Metro North Interclub Teams 2026

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The Margaret Smale Trophy

 

The annual Margaret Smale Metro North Interclub Teams event on Sunday was a tie for first place between Peninsula Bridge Club and North Shore Bridge Club. The event was held this year at Peninsula's clubrooms.

 

Five clubs contested the 2026 event - Trumps, Peninsula, Manly, Forestville and NSBC. They were divided into two sections based on the average Masterpoints of each team. 

  • Division A - OPEN - and INTERMEDIATE (under 750 Masterpoints)
  • Division B - RESTRICTED (under 300 Masterpoints) and  NOVICE (under 100 Masterpoints)

 

There were a total of 26 teams competing from the 5 clubs. Points were awarded for placegetters in each section.

 

The best-placed NSBC team in Division A was the SHTEYMAN team:

Felix Shteyman- Janet Crocker - David Burton - Susan Feeney

 

The Winners of Division A were the team from TRUMPS - Eric Lippey - Kerry Boytell - Alexander Cook - Elizabeth Neil 

 

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The best-placed NSBC team in Division B was the HUNTER team:

Mal Colderick - Sarah Dixon - Brian Hunter - Lisa Crocker 

 

The Winners of Division B were the team from Forestville (their first appearance in the Interclub) - Kenneth Auyeung - Danka Bautista - Jennifer Irvine - Andrew Chen.

 

FULL RESULTS OPEN / INTERMEDIATE

FULL RESULTS RESTRICTED / NOVICE

 

Many thanks to the Director Alan Bustany who ensured a smooth running of the event.

 

It appears that this may be the last time this event is held in the current format - with a new format under development for 2027.