International Challenge Trophy draw pairs Lions with Belgium.
Paul Fairclough’s England C side has been given the opportunity to gain revenge over Belgium for their defeat in the International Challenge Trophy Final in 2009, after being paired with them in the semi final of the 2009-11 Tournament.
The draw was made on Wednesday afternoon in Italy, following the Italians' easy 4-1 victory over the holders which saw them qualify as Group A winners together with England and Portugal, who topped Groups B and C respectively. The were joined in the semi-final by Belgium as the best second placed team.
The DrawEngland v Belgium
Italy v Portugal
Ties have to be played before 31 March 2011
The team were given a further boost when the came out of the hat first to host the Final, should they make it through the semis.
Details of the fixture will be confirmed at a later date.