The contest for the Lady Milne Trophy takes place next weekend 17-19 April, hosted by Northern Irish Bridge Union at La Mon Country Club, Belfast.
England will be represented by Dido Coley & Lily Kearney, Fiona Brown & Helen Erichsen, Anne Rosen & Nevena Senior, with Sally Brock as NPC.
England are defending champions. Play begins on Friday evening and continues throughout the weekend. You can follow along with the action on RealBridge. Play begins at 7pm on Friday 17th, with England facing Ireland in the first round.
The Lady Milne started in 1934 as the Ladies Championship of the National Bridge Association. (Lady Milne was assistant secretary to the NBA.) It became the trophy for the Ladies Home Internationals in 1950. So far England have won 48 times (including one tie with Scotland in 2011), Scotland 12 times (including one tie), Wales three times and Northern Ireland twice. The Republic of Ireland rejoined the event in 1998.
The teams from the other Home Nations are as follows:
N. Ireland: Anne Fitzpatrick & Mary Kelly Rogers, Diane Greenwood & Nuala Mooney, Sandie Millership & Anne Hassan, NPC Heather Hill
NIBU: Norma Irwin & Kathleen Cassidy, Anna Carr & Margaret Farren, Christine Stewart & Toni Sproule, NPC Alan Hill
Republic of Ireland: Hilary D-L McDonagh & Ann-Marie Horan, Rebecca Brown & Gilda Pender, Jeannie Fitzgerald & Joan Kenny, NPC Paul Porteous
Scotland: Liz McGowan & Fiona McQuaker, Sam Punch & Jen Middleton, Abi Milne & Sheila Adamson, NPC Alan Goodman
Wales: Ceri Pierce & Sophie Cunningham, Gilly Clench & Suzy Lawson, Mia Deschepper & Susan Ingham, NPC Paul Lamford
Match Manager: Brian Mullan
Director in Charge: Fergal O’Boyle
Assistant Directors: Mairead Basquille
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April 8, 2026