SATURDAY AFTERNOON COMPETITIONS 2024
Convenor: Noreen Thompson
Partner Secretary: Sue Solomons. An APP is available please contact Sue.
All members of the Rangiora Bridge Club are entitled to play bridge at the Club every Saturday afternoon of the Bridge Year. Members may either select their partners in accordance with the various competition rules in order to qualify, or alternatively, they may play with whomever they wish and not qualify.
SIX MATCH PAIRS
Five pairs competititions. (Thomas, Cherry, Pocock, Oxford and Grey), each with 6 rounds. 4 to qualify. All rounds in each competition with the same partner to qualify in each competition. If more than 4 rounds are played with the same partner, all rounds will be counted. A player must play with a different partner for each of the 5 competitions to qualify for the individual trophies. If you play more than one competition with the same partner and do not declare which competition you are entering on the competition sheets at the beginning of the year, your results from the first competitiion you play together will be counted.
TWO & THREE DAY MATCHES
Three competitions - Autumn Colours, Winter Blues and Spring Blossoms. Each competition to be played with the same partner. One substitution to be allowed in 3 day matches.
INDIVIDUAL
3 Rounds, 2 rounds to qualify, each round to be played with a different partner. If 3 Rounds are played, all will count except where one has been plyed with the same partner. In this case only the first round played with that partner will be counted.
HOLIDAY WALK-IN
Three non-competition days to start the year. No partnership requirements. Sort a partner and come and play.
JANUARY |
JULY |
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| 6 | Holiday Walk-In | 6 | Oxford Pairs 1 |
| 13 | Holiday Walk-In | 13 | Oxford Pairs 2 |
| 20 | Holiday Walk-In | 20 | Oxford Pairs 3 |
| 27 | Individual 1 | 27 | Oxford Pairs 4 |
FEBRUARY |
AUGUST |
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| 3 | Thomas Pairs 1 | 3 | Oxford Pairs 5 |
| 10 | Thomas Pairs 2 | 10 | Oxford Pairs 6 |
| 17 | Thomas Pairs 3 | 17 | Pocock Pairs 1 |
| 24 | Thomas Pairs 4 | 24 | Pocock Pairs 2 |
| 31 | Pocock Pairs 3 | ||
MARCH |
SEPTEMBER |
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| 2 | Thomas Pairs 5 | 7 | Spring Blossoms 1 |
| 9 | Thomas Pairs 6 | 14 | Spring Blossoms 2 |
| 16 |
Individual 2 |
21 | Spring Blossoms 3 |
| 23 | Individual 3 | 28 | Pocock Pairs 4 |
| 30 | Easter Holiday Pairs | ||
APRIL |
OCTOBER |
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| 6 | Autumn Colours | 5 | Pocock Pairs 5 |
| 13 | IAutumn Colours | 12 | Pocock Pairs 6 |
| 20 | Autumn Colours | 19 | Grey Pairs 1 |
| 27 | Cherry Pairs 1 | 26 | Labour Weekend Pairs |
MAY |
NOVEMBER |
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| 4 | Cherry Pairs 2 | 2 | Grey Pairs 2 |
| 11 | Cherry Pairs 3 | 9 | Grey Pairs 3 |
| 18 | Cherry Pairs 4 | 16 | Show Weekend Pairs |
| 25 | Cherry Pairs 5 | 23 | Grey Pairs 4 |
| 30 | Grey Pairs 5 | ||
| JUNE | DECEMBER | ||
| 1 | King's Birthday Pairs | 7 | Grey Pairs 6 |
| 8 | Cherry Pairs 6 | 14 | Christmas Open |
| 15 | Winter Blues 1 | ||
| 22 | Winter Blues 2 | ||
| 29 | Matariki Weekend Pairs | ||