Please see the attached Rubber Bridge Poster for this year's knock-out rubber competiton. Entries will remain open until 30-April earliest. A draw will be published by organiser Nick Whitten about then

It would be great to see a mighty host of pairs entering to make a grand regional competition, The winners go forward to compete in the final against the winners of other regions at Congress in November. Generous cash prizes thanks to the Dan Gifford trust

Alan DickIt has always been my intention to step down from the Chair on the WBRC – and other organisations – once I attained a certain age. I believe that to carry on would be detrimental to the Committee, the game and the programs or activities that are needed to achieve the purpose of the Committee. There would also be the danger of group think and no new ideas.

We have made huge strides in the Region with the Directors and Scorers fora. We have changed the way teams are selected for the Regional finals – also always meeting NZB changes and needs on the way. The Mini Moos have been revived under the new name PIPS. Not all of these changes have met unqualified support but in general the clubs have supported these initiatives very well and we now have more resources to call on for various tasks – especially at the qualified Director level.

The Intermediate League eighth and final leg was held at Cambridge with a great turnout of twenty tables. Hearty congratulations to Bettina Dudley and Rosemary Wilkey who took the top two spots. They were followed closely by Ted Cliffin and Barbara McFarlane with fifth and sixth places going to Luda Watts and Irenee Stewart after strong performances on the day. Just five points covered the top six places. Well done to all participants. See you back for more in 2026.

Intermediate League Winners 2025

WBRC secretary Nick Saunders has been busy creating the highly visual attachment below. He asks clubs to ensure all Novice, Junior and Intermediate players are made aware of the Leagues for 2026 and to encourage their participation in these Junior 3B and Intermediate 8B tournaments throughout the region

Click on the attachment below to download Nick Saunders' report on this Waikato-Bays sponsored event held at Rotorua on the 8th of June. For even more information on the content click on the Resources tab then either the Directing or Compass Scoring items in the dropdown.