Western League 2024-25
Eight counties are once again taking part in the 2024/25 Western League competition; Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, East Wales, Herefordshire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Devon will enter teams in each of the three divisions, A, B and C. The winners of each Division will be invited to compete in the National Inter-County League Finals on RealBridge on Sunday, June 8, 2025.
When and Where
The league runs from September 2024 to April 2025 on RealBridge.
All matches take place on a Saturday at 2pm, see below for the dates.
Matches and Scoring
All matches comprise 24 boards, played in two stanzas of 12 boards each. Scoring is by net IMPs converted to Victory Points.
Selection
Many thanks to our selectors Warner Solomon and Stephen Rafferty who will select teams from the players who registered their interest in playing for Devon.
Eligibility
All members of the Devon Bridge Association are eligible to play for Devon in this competition, and there is no minimum NGS requirement to register your interest.
National Final
The winners of each division qualify to compete against other regional league winners in the one-day National Inter-County Final on RealBridge in June, 2025, date to be arranged.
Devon Results 2023/24 Season
Devon A, B & C teams finished in second, third and second place, respectively.
Western League Dates & Results 2024/25 Season
See below for the teams and the full results so far and click HERE to see the leaderboards.
Date | Opposition | A Division Team | Results | B Division Team | Results | C Division Team | Results |
28th September 2024 | Cornwall | Mike Orriel & Jacek Pietrzycki, Mike Walsh & Howard Kent-Webster | 12 - 8 |
Doug Dunn & Nigel Wain,
Alison Pollok & Brent Wormald
|
6 - 14 |
Liz Timbrell & Lin Waddington,
Bruce Foster & Charles Greenlees
|
6 - 14 |
2nd November 2024 | Wiltshire | Stefan Lindfors & Ian Walsh, Gillian and Joe Fawcett | 17 - 3 |
Mike Hamon & John Vaughan,
David Southcombe & Stephen Rafferty
|
14 - 6 |
Gaynor Wiseman & Dick Andrews,
Linda Rafferty & Neil Marsden
|
17 - 3 |
7th December 2024 | Herefordshire | Alex Maddocks & Jesper Rundin, Pete Wood & Willie Hamilton | 14 - 6 | Terence Treeby & Dave Strawbridge, Julie Rotchell & Roger Gowland | 17 - 3 | Norman Botton & George Delafield, Kathy & Nigel Richardson | 17 - 3 |
11th January 2025 | Avon | Jacek Pietrzycki & Mike Orriel, Jim Grant & Jesper Rundin |
15 - 5 |
Julie Rotchell & Roger Gowland,
Brent Wormald & David Southcombe
|
13 - 7 | Liz Timbrell & Lin Waddington, Richard Watkins & Sam McKibbin | 7 - 13 |
1st February 2025 | Somerset | Alex Maddocks & Stefan Lindfors, Gillian & Joe Fawcett |
17 - 3 | Mike Hamon & John Vaughan, Stephen Rafferty & Roger Gowland | 14 - 6 |
Gaynor Wiseman & Dick Andrews,
Norman Botton & George Delafield
|
9 - 11 |
8th March 2025 | East Wales |
Ian Walsh & Warner, Solomon
Willie Hamilton & Pete Wood
|
11 - 9 | Carmen Ruiz-Castell & David Southcombe, Doug Dunn & David Strawbridge | 4 - 16 | Bruce Foster & Charles Greenlees, Bill Luscombe & Ian Dalrymple | 3 - 17 |
5th April 2025 | Dorset |