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Season: 2025
Tournament: Inter-County Competitions 2025
Competition type: Round-Robin League
Stage: Early Rounds
Total entries available: 0
Entries left: 0
Description
Open to selected Club affiliated members of clubs within the county
Format
Six rinks of four players each playing 21 ends
Two bowls each per player
Failure to field 24 players shall result in a walkover
Scoring
Group Stages:
22 points on offer as follows:
1 point for a rink draw
2 points for a rink win
10 points for the county with the highest accumulative number of shots across all six rinks.
5 points if the accumulative number of shots is level after the completion of the match.
Should a match end as a tie (both shots and points) after 21 ends then an extra end or ends shall be played by all six rinks simultaneously until there is a winner. The total number of shots on all six rinks shall count on the extra end.
Quarter-Finals Onwards:
The total number of shots across all six rinks shall determine the winner
All six rinks shall be played simultaneously
In the event of a tie after 21 ends then an extra end or ends shall be played by all six rinks simultaneously until there is a winner
The total number of shots on all six rinks shall count on the extra end
Substitutes
Substitutes are allowed during play in line with the current ruling within the Laws of the Sport