Renfrewshire XII (12th) ProvinceToday sees the start of the Scottish Province Championship at Greenacres Curling Rink. Renfrewshire will this year be represented by a team from Paisley St Mirren skipped by Jamie McDowall, and we wish them well in the competition.
You can follow their progress here
The draws for some of this season’s Province competitions have been released. The Ramshead starts off the season with opening fixtures on Friday 11 October, with the draw for the Barratt Cup knockout competition and the Ladies League also available.
The Shand Harvey was played on the weekend of 17/18 February with Reform CC lifting the trophy , and their Saturday team winning highest-up rink.
The Ladies Broom competition tok place on Wednesday 17 January with Reform CC winning the Broom. Highest up rink was the Reform team playing at 15:15.
On Saturday 16 December 2023 Dunbartonshire retained the Gilmour Cup at Greenacres by one shot.
Scores were level after four ends and only one shot separated the four rinks at the end of the match.
Renfrewshire were represented by Greenacres Young Curlers (against Alma), Muirdykes ( against Cadder), Between The Sheets ( against Cardross) and Neilston ( against Helensburgh).
Season 2023-24 fixtures for the Ramshead Trophy, Barrat Cup knockout, Ladies League and Ladies Broom competitions have all been set and can be found under the relevant tab in Competitions above. The season opens with a Ladies League match on Tuesday 10 October when Uplawmoor meet Newark.
Here are the winners from the 2022-23 season.
Province Competitions
| Rams Head | The Final was won by Greenacres Young Curlers who comprehensively beat Paisley St Mirren in the final. Results have been posted on the website and Renfrewshire Curlers Facebook page. |
| Barratt Cup | The Final was won by Dalry Union who beat Gourock in an ends-count after a tight match which ended 5 – 5. |
| Ladies League | The Ladies League was won by Reform on 7 points from a possible 8 and Neilston were runners up on 6 points. |
| Ladies Broom | The Ladies Broom was won by Reform who were 12 shots up. The Reform afternoon team were the highest up team and were 8 shots up. |
| Shand Harvey | The Shand Harvey was won by Dalry Union who were 16 shots up. The Dalry Union Sunday team were the highest up team and were 19 shots up. |
| President v Vice Pres | The President v Vice President was won by the Vice President. The highest up team were Dalry Union who were 11 shots up and playing for the President. The highest up team in the Vice President’s team were Paisley St Mirren who were 5 shots up. |
| Osprey Salver | No competition this year. |
| Game of Points | The Points Trophy was won by Fraser Clark representing Gourock and Reform. |
Inter Province Competitions
| Harry Hart | Renfrewshire Province were represented by Between the Sheets and Reform. Our third team, Gourock, were struck by Covid and Ayrshire, graciously, agreed to make it a 2 team match which was won by Renfrewshire. Reform was the highest up team therefore are the trophy holders. |
| Waldie Griffith cup | West of Fife Province beat Renfrewshire Province by 2 shots. |
| Gilmour Memorial Cup | No competition this year. |
The President v Vice President was won by the Vice President. The highest up team were Dalry Union who were 11 shots up and playing for the President. The highest up team in the Vice President’s team were Paisley St Mirren who were 5 shots up.
