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Mouat impressed as ‘pretty relentless’ curlers bounce back against Norway
Great Britain's Bruce Mouat, Hammy McMillan, Bobby Lammie and Grant Hardie
From Barry McGuigan and Carl Frampton to Tyrone McKenna and Lewis Crocker, the city’s fighters carry a complex history into the ring, writes JOHN WIGHT
BRUCE MOUAT’S curling team bounced back from a disappointing start today to sink in-form Norway and send a statement of intent on the third day of the round-robin competition in Beijing.
Despite a tight 9-7 loss to the United States in the morning session, Great Britain looked on top form in the evening session as they swept aside the Norwegians 8-3.
Mouat, whose team now have Saturday off before returning for a double-header on Sunday, said: “They are a really good side but we’re playing really well and that was clinical, and it was important to bounce back from the defeat to the USA.
Veteran back-rower steps in as England’s third captain of the tournament to take on Australia