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Team Cup: Day one pairings for Friday’s fourballs announced
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Team Cup: Day one pairings for Friday’s fourballs announced

Great Britain & Ireland Captain Justin Rose and Matt Wallace will take on Continental Europe’s French duo Matthieu Pavon and Romain Langasque in the first match of the Team Cup.

The three-day match play contest begins with five fourballs on Friday, starting at 11:05 local time at Abu Dhabi Golf Club, with Danish duo Rasmus Højgaard and Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen teaming up against Laurie Canter and Jordan Smith 15 minutes later.

Antoine Rozner and fellow Frenchman Julien Guerrier, a late replacement for Nicolai Højgaard due to illness, then go up against Tyrrell Hatton and Tom McKibbin.

Thorbjørn Olesen and Niklas Nørgaard will square off against Matthew Jordan and Paul Waring in match four.

Continental Europe skipper Francesco Molinari will play alongside fellow Italian Matteo Manassero in the anchor match against Tommy Fleetwood and Aaron Rai at 12:05.

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Friday Fourballs (all times local, GMT+4)

11:05 | Matthieu Pavon & Romain Langasque vs Justin Rose & Matt Wallace

11:20 | Rasmus Højgaard & Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen vs Jordan Smith & Laurie Canter

11:35 | Antoine Rozner & Julien Guerrier vs Tyrrell Hatton & Tom McKibbin

11:50 | Thorbjørn Olesen & Niklas Nørgaard vs Matthew Jordan & Paul Waring

12:05 | Francesco Molinari & Matteo Manassero vs Tommy Fleetwood & Aaron Rai

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