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WINTER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RULES
The Laws of the Sport of Bowls Crystal Mark Fourth Edition shall apply in all
circumstances not covered by these National Championship Rules.
1. ORGANISATION
1.1 The National Championships are open to playing members of Clubs in membership of the
Association.
1.2 Area Coordinators administer the Championships within designated areas under the guidance
of 2 Regional Coordinators, who ultimately report to the Performance Lead. Any queries should
be made in the first instance
to your Area Coordinator.
1.3 The Association will issue official entry forms to each Club who will be advised of the closing
date for entries.
The submission of any entry on behalf of a competitor shall imply acceptance of these Rules,
with one name only being listed for Pairs, Triples and Fours. Fees shall be determined by the
Association and published with the entry forms in February/March of each year.
1.4 In submitting a National Championship entry, Clubs undertake to accept that International
Duties, National Events and Championships shall take precedence over any domestic
arrangements that Clubs might have.
1.5 In submitting a National Championship entry on behalf of its members Clubs agree that entries
are accepted on the understanding that adequate playing space will be provided to the
competitor to play their Championship ties to completion when competitors are playing at
home.
1.6 Other than by mutual agreement, no National Championship tie shall take place before 1st day
of October in each season.
2. VENUES
2.1 All National Championship ties shall be played on approved greens belonging to Member Clubs
with regulation banks and ditches and be a minimum rink width of 4.00m, provided that all
outside rinks have a distance of at least 300mm between it and the boundary of the green.
Single rink greens must be at least 4.00m wide with 300mm on each side. A rink of 3.65m in
width may also be used provided it is not a rink immediately adjoining the side boundary of the
green.
2.2 Competitors must play on their home green unless exceptional circumstances prevent them
from doing so. Then with the agreement of their Area Coordinator they may play on another
green in the Competition Area.
3. RINK FEES
3.1 Method of payment of rink fees will be agreed within individual Areas. The majority of clubs in
the Area must agree with the method to be adopted.
3.2 Where competitors are members of the same club or where an Area Final or Inter Area Final
that is organised by the Area Coordinator and is on a neutral green then rink fees will be shared.
4. ELIGIBILITY
4.1. Unless otherwise provided in these Rules all competitors entered by a Member Club shall be
full playing members of that club.
4.2. Except for the Champion of Champions and Family Pairs a competitor may only enter or play
in all National Championships through one Member Club, (even though he or she may be an
eligible member of more than one club). Players under suspension or expulsion from a Member
Club shall not participate in National Championships through that club, subject to the ‘right of
appeal’ under the EIBA Ltd Appeals Procedure.
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