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CLUB DOCUMENTS

 

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Spare player Available Sessions

 

 Please note that a spare player will continue to be available for the  1pm Monday afternoon, the 1pm Wednesday afternoon and the 7pm Thursday evening bridge sessions 

No partner needed.

Come along and you will be guaranteed a game.

BRIDGE PLAYING DAYS

FACE TO FACE BRIDGE WILL CONTINUE ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:

MONDAY AFTERNOON 1.00PM .(SPARE PLAYER AVAILABLE)

MONDAY AFTERNOON SOCIAL BRIDGE (DOWNSTAIRS)1.00PM

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 1.00PM.(SPARE PLAYER AVAILABLE)

THURSDAY EVENING 7.00PM (SPARE PLAYER AVAILABLE)

FRIDAY AFTERNOON 1.00PM

FRIDAY EVENING 7.00PM.

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Doncaster Bridge Club
Doncaster Bridge Club

Welcome to Doncaster Bridge Club's website. This main page provides information about the club including playing times.

It gives quick access to recent bridge results, shows recent news items and using the menu on the left, gives access to all other areas of the website.

We run bridge playing sessions and teaching sessions. Please contact the club at

doncasterbridgeclub@talktalk.net or call 01302 810386 during playing times.

Last updated : 4th Nov 2025 15:42 GMT
Bridge Lessons

♠   ♣   Bridge Lessons   ♠   ♣ 

A new course for beginner's will take place on Wednesday evenings starting 28 January. This is a face to face course held at our club owned premises at 35 Bennetthorpe, Doncaster DN2 6AA. 

The  lessons are for an approximate 2 hour duration starting at 7:15pm.

For improvers, our very own Grand Master Geoff Kenyon delivers bidding and play seminars each Tuesday morning from 10:00a.m. and each Tuesday afternoon from 2:00p.m.

To make further enquiries please complete the Form below and click 'Submit'

All are welcome.

Last updated : 12th Jan 2026 10:32 GMT
YCBA Sunday League Teams of 8

This page contains the results of the face-to-face Yorkshire League Teams of 8 matches. The current season is 2025 - 2026.

19 October 2025

A Team V Hull A - Lost 96 - 112 imps = 7 - 13 VPs

B Team V York C - Won 106 - 67 imps = 15 - 5 VPs

C Team V Sheffield C - Lost 70 - 129 imps = 3 - 17 VPs

02 November 2025

A Team V York B - Won 139 - 54 imps = 19 - 1 VPs

(See the News Item below for an instructive hand from the A team V York B match)

B Team V Olicana B - Draw 74 - 73 imps = 10 - 10 VPs

C Team V Keighley C - Won 108 - 78 imps = 14 - 6 VPs

23 November 2025

A Team V Bradford B - Won 108 - 71 imps = 15 - 5 VPs

B Team V Huddersfield A - Won 102 - 63 imps = 15 - 5 VPs

C Team V York E - Won 90 - 31 imps = 17 - 3 VPs

07 December 2025

A Team V Malton A - Lost 85-119 imps = 5 - 15 VPs

B Team V Keighley B - Won 105-87 imps = 13 - 7 VPs

C Team V Olicana C - Won 94-83 imps = 12 - 8 VPs

15 February 2026

A Team V Wakefield A - Lost 66 - 105 imps = 5 - 15 VPs

B Team V Wensleydale - Won 170 - 70 imps = 20 - 0 VPs

C Team V Brighouse A - Won 94 - 83 imps = 12 - 8 VPs

 

Last updated : 18th Feb 2026 11:03 GMT
Board 26 from Doncaster A V York B - 02 November

 

This was Board 26 with East declaring a 4 Heart contract. South led the Club 3 and North won the Ace and Queen of Clubs continuing with the singleton 2 of Diamonds.

Declarer has to play the trump suit for the loss of only one trick (to the Ace). A small Heart is led and the Heart 10 is inserted. This works as the only card to beat the 10 is the Ace. The Queen is picked up by another small Heart lead from the East hand and all is well.

The hand record reported that only 9 tricks were available to East in a contract of 4 Hearts. Can you solve this problem and describe the defence which beats the contract?

After cashing the Ace and Queen of Clubs North must lead a third Club. This gives a ruff and discard but this is of no use to declarer. Declarer takes the ruff in hand and leads a Heart, finessing the 10 as planned, which loses to the Ace. North must then lead another Club and whether East ruffs in hand or aims to ruff in dummy, South must insert the Heart Queen, forcing the King from dummy. Now, North's 9 of Hearts is promoted to the setting trick.

Would you have found the winning defence?

Last updated : 19th Feb 2026 13:33 GMT
Calendar
Wed 25th February 2026
Wednesday Afternoon pairs
1.00pm
Thu 26th February 2026
Thursday Evening Friendly Pairs
7.00 pm
Fri 27th February 2026
Friday Afternoon Pairs
1.00pm
Results
Monday Afternoon Pairs
1.00pm
Director: John Steele
Scorer: Doncaster Bridge Club
Friday Evening
7.00 pm
Director: G Kenyon
Scorer: Doncaster Bridge Club
Thursday Evening Friendly Pairs
7.00 pm
Director: John Steele
Scorer: Doncaster Bridge Club
Waddington Shield Success

♠ Doncaster members David Beresford, Ian Guy, David Ward and Richard Draycott have progressed to the third round of the Waddington Shield, the County’s premier event for knock out teams, with a good victory over a combined Hull and Leeds team. ♠