G&F Cup
G&F Cup Rules are modified for 2026, with the change affecting Rule 2 (dress code). New rules document will be published shortly.
Each season, the League holds a one-day multi-team mixed triples competition, known as the G&F Cup.
This is a one-day, all-day event, typically held on the first Sunday in September and hosted in rotation by one of the constituent Clubs. The host Club may enter four teams (plus up to four further provisional teams), and each of the other Clubs may enter three (plus up to three further provisional teams) mixed triples teams, up to a total number of 28 teams, who play a series of matches (limited by time and/or ends) in two leagues, to determine the two league-winning finalist teams who will play-off in the final match to be the Cup winner. The composition of each entered team is only for the day, and does not have to correspond to or be drawn from regular 'colours' league teams in either name or team members; each three-person team must be 'mixed' (at least one person of each gender, as defined by BE).
As the somewhat complex logistics of running this one-day event are based on having exactly 28 teams (playing across 7 rinks), then in order to minimise the chances of having fewer than 28 team entries to compete on the day, clubs are invited to submit 'primary' team entries (as above), plus 'provisional' team entries. If fewer than 28 total 'primary' team entries are received by the cut-off date, typically end of wk2 of August, submitted 'provisional' teams will then be added, by draw if necessary, in order to reach the full 28-team complement, or as close to 28 as possible while maintaining an even number of teams.
In 2026 the event is to be hosted by Portchester BC, and held on Sunday 06 September 2026, with first matches starting at 09:30, culminating with the final which is expected to take place late afternoon. The draw, with the two start times and corresponding latest registration times, will be [is now] available below.
Common dress code applies.
The host club customarily provides light food and drinks available for purchase from the lead in to the start of the event and for most of the day.
Results & Images from the 2025 event are available here.
Competitions Secretary will invite entries from Clubs during the season.
To Club Secretaries/Treasurers/G&F Reps - 2026 Entry Forms will be [are] available below.
Return (soft-copy preferred) required from each club is
- the completed Payment Summary/Remittance Form (common for all clubs), and
- one completed Entry Form (regular form for a non-host club; unique form for host club only)
Please select your Club's Entry Form type and Payment Summary/Remittance Form in your preferred format, from the options below.
Latest date for team entries and ('primary teams') payment to be received is close-of-business xxxday nn (tba) August 2026.
Any additional 'provisional' team entries that will subsequently be included will require a subsequent payment, prior to event day.
Match timings, starting at 09:30, for all the mixed triples teams will be published after all team entries are received/confirmed and the draw is made.
Entry & Payment Summary/Remittance Forms are posted below:
Entry Forms and Payment Summary/Remittance Form:
In addition to the '.pdf' versions above, editable (.docx) versions of each of the documents are available below for a Club Official wishing to complete a soft-copy form in this way: