News From The Selectors
Simon Gottschalk THE 2027 LADY MILNE TRIAL WILL BE HELD AT CARDIFF BRIDGE CLUB ON 23 & 24TH JANUARY 2027.
SIX PAIRS WILL BE SELECTED TO PLAY IN THE LADY MILNE ON 16-18th APRIL 2027 IN WALES (NEWPORT,GWENT).
ALL WELSH PLAYERS SELECTED WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THEIR OWN EXPENSES WHICH WE ESTIMATE WILL BE IN THE REGION OF £450 + ANY TRAVEL.
Full details are on the entry form link below.
WE ARE SORRY BUT THIS YEARS PREMIER LEAGUE HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF ENTRIES.
IT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A 5 TABLE CAMROSE TRIAL ON 254-25th OCTOBER AT GBA.
We are pleased to confirm that this years PREMIER LEAGUE will be held at Gwent Bridge Academy over 2 weekends the 26-27th September and 24-25th October 2026.
Once again the event will be directed by Colin Simcox.
Results from this event will be used to select the 2027 Welsh Camrose team to play in the two Camrose weekends on 8-10 January in England and 5-7 March in Scotland.
More details will be found on the entry form which will be available later this month.
There were sadly not enough pairs to hold a trial this year so the selectors have selected the following team to represent Wales in the Seniors Camrose:-
Paul Denning & Tim Rees,
Gary Jones & Paul Lamford
Liz Commins & David Stevenson.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST IN PLAYING IN A TELTSCHER TRIAL AT CARDIFF BRIDGE CLUB ON 31st JANUARY & 1st FEBRUARY 2026.
TO HOLD A TRIAL WE WILL NEED AT LEAST 8 PAIRS.
PLEASE USE THE ENTRY FORM BELOW TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST BEFORE 30th NOVEMBER 2025.
PAYMENT WILL NOT BE REQUIRED UNTIL THE SELECTORS DECIDE THAT A TRIAL WILL BE APPROPRIATE.
The Welsh teams selected to represent Wales and the Welsh Bridge Union in the 2026 Camrose to be played in Dublin and Newport are:-
Weekend 1 – Dublin City North 9-11 January 2026
WALES Team:- Andy Hughes & Steve Auchterlonie, Julian Pottage & Tony Ratcliff, Paddy Murphy & Mark Roderick, NPC Tony Disley
WBU Team:- Gary Jones & Paul Lamford, Adam Dunn and Dafydd Jones, Martin Garvey & Andrea Knox, NPC Tim Rees
Weekend 2 – Newport Holiday Inn, The Coldra 6-8 March 2026
WALES Team:- Paul Denning & Adria Thomas, Andy Hughes & Steve Auchterlonie, Julian Pottage & Tony Ratcliff, NPC Tony Disley
WBU Team:- Gary Jones & Paul Lamford, Adam Dunn & Dafydd Jones, Tim Rees & MiaDeschepper, NPC Andrea Knox
The final Teams Ranking Table
https://selection.welshbridgeunion.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PL2025-final.pdf
The X-IMPS Table
Congratulations to Adrian Thomas and Paul Denning who were top of the X-IMPS having played ALL the boards over the two weekends.
Congratulations to the DENNING team of Adrian Thomas, Paul Denning, Andy Hughes & Steve Auchterlonie who were the top ranked team over both weekends,
The SELECTORS will meet soon to select the two teams to play in this year’s CAMROSE TROPHY.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST IN PLAYING IN A TELTSCHER TRIAL AT CARDIFF BRIDGE CLUB ON 31st JANUARY & 1st FEBRUARY 2026.
TO HOLD A TRIAL WE WILL NEED AT LEAST 8 PAIRS.
PLEASE USE THE ENTRY FORM BELOW TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST BEFORE 30th NOVEMBER 2025.
PAYMENT WILL NOT BE REQUIRED UNTIL THE SELECTORS DECIDE THAT A TRIAL WILL BE APPROPRIATE.
THE 2026 LADY MILNE TRIAL WILL BE HELD AT CARDIFF BRIDGE CLUB ON 24 & 25TH JANUARY 2026.
THREE PAIRS WILL BE SELECTED TO PLAY IN THE LADY MILNE ON 17-19th APRIL 2026 IN NORTHERN IRELAND.
ALL WELSH PLAYERS SELECTED WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THEIR OWN EXPENSES WHICH WE ESTIMATE WILL BE IN THE REGION OF £400 + TRAVEL.
Full details are on the entry form link below.
PREMIER LEAGUE 2025 AUDIO
PREMIER LEAGUE 2025 DETAILS
WBUPremierLeague2025PREMIER LEAGUE 2025 ENTRY FORM
https://www.msg.uk.com/bess/?eventcode=wbupl25
The team to represent Wales in the second Camrose Weekend is:-
Julian Pottage & Tony Ratcliff
Steve Auchterlonie & Andy Hughes
Adam Dunn & Dafydd Jones
NPC Andrea Knox