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24/10/2022

Cup Draws; Individual Competition Entry Date Extended

 

Geoff Brown, wearing one hat or another, has sent out an e-mail regarding

a) revised timing of semi-final and final rounds of the Richardson Cup (given that entry numbers require no preceding “Round 3”)

b) an extension to the closing date for entries to the Individual tournaments due to low entries so far.

 

The e-mail reads as follows:

 

Hi everyone

 

Most of you will already be aware that the 2nd round draw for the Richardson Cup, and the 1st round draw for the plate competition (Sam Haystead Memorial Trophy) have now been published on LMS.  Those ties will take place in the week commencing Monday, 14th November 2022.

 

It has been decided that because the cup entry has been low again this year (as in the 2019/20 season), that the semi-finals of both competitions should be played in January (w/c 9th) with the finals in February (w/c 13th).  This has the benefit of freeing up a week in March that can be used for rearrangement of any league fixtures.

 

On another matter, I've only received a handful of entries for the Sheffield Individual tournaments (entry information attached).  The closing date was supposed to have been last Saturday, 15th October.  I'm going to extend the closing date for entries to next weekend, Saturday 29th, in the hope that you will all spread word around your club / team members to try to generate more interest.

 

Best wishes

 

Geoff Brown

General Secretary, S&DCA

 

The draw for the Richardson Cup round 2 is on LMS, and is as follows:

 

Mon 14th Nov 2022

Darnall & Handsworth 1

v

Darnall & Handsworth 2

Tue 15th Nov 2022

Sheffield Nomads 1

v

Chesterfield

Wed 16th Nov 2022

Rotherham

v

SASCA 1

Wed 16th Nov 2022

Ecclesall 1

v

Woodseats 2

 

The draw for round 1 of the Haystead (“Plate”) is on LMS, and is as follows:

 

Mon 14th Nov 2022

Worksop

v

Ecclesall 2

Tue 15th Nov 2022

Barnsley

v

Hillsborough

Tue 15th Nov 2022

Sheffield Nomads 2

v

Sheffield University

Woodseats I

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