (580) |
| 15 |
Switzerland |
13 (521) |
| 16 |
Finland |
8 (289) |
2003
Final positions in the International Team Challenge
2003, Grandson, Switzerland on the 13th-14th of September. The results
of the individual games are shown below.
| Position |
Team/Country |
Score (tiebreak) |
| 1 |
France
1 (Daubagnan-Grenon-Sciangula-Seberac) |
31 (785) |
| 2 |
France 2
(Bodelle-Brock-Colin-Dader) |
25 (746) |
| 3 |
UK (Briggs-McNeil-Naylor-Porter) |
25 (720) |
| 4 |
Ireland
(Aynsley-Houston-Moran-Taylor) |
25 (714) |
| 5 |
Belgium (De Neve-Denorme-Guillaume-Meyers) |
24 (482) |
| 6 |
Italy 1
(Fogazza-Martellacci-Paglianti-Paulatto) |
23 (723) |
| 7 |
Italy 2
(Begovic-Johnston-Salvaderi-Scipioni) |
23 (680) |
| 8 |
Australia
(Kroonenburg-McLennan-Mumford-Watson) |
23 (635) |
| 9 |
Germany (Beissel-Biallas - Uhl-Fox-Kunze) |
22 (679) |
| 10 |
Spain (Codina-Morillas-Ruiz-Sanchez) |
22 (569) |
| 11 |
The Netherlands
(Hiddema-Nooteboom-Plaggemars-Verweij) |
21 (641) |
| 12 |
Greece
(Haratsis-Linardos-Papadopoulos-Pesmatzoglou) |
20 (456) |
| 13 |
New Zealand
(Madigan-Malthus-Morgan-O'Hagan) |
17 (540) |
| 14 |
Portugal (Branco-Brazette-Quinta-Sousa) |
17 (467) |
| 15 |
Norway
(Johansson-Ørlyng-Orten-Sturlason) |
12 (505) |
| 16 |
Switzerland
(Arni-Bovet-Restelli-Spinnler) |
12 (347) |
Ireland vs France 1, round 4 at
The International Team Challenge 2003, Grandson, Switzerland on the 8th of
September. Grandson 3-2-1 scoring was
used. Richard
Aynsley was team captain.
IRELAND |
V |
FRANCE 1 |
| David Houstan |
Ugaritic |
1/18 |
v |
2/42 |
Christophe Sciangula |
Early Achaemenid Persian |
| Richard Aynsley |
Tamil Indian - Chola Empire |
1/19 |
v |
2/46 |
Guy Daubagnan |
Fanatic Berber |
| Alex Moran |
Central Asian Turkish |
1/21 |
v |
1/37 |
Arnaud Grenon |
Khitan-Liao |
| David Taylor |
Sassanid Persian |
0/38 |
v |
2/48 |
Philippe Serberac |
Makkan Dilmun, Saba, Ma'in and
Qataban |
TOTAL |
4
(75) |
v |
7
(173) |
|
Ireland vs Norway, round 3 at
The International Team Challenge 2003, Grandson, Switzerland on the 8th of
September. Grandson 3-2-1 scoring was
used. Richard
Aynsley was team captain.
IRELAND |
V |
NORWAY |
| David Houstan |
Ugaritic |
3/62 |
v |
0/38 |
Espen Sturlason |
Lydian |
| Richard Aynsley |
Tamil Indian - Chola Empire |
3/88 |
v |
0/12 |
Andreas Ørlyng |
Early Hungarian |
| Alex Moran |
Central Asian Turkish |
3/82 |
v |
0/18 |
Arnstein Orten |
LPIA |
| David Taylor |
Sassanid Persian |
3/93 |
v |
0/07 |
Greger Johansson |
LIR |
TOTAL |
12
(325) |
v |
0
(75) |
|
Ireland vs The Netherlands, round
2 at The International Team Challenge 2003, Grandson, Switzerland
on the 8th of September. Grandson 3-2-1 scoring was
used. Richard
Aynsley was team captain.
IRELAND |
V |
FRANCE 2 |
| David Houstan |
Ugaritic |
0/22 |
v |
3/78 |
Herman Hiddema |
Lydian |
| Richard Aynsley |
Tamil Indian - Chola Empire |
3/89 |
v |
0/11 |
Eltjo Verweij |
Feudal Spanish |
| Alex Moran |
Central Asian Turkish |
0/09 |
v |
3/91 |
Jan Chris Plaggemars |
Dynastic Bedouin |
| David Taylor |
Sassanid Persian |
3/96 |
v |
0/04 |
Urias Nooteboom |
Northern & Southern
Dynasties
Chinese |
TOTAL |
6
(216) |
v |
6
(184) |
|
Ireland vs France 2, round 1 at
The International Team Challenge 2003, Grandson, Switzerland on the 8th of
September. Grandson 3-2-1 scoring was
used. Richard
Aynsley was team captain.
IRELAND |
V |
NETHERLANDS |
| David Houstan |
Ugaritic |
1/12 |
v |
1/09 |
Lionel Colin |
Ugaritic |
| Richard Aynsley |
Tamil Indian - Chola Empire |
2/47 |
v |
1/22 |
Jérôme Bodelle |
Scots Common Army |
| Alex Moran |
Central Asian Turkish |
0/02 |
v |
3/98 |
Franck Brock |
Carolingian Frankish |
| David Taylor |
Sassanid Persian |
0/37 |
v |
3/63 |
Olivier Dader |
Kimmerian, Skythian or Early Hu |
TOTAL |
3
(98) |
v |
8
(192) |
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Final positions in the Celtic Cup 2003 (held as
part of the Celtic Championship), Dublin, Ireland on the 5th-6th
of April. In this event both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
fielded seperate teams. Scores were based on the sum of team-members'
scores in the individual competition.
1. Republic of Ireland (RINIWA) - Richard Aynsley,
Tony Walsh, Alex Moran (1314pts)
2. Scotland (BHGS) - Hunter Hope, John Munro, John Robertson
(1213pts)
3. Northern Ireland (RINIWA) - David Houston, David Taylor,
Charlie Dickinson (992pts)
2002
Final positions in the International Team Challenge
2002, Grandson, Switzerland on the 7th-8th of September. The results
of the individual games are shown below.
| Position |
Team/Country |
Score (tiebreak) |
| 1 |
Italy 1 |
38 (973) |
| 2 |
France 1 |
31 (864) |
| 3 |
UK 1 |
27 (763) |
| 4 |
New Zealand |
26 (798) |
| 5 |
France 2 |
25 (644) |
| 6 |
Italy 2 |
24 (562) |
| 7 |
Germany 1 |
23 (675) |
| 8 |
UK 2 |
23 (494) |
| 9 |
Greece |
22 (387) |
| 10 |
Ireland |
20 (576) |
| 11 |
The Netherlands |
20 (508) |
| 12 |
Spain |
18 (628) |
| 13 |
Belgium |
18 (440) |
| 14 |
Australia |
17 (497) |
| 15 |
Germany 2 |
13 (498) |
| 16 |
Switzerland |
4 (141) |
Ireland vs Italy 1, round 4 at The
International Team Challenge 2002, Grandson, Switzerland on the 8th of September.
Grandson 3-2-1 scoring was used. David Houstan was team
captain.
IRELAND |
V |
ITALY 1 |
| David Houstan |
Lydian |
0/14 |
v |
3/86 |
Fabrizio Fogazza |
Lydian |
| Tony Walsh |
Hsuing-Nu |
0/33 |
v |
3/67 |
Paulo Paglianti |
Northern & Southern Dynasties
Chinese |
| Alex Moran |
Central Asian City-States |
0/02 |
v |
3/98 |
Lorenzo Mele |
Early Byzantine |
| Richard Aynsley |
Chola Empire |
0/38 |
v |
3/62 |
M. Martellacci |
Early Samurai |
TOTAL |
0 |
v |
12 |
|
Ireland vs France 2, round 3 at The
International Team Challenge 2002, Grandson, Switzerland on the 8th of September.
Grandson 3-2-1 scoring was used. David Houstan was team
captain.
IRELAND |
V |
FRANCE 2 |
| David Houstan |
Lydian |
1/13 |
v |
1/04 |
Guy Daubagnan |
Early Libyan |
| Tony Walsh |
Hsuing-Nu |
1/08 |
v |
1/08 |
Jerome Bodelle |
Alexandrian Imperial |
| Alex Moran |
Central Asian City-States |
1/14 |
v |
2/40 |
Oliver Nicolas |
Carolingian Frank |
| Richard Aynsley |
Chola Empire |
3/100 |
v |
0/00 |
Pierre Arnaud Demaret |
Romanian Frank |
TOTAL |
6 |
v |
4 |
|
Ireland vs United Kingdom 2, round
2 at The International Team Challenge 2002, Grandson, Switzerland
on the 7th of September. Grandson 3-2-1 scoring was used. David Houstan
was team captain.
IRELAND |
V |
UK 2 |
| David Houstan |
Lydian |
1/17 |
v |
1/07 |
Paul Brandon |
Ugaritic |
| Tony Walsh |
Hsuing-Nu |
2/43 |
v |
1/08 |
Dave Handley |
Late Imperial Roman |
| Alex Moran |
Central Asian City-States |
1/10 |
v |
1/21 |
Alan Cutner |
Later Pre-Islamic Arab |
| Richard Aynsley |
Chola Empire |
3/97 |
v |
0/3 |
Tim Porter |
Lithuanian |
TOTAL |
7 |
v |
4 |
|
Ireland vs Spain, round 1 at The
International Team Challenge 2002, Grandson, Switzerland on the 7th of September.
Grandson 3-2-1 scoring was used. David Houstan was team captain.
IRELAND |
V |
SPAIN |
| David Houstan |
Lydian |
0/14 |
v |
3/86 |
Fernando de Hita |
Lydian |
| Tony Walsh |
Hsuing-Nu |
3/76 |
v |
0/24 |
Rafel Tortosa |
Late Imperial Roman |
| Alex Moran |
Central Asian City-States |
3/52 |
v |
0/48 |
Pedro Jose Sanchez |
Abbasid Arab |
| Richard Aynsley |
Chola Empire |
1/36 |
v |
1/25 |
Xavier Codina |
Medieval Vietnamese |
TOTAL |
7 |
v |
4 |
|
Ireland vs New Zealand Barbarians Friendly
at 2002 UK Nationals (Britcon) in Loughboragh, England on the 16th of
August 2002. Standard 0-10 scoring was used.
NEW ZEALAND |
V |
IRELAND |
| Jer Morgan |
Massagetae |
10 |
v |
0 |
Richard Aynsley |
Chola Empire |
| Angus Osbourne |
Hunnic |
5 |
v |
5 |
Rick McCammon |
Early Libyan |
| Dave Madigan |
Later
Hungarian |
1 |
v |
9 |
David Houstan |
Sassanid
Persian |
| Paul O'Hagan |
Kommenean
Byzantine |
5 |
v |
5 |
Rob Brennan |
Graeco-Bactrian |
TOTAL |
21 |
v |
19 |
|
2001
Ireland vs New Zealand Test Match at 2001 IWF
Individual World Championships in Epsom, England on the 6th of April 2001.
Note that this match took place before RINIWA was founded and was based on
an informally agreed team of the Irish and Northern Irish players present
at Epsom. BHGS 0-32 scoring was used.
NEW ZEALAND |
V |
IRELAND |
| Nick Farrell |
Galatian |
1 |
v |
31 |
Dave Rose |
Late Imperial Roman |
| Angus Osbourne |
Hunnic |
3 |
v |
29 |
Rick McCammon |
Early Libyan |
| Dave Madigan |
Early Samurai |
13 |
v |
19 |
Rob Brennan |
Seljuq Turk |
| Steve Ladanyi |
Ottoman |
10 |
v |
22 |
Andy Dollman |
Graeco-Indian |
TOTAL |
27 |
v |
101 |
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