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Items from the Skype meeting of WBRC on Friday 1st September

Submitted by sitemaster on Mon, 2017/09/04 - 11:18am

Details of the agenda are settled for the upcoming Regional Conference at Matamata on the 24th of September. The full poster may be downloaded by clicking here.

Sponsorship to Congress
The secretary received 12 self-nominations and 1 club nomination for WBRC sponsorship to attend the National Congress at the end of the month. A random draw was made and the lucky winners are:

  • Sharon Barton (Taupo)
  • Tim Rigter (Te Aroha)
  • Lauren Lehndorf (Taupo)

The sponsorship, which is on offer every year, is to the value of $200 per player in entry fees.

WB Rubber Bridge Winners
Repeating last year's success, Jo and Sam Simpson of the Tauranga Club won the Waikato-Bays Rubber competition and will be representing us in the National Play Off during Congress.

Monthly Numbers Survey

Submitted by sitemaster on Fri, 2017/09/01 - 10:14am

Aug 2015 to Sep 2017Aug 2015 to Sep 2017For over two years your correspondent has been tracking the number of NZB-registered players as at the first of each month. By clicking on the orange Numbers block on the right side of our Home page you may see this series of screenshots. They each show breakdowns by region over the last four seasons. Here is a summary of the national totals over two years.

WB Grade Teams Sorted

Submitted by sitemaster on Sun, 2017/08/27 - 5:30pm

A relaxed and happy day was had by all twelve teams contesting the Final of the Grade Teams at the Cambridge club. The attending teams were the two best-performed in each grade at the Ib Thulin Trophy (Bay-of-Plenty clubs) and the Waikato Inter-Club Teams event both held some time ago. To break the suspense of not knowing, click here for the summary results or go to the full detail on either this or the Cambridge site under the Results tab for proof that we have one and a half of the best club teams on THIS side of The Hill!!

Tune in to The Crowd Goes Wild at 7pm on Prime tonight!

Submitted by sitemaster on Thu, 2017/08/24 - 5:44pm

Remember - bridge is a sport! So bridge will be featuring....somehow..... in relation to our Bridge Blacks playing for 3rd or 4th place in the Bermuda Bowl in Lyon. Tune in to The Crowd Goes Wild at 7pm on Prime tonight!

Bridge Blacks in Play-Off for Bronze at Lyon

Submitted by sitemaster on Thu, 2017/08/24 - 11:59am

Our amazing Open team the Bridge Blacks are challenging for the bronze medal in the Bermuda Bowl in Lyon, France. The matches will be live on BridgeBaseOnline on Thursday night 9pm, 12.30am and 3.20am and then Friday night 9pm and 12.30am. Five 16 board matches. Please let your club members know of this opportunity to tune in and watch their team in action.

Bridge Fever Grips NZ!!

Submitted by sitemaster on Tue, 2017/08/22 - 10:56am

.. and it's really gripping!! Check out the NZB report on the record-writing Bridge Blacks' fantastic performance at the Bermuda Bowl overnight 21-Aug NZT. Never before had a New Zealand team made it to the quarterfinals and now our lads have advanced to the semis after defeating the Netherlands in Lyon, France. Plenty of excited chat on the NZB Facebook page too.

Looking for a New Career?

Submitted by sitemaster on Mon, 2017/08/14 - 4:47pm

The Board of NZB are advertising two year fixed term contracts from those keen to grow the game across the country as a Regional Bridge Mate (styled to date as a Regional Bridge Development Officer). The spec can be downloaded by clicking on the attachment below.

Board Seeks Urgent Response to Its Draft Strategy to 2020

Submitted by sitemaster on Mon, 2017/08/14 - 1:50pm

The purpose of this strategy is to provide NZ Bridge Board, regional committees and clubs with an agreed common purpose and high level plan.

Two Big Events ..

Submitted by sitemaster on Mon, 2017/08/14 - 11:21am

Event 1: Daily reports on the progress of the three New Zealand teams (Open, Senior and Women) in the 43rd World Championship in Lyon, France are now available on the NZ Bridge site from Monday 14th August. Live matches may also be viewed on BBO as the draws advance. See also Jane Stearns' interviews with members of our teams on the NZB Facebook page.

Bermuda Bowl about to begin

Submitted by sitemaster on Wed, 2017/08/09 - 4:55pm

Perhaps the most well-known event in world bridge, the Bermuda Bowl is about to take place from August 12-16 in Lyon, France. The playing schedule is attached below.

Something that is adding local flavour are the articles that Jane Stearns is putting up on the NZ Bridge Facebook page. Jane is doing in-depth profiles of various team members - Kris Wooles, Michael Cornell, Matt Brown, Jena and Christine Gibbons, Barry Plamer, and Steph Jacob have given fulsome interviews to date ... and they make fascinating reading.

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