 Welcome to Rugby Village Bridge Club, an English Bridge Union affiliated duplicate bridge club serving Rugby and surrounding areas. Rugby Village Bridge Club supports duplicate bridge playing at all levels and offer sessions for beginners and improvers as well as more experienced players.
We pride ourselves on the friendly and supportive atmosphere at all our lessons, practice and competitive sessions; the excellence of our coffee, tea and biscuits (no limits here); and our clean, well lit, comfortable venue with 70 off street, well lit parking places.
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| Blue Points available in Rugby |
For the first time EBU Blue Points, which can be used to obtain higher Master Point rankings, will be available to RVBC members. The new Founders Championship Pairs will be based on results from the second and fourth Monday evenings of the month.
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| An overview of our schedule |
(1) Core sessions that happen every week unless it's around Christmas and New Year
(2) Sessions that happen in eleven week blocks (including a break for half term) from Sept, Jan or May, check elsewhere for details
(3) First Friday of the month
(4) Second and Third Thursdays of the month
(5) Pairs Ladder requires pre-entry and is run on published schedules; matches require boooking
(6) Not on Bank Holidays
(7) Second and Fourth Monday Evening Pairs are sessions in the Blue Pointed Founders Championship Pairs
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You can add this Weekly Schedule to a News Item.
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Monday Practice (1)(6) |
10.00-12.00 |
Themed Practice |
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Lesson/Coaching (2)(6) |
14.00-16.00 |
Bridge 3 from 13th Jan |
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Monday Evening (1)(6)(7) |
19.00-22.15 |
Pairs |
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| Tuesday |
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Lesson/Coaching (2) |
10.00-12.00 |
Bridge 2 from 14th Jan |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1) |
14.00-16.15 |
Pairs |
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| Wednesday |
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Wednesday Practice (1) |
10.00-12.00 |
Themed Practice |
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Pairs Ladder (5) |
14.00 |
Starting 11th Dec |
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| Thursday |
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Next Step Pairs |
10.00-12.00 |
From 16th Jan |
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League&Ladder Matches (1)(5) |
14.00-16.00 |
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Thursday Evening (1)(4) |
19.00-22.15 |
Pairs |
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First Friday Teams (1)(3) |
19.00-22.15 |
Teams of Four |
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| Next Teaching / Coaching Team |
The Next Term will start in the week commencing 13th January 2014.
Monday Afternoons will see Bridge 3 - Taking ACOL Further, covering Losing Trick Count, Declarer and Defence Card Play, Slam Bidding, Bidding in the Protective Position and Transfers.
Tuesday Mornings will see Bridge 2 - Fundamentals of ACOL, covering Stayman, Bidding Strong and Weak Two Suited Hands, Take Out Doubles, Scoring, Doubling, Vulnerability, Sacrifices, Annoucing, Alerting and Questions
Thursday Mornings will see a new "Next Steps" Short Pairs Session, played by proper rules, with a host and qualified TD designed for novices and improvers.
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| 2nd and 3rd Thursday Evening Pairs and Champagne Handicap are BACK!!! |
We offer a pairs evening on the second and third Thursdays of the month, until May 2014. Play starts at 19.00.
This month its:
- Thursday 12th December
- Thursday 19th December
In addition, club members with an EBU National Grade will have their result entered into the Champagne Handicap competition.
There are two prizes of a bottle of champagne each for two individual players.
Each evening, the percentage achieved by each eligible player is "normalised" using their National Grade. The best five results over the series are averaged. The best two averages qualify for the prizes.
You need to play five times over the 18 Thursday evenings from September to May to be in the running.
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| Rugby Village Bridge Club Organisation |
Rugby Village Bridge Club Staff provide:
- Hosts
- Tournament Directors
- Scorers
- Stewards
- Catering
- Teaching
- Practice Session Supporters
- Administrators.
All our players have to do is:
- Turn up, play, enjoy the bridge; and
- Make sure your partner and opponents enjoy the bridge.
See you soon.
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| Dunchurch Village Hall |
 We are based in the Dunchurch Sportsfield and Village Hall which is three miles from Rugby town centre. Built in 2003, the Hall has several rooms, all with modern kitchen facilities and toilets. There are seventy off street parking places, lit at night. There are accessibility features throughout.
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| The Club Room Annex |
In 2012, the RVBC moved into a virtually dedicated Club Room with a separate entrance. We have room for up to 10 tables. We store our equipment in cupboards in the room. We do not have to take tables up and down and do not have to move or stack chairs. We have our own notice board with news and results. The room includes refurbished kitchenette with fridge and dishwasher. There are clean comfortable toilet facilities, including accessible facilities. |
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| Rugby Village Bridge Club Tuition |
We are very active in tuition for all levels of players.
Teachers and Supervisors
All our lessons are given by qualified or accredited English Bridge Union Teachers Association (EBUTA) members. Practice session helpers are qualified or accredited English Bridge Union Teachers Association (EBUTA) members or else highly experienced players.
Lessons
All our lessons are planned either to unique requirements for private tuition clients, or as part of our courses of lessons, or as individual advanced bridge seminars. Lessons generally include colour printed hand outs, glossaries, quizzes and playing of pre dealt boards designed to exercise the lesson topics.
Our three teaching terms a year start in January, May and September. During each term we run three ten week structured courses and a series of ten advanced bridge lessons which can be taken either as a course, or else as selected sessions.
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| Friendly Themed Practice |
We run a weekly,
- friendly duplicate bridge practice session, suitable for novices with a basic knowledge of bridge, on Wednesday mornings 10:00-12:00
- and a session for Improvers on Monday mornings 10:00-12:00 for players with a basic knowledge of ACOL.
There will be boards designed to let you practice a particular topic. You can use notes or books, discuss the hands, or ask for help.
There is a host, so you do not have to bring a partner. The session is scored so that you see the effect of your play on the score. However, because it is an assisted session there are no EBU Master Points to be had and the results do not contribute to your National Grade. The sessions are recorded with the EBU and do attract magazine points.
Both Club Members and Visitors are welcome at these practice sessions.
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| Competitive Duplicate Bridge |
There are duplicate bridge sessions on:
Monday evenings, please arrive by 6.55pm for a 7.00pm start. No new rounds are started after 10.00pm so we generally finish around 10.15pm. There is a host system and visitors are welcome. EBU local master points are awarded.
Tuesday afternoons, please arrive by 1.55pm for a 2.00pm start. No new rounds are started after 4.15pm so we should finish around 4.30pm. There is a host system and visitors are welcome. EBU local master points are awarded.
We run a teams of four event on the first Friday of each month. Please arrive a few minutes before 7pm, especially if it's your first time. Teams of four, whether members or visitors, are welcome to just turn up. Contact us to find a partner or team mates.
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| Training for TDs and Scorers |
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How to manage a duplicate bridge room
This training will consider what you need to know/agree before the session; how to layout a room; addressing the players at the beginning of a session; handling calls; managing the environment etc
How to choose a movement
This training will describe Mitchell, Howell and teams movements; and the factors to consider when choosing a movement for a particular session.
Using the Computer to Score
This training will cover the use of a computer, with Scorebridge, to choose a movement, activate radio controlled bridge scorers, activate rolling results, follow progress of play, deal with very common problems, produce a result in various forms and distribute it to players, a web site, the EBU etc.
Please contact us using the "Information" button on the left above.
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