Men’s Inter Club League By Laws

Men’s Inter Club League By Laws

These competitions shall be Inter Club competitions to be run on a league basis and are to be played under the following By Laws and the Conditions of Play specific to the event.

TROPHIES
These floating trophies shall be held for the ensuing year. In addition, prizes may be awarded to the winning Clubs in each division at the discretion of the Executive.

SIDES
An affiliated Club may enter as many sides as they desire. All members of a side must be bona fide first call members of their affiliated club. A reserve of the same standing may be registered.

Division 1
Eight sides, each with three teams of fours. Only one side per club.

Division 2
Eight sides, each with three teams of fours. No more than two sides per club

Division 3
Eight sides, each with two teams of fours. No more than two sides per club. In the event that a club in divisions 2 and 3 has two sides, then those two sides shall play each other in the first fixture of the league.

Divisions 4 and 5 to be played in four regions – North, South, Central and Highway.
Each region within a division will consist of four sides of two teams. Only one side per club in a region. Should two sides qualify, the highest placed side in the previous year’s event shall be in their home zone and the other shall play in their nearest zone

Division 6 will be made up of the balance of sides entered.

DRAW
The District Competition Secretary shall prepare the draw into divisions as per the make-up of sides specified above, with the previous year’s results determining promotion and relegation and the position in each section. Where entries dictate the number of sides in the lower divisions may be reduced at the discretion of the Executive to accommodate the inclusion of as many sides as possible.

PLAYERS

• A player may play in more than one league division during the same calendar year.
• A player who resigns from an affiliated Club during calendar year can no longer play for that Club during the same year, but he may, during that year play for any other affiliated Club which he may join.
• A player who during calendar year, resigns from and is no longer a registered member of an affiliated Club may no longer play.

MANAGERS
Each Club shall appoint a Manager for each side entered.

The Manager shall be responsible for the following:

• Collection and payment of green fees to the host club
• In conjunction with the host club’s manager conduct the draw for opposition and rinks
• In conjunction with their team’s skips ensure that all scorecards contain the names of all their players and are correctly completed
• Should there be no greenkeeper or club official on duty, the Managers of all the sides at that venue, shall decide on pausing or cancelling play due to adverse weather conditions. Player discomfort should only be considered in adverse humiture conditions.
• Before leaving the venue, agreeing the overall points and shot differences with the host club’s manager

VENUES

• All sides in divisions 1, 2 and 3 will be drawn with either three or four home and away games.
• These shall alternate annually where possible i.e. four home games one year and three the following year.
• In divisions 4 onwards, the sides will play each other twice on a home and away basis, within their zones.

FAILURE TO APPEAR
Should a side or team fail to appear within 10 minutes after the time appointed for the commencement or resumption of a match the following shall apply:

• If such side or team has contacted the host venue with an acceptable reason their non-appearance, they may be granted a thirty minute extension to the appointed start time.
• If such side has a reason for its failure to appear, which is acceptable to the Executive, the Executive shall decide if, when and where such a match shall be played or resumed.
• If the reason for its failure to appear is not acceptable to the Executive, the Executive may either award the match to the opposing side, giving it full points, or scratch the defaulting side from the competition and expunge all the results of the matches played by such sides from the records.

WINNERS
The winner of each league shall be the side with the most points, but should two (2) or more sides have the same points, the winner shall be the side with the highest net score.

PROMOTION AND RELEGATION

Division 1
Bottom two sides shall be relegated.

Division 2
Top two sides promoted to division 1 and bottom two sides relegated to division 3.

Division 3
Top two sides promoted to division 2 and bottom two sides relegated to division 4 into an appropriate zone.

Divisions 4
Promotion – The winners of each zone after zonal play will be placed in a receptacle and drawn for a playoff round. The winners of those two games shall be promoted to division 3.

In the event that one club, having two zonal winners and a side in division 3, they shall play each other in the playoff, as only one can be promoted.

Demotion – The bottom placed sides in each zone after zonal play will be placed in a receptacle and drawn for a playoff round. The losers of those two games shall be relegated to division 5.

Division 5
Promotion – The winners of each zone after zonal play will be placed in a receptacle and drawn for a playoff round. The winners of those two games shall be promoted to division 4.

Demotion – The bottom placed sides in each zone after zonal play will be placed in a receptacle and drawn for a playoff round. The losers of those two games shall be relegated to division 6.

Division 6
Promotion – The winner and runner up will be promoted to division 5.

WITHDRAWAL
If a side withdraws from a league before the completion of the league, the Executive shall expunge all the results of the matches played by such sides from the records.

DISPUTES
Should any dispute occur, which cannot be settled by the respective Managers, such dispute shall be referred to the Executive within three (3) days of the completion of the match and the decision of the Executive shall be final and binding.

16.05.2023