Corn Cairdis – Cup of Friendship 2010

Congratulations to England who have won this years Corn Cairdis (Cup of Friendship) between Ireland and England by 11 VPs. The final score was England 179 and Ireland 168.

The friendly international is played between The English Bridge Union and the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland every year, and each country competes with three teams: a County Team, a Club team and an Officials team.

English Officials:
Peter Stocken
Sandra Claridge
David Harris
John Williams

England Club Team:
Philip Mason
Pauline Cooper
Sheila Galloway
Sue Pell

England County Team:
Jeff Smith
Jackie Pye
Roy Garthwaite
Heather Hobson

This year was a close result for England, and one possible reason was that the England Club team were missing from the match for the whole of Saturday! Their plane was grounded due to technical difficulties at Leeds Bradford Airport, which meant they were delayed for seven hours!

This was the 19th year of the Cup: England is in the lead with 13 wins against Ireland’s 6 wins over the last nineteen years.

Well done to all three teams.

Corn Cairdis – Cup of Friendship: 2009 Results

Congratulations to the England Team who won the Corn Cairdis by 190 VPs to 165.

English County:
Paulie Lang & Steve Mattinson
Graham & Berry Hedley

English Club:
Martin Cantor & Baz Caygill
Gayle & Colin Webb

English Officials:
Peter Stocken & Max Bavin
David Harris & Malcolm Oliver

Full results:

Series	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Total
County	2-25	11-19	25-3	18-12	56-59
Club	21-9	5-25	18-12	18-12	62-58
Officials	11-19	20-10	20-10	21-9	72-48
Totals	34-53	36-54	63-25	57-33	190-165

English scores listed first.

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Corn Cairdis – Cup of Friendship

Applications are invited to play in a club and a county team of four in the annual friendly encounter between England and Ireland. This will take place in Ireland (Malahide, just east of Dublin) from Saturday 25 April to Sunday 26 April. Players will be responsible for their own travel costs, but full hospitality will be provided as guests of the Irish players in their homes. The stress is on friendly, social players.

Please address enquiries and applications initially to Dawn Mertens, with a brief pen portrait and details of your local club and/or county as appropriate.

2007 Corn Cairdis Trophy

England played Ireland in Galway, Ireland in the latest of the Corn Cairdis (Cup of Friendship) Series on the weekend of 30 March / 1 April 2007.

This friendly International is played between The English Bridge Union and the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland. Each country competes with three teams: a County Team, a Club team and an Officials team. Click here for the team lists.

On this, the 15th occasion of the annual event England beat Ireland by twelve Victory points ending a run of three successive wins by Ireland.


The three teams:
(left to right) Back Row: Barry Capal, Simon Cocheme, Peter Stocken, John Neville, Jeff Smith, Tim Gauld, Roy Garthwaite, Ted Latham; Front Row: Sally Bugden, Jackie Pye, Janet Latham, Heather Hobson

Click here for the full results (PDF format)