NEW NATIONAL & COUNTY PLAYING REGULATIONS.

The EIBA have been trialing the use of re-spots and have circulated the following. As the County playing rules follow those of the National body, I thought it was best to make all clubs aware of this important change.
Crystal Mark, Section 5.5 Playing Arrangements.
For 2026/27 all National individual & Team competitions will be played using the side re-spots. This will mean that there will be no dead ends. If a jack in motion passes completely outside the boundaries of the rink of play or rebounds to distance of less than 20 metres from the mat line, the jack shall be re-spotted. If the jack passes outside the side boundary of the rink it should be placed on a pre-arranged spot on the rink which is 2 metres from the front of the ditch and 1.5 metres to the left and right of the centre line, on the side that it left the rink of play. If a bowl is on the re-spot, the jack will be placed as near as possible to the bowl without touching it, between the spot and the centre of the rink. If any other bowls are in the way the jack will be placed as near to that without touching it and the centre of the rink. In other words, directly between the 2 spots without touching a bowl.