2007 Laws
The SBU will implement the new laws on 1st September 2008.
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Scottish Cup Final
The final between Short (1) and Steel (2) is to be played at Dundee
Bridge club on 17 May, starting at 11am. Play in both rooms will be
broadcast on BBO, where the start time for each set will be
published.
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SBU Annual General Meeting
This will take place on Tuesday 27th May at 7.30pm in Stirling and Union Bridge Club.
Map here.
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Scottish Bridge News
Some subscribers to Scottish Bridge News have reported that the
envelope containing the latest issue (February 2008) of the magazine
has come apart in the post and their magazine has been lost. Such
subscribers are invited to contact Charles Outred, 9 Glenalva Court,
Kilsyth G65 9DN, 01236 824189, to request a replacement copy.
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Lady
Milne Trophy
11-13 April
Swallow Hotel, Kingsway West, Dundee
Congratulatons to England on winning the trophy.
The
Scottish team was -
Liz McGowan / Fiona McQuaker
Anne Martin / Sheila Adamson
Sam Punch / Veronica Guy
|
Eng |
NI |
R
of I |
Sco |
Wal |
Totals |
| England |
|
42 |
46 |
26 |
40 |
154 |
| NI |
18 |
|
34 |
26 |
35 |
113 |
| R of
I |
14 |
26 |
|
26 |
35 |
101 |
| Scotland |
34 |
34 |
34 |
|
46 |
148 |
| Wales |
20 |
25 |
25 |
9 |
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79 |

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Camrose
Trophy
7–9 March in Dublin
Congratulations to Ireland on winning the Camrose Trophy.
The Scottish team was -
James McGeorge & Les Steel , John Murdoch & Douglas
Piper
Jack Paterson & Brian Short NPC Liz McGowan
Final
positions -
| Team |
C/F |
Sco |
NI |
Wal |
Host |
Eng |
Irl |
Total |
| Scotland |
62 |
XX |
16 |
15 |
25 |
8 |
12 |
138 |
| N Ireland |
49
|
14 |
XX |
8 |
12 |
2 |
8 |
93 |
| Wales |
84
|
15 |
22 |
XX |
23 |
11 |
13 |
168 |
| Hosts Ireland |
61
|
5 |
18 |
7 |
XX |
21 |
14 |
126 |
| England |
94 |
22
|
25 |
19 |
9 |
XX |
7 |
176 |
| Ireland |
90 |
18 |
22 |
17 |
16 |
23 |
XX |
186 |
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Senior Trials
Senior
Camrose team
H Smith/F Marshall, D Liggat/R.Bennett, S Malkani/ S Duguid
European
team
H Smith/F Marshall, D Liggat/R.Bennett, J Matheson/W Coyle
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Womens
Trial Results
The European Team is -
Liz McGowan / Fiona McQuaker
Anne Martin / Sheila Adamson
Joyce Benson / Michele Alexander
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Arthur/Bowman/Fairlie
Trophies
Note changes of dates in calendar.
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Scottish
Bridge Union Alerting Procedures
From 1 September 2007 the Scottish Bridge Union adopted the WBF policy
on Alerting. Click here for an explanatory
booklet (pdf).
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Handbook
of SBU
Directives and
Permitted Conventions
This is now available for download in the Resources page.
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Junior
Entry Fees
Entry fees for Juniors (i.e. under 25) are 50%
of
the standard rate.
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Learn
Bridge
Contact the Education Officer
in your District for information on classes in your area.
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Limitation
of Penalties
Clubs may make their own rules regarding limitation of penalties in
aggregate tournaments however the SBU recommend that the rules
laid down in the 1951 edition of Farrington's "Duplicate Bridge
Movements" is adopted, including the recommendation that "no
score shall be limited to less than the score made by any other pair
playing the hand in the same direction whose score is not subject to
limitation".
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