10 degrees difference in temperature and a small amount of rain greeted the 36 teams who qualified for the second stage of the national Scramble on Sunday morning. Promptly at 9.30am 36 teams split between Castletown and Navan courses started on the next step to making the final 18 holes which takes place at 2.00pm in the Navan course.

Leaders Riverdale C with a two stroke lead are looking good provided they can maintain their rate of scoring but as with all scramble competitions the result could be as changeable as the weather.