Munro Cup Rules

1. All matches to consist of 2 trial Ends & 18 Ends

2. In the view of bad weather/light then matches may be shortened to 15 Ends alongside 2 Trial Ends – The Home Captain can enforce this if not mutually agreeable. If 18 Ends is agreed but weather is bad throughout the game then the captains must MUTUALLY AGREE to shorten the match to 15 Ends for it to be a standing result.

3. Any matches that start but are unable to be completed due to bad weather will be postponed and the full match is to be replayed with no scores carrying over.

4. Home Teams have between the hours of 1pm-4pm on Matchdays to cancel games for Bad Weather/Waterlogged Greens.

5. If Teams are playing with less than 16 players, rinks are to be made up of triples and these triples will play with 6 bowls but have no shots deducted.

6. Teams must play with at least 12 players (4 triples) – If teams are unable to raise 12 players, they will be docked 3 points and will only be able to play for the rink points in the re-arranged match. The non-offending club will be eligible to play for all the points as normal.

7. New results submission method from 2025: The home Captain is responsible for sending in the results by using the form on the Millwood B.C. website within 24 hours via https://millwoodbc.co.uk/results/ to allow an updated Munro Cup Table/s. Ideally before midnight of the game night. Members were given instructions at the April 2025 South Vale meeting.

8. For clubs entering two teams into the Munro Cup, all players are eligible to represent either or both teams throughout the season. However, if any of the 3 clubs end up with 2 teams in the same division through promotion/relegation they will have to register players for each team at the start of the season and said players will only be permitted to represent the team they are registered for. If this rule is broken, the offending club(s) will be docked 14 points for each team and any further incidents could lead to their Munro Cup results being expunged. Added in 2025: 16 names must be given to the South Vale Committee of each ‘club side’ (main club side) if their A side is also in the same division.

9. Cancelled Matches do not need to be re-arranged for Wednesdays. Munro Cup Matches can take place on any day.

10. The Bottom 2 teams of Division 1 will be relegated and replaced by the top 2 teams of Division 2

11. All Re-arranged matches must be completed by Wednesday 4th September 2024 the first Wednesday in September.

Anything in red and a ‘strike-through’ is due to that part of the rules only being relevant in the previous year/s.

Added in 2025 just for clarity, and for new bowlers (not a rule change):

• The home captain will randomly allocate each of the away team’s rinks by putting a rink number on the reverse of  each scorecard (scorecards reversed onto a table, mixed and randomly allocated), and the away captain will allocate the home team’s rinks by randomly putting an allocated rink on each of the reverse of the 4 scorecards. Once turned back over each captain can then write the allocated rink on the front of each scorecard.
• A toss is made at the meeting to determine who has the jack, and teams are notified whose jack it is prior to play.
• The final score is made up of 2 parts: Each winning rink receives 2 points, a drawn rink 1 point. All the shots across all rinks are added together and the team with the better overall shot count receives an extra 6 points. If shots are tied then each team gets an extra 3 points each. So it is possible to win 14-0, drawn 7-7, lose 5-9 for example.
• At the end of the season shot difference may come into play, so a record of shots as well as points is required in all games, and when submitting results.
• The game is played using the official World Bowls Laws i.e. The Laws of the Sport: https://www.worldbowls.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Laws_of_the_Sport_Fourth_Edition.pdf