Parking at Catcliffe BC
With ongoing building work in the area, Catcliffe have given the following advice as far as parking for matches is concerned. Please use their car park - apparently some have been fined for parking where they shouldn't!
"We are currently using the car park near to the bungalows. You have to come from the bottom end of the village,up Sheffield lane.Postcode is the croft S60 5TB."
June 23, 2026
RCCGBA Competitions
Dates for your diary:
George Corton Trophy - RCCGBA v Maltby League - 19th July at Wickersley CI with a 1pm start.
Armada Cup (singles competition) - at Maltby Community's green on 26th July
Champions Trophy - Sunday, 13th September at Swallownest BC. This is a 4-player team, with two singles and one doubles match, and the aggregate score determines the winner.
Entry forms for the Armada and Champions Trophy have already been distributed to all member clubs.
June 17, 2026
RCCGBA End of Season meeting
The End of Season meeting of the Rotherham Combined will be held on Tuesday, 13th October at Treeton WMC with a 7pm start.
The Presentation Night, including a Race night with a pie and peas supper, will be held on Saturday, 24th October with a 7.30pm start. All clubs have paid for two tickets, but if any additional tickets are required, either contact the Treasurer, or ask at the End of Season meeting. The price of tickets for this event are £7.50.
June 17, 2026
Stones Cup
Stones Cup
Quarter-Final Draw
Treeton v Kings
Shireoaks v Marquis B
Worksop C & SC v Firbeck
Roundwood v Wickersley Village
Matches are to be played on Friday, 10th July. The lottery bonus ball system should be used to decide who is the home team, so captains should contact their opponents to decide who is the odd/even numbers.
The semi-finals are due to be played on Friday, 7th August, and the final on Friday, 28th August.
We need some clubs to offer their green to host the semi-finals and final of this competition. If you can help, please contact the Registrar as soon as possible.
June 17, 2026
Midweek League Knock-out Cup
Midweek Cup
Semi-finals draw
Marquis A v Kings
Wickersley Village or Catcliffe v Treeton A
The Wickersley Village v Catcliffe match will be played next Wednesday, 24th June, so the final draw will be known then.
These matches are to be played on neutral greens by Thursday, 23rd July, with the final to be played by 27th August.
We need some clubs to offer their green to host the semi-finals and final of this competition. If you can help, please contact the Registrar as soon as possible.
June 17, 2026
RCCGBA Mid-season Meeting
We remind all clubs that the mid-season meeting of the Rotherham Combined takes place on Tuesday, 16th June at Treeton Miners Welfare. The meeting will start at 7pm.
We hope to see a representative of all member clubs at the meeting.
June 15, 2026
Heatwaves
With high temperatures predicted in the next few days, we offer this guidance to teams. Obviously the well being of all players and spectators is paramount to us, so please err on the side of caution if there is any doubt.
The following guidance is given by Endsleigh Insurance:
Clubs should take account of temperature and take action to minimise risks.
Avoid playing during very high temperatures > 30c
Rearrange games to earlier in the day or in the evening, green availability allowing
Encourage hats, provide a supply of drinks & cold water to players and spectators.
Take breaks if needed. Keep an eye on fellow players for signs of exhaustion/ heatstroke, they may not notice.
If it is predicted that temperatures will be high, teams may postpone games if they wish - but hopefully the above advice will help in their decision. Please let the Registrar know as soon as possible if games are to be rearranged for a future date.
We hope that this will only apply to games played in the afternoons, so evening games should be able to go ahead as scheduled. If there is any doubt, please contact the Registrar.
May 24, 2026
John Lynam
It is with great sadness that we must let you know of the death of John Lynam on 9th May. John played at Wickersley Village for many years, and was club secretary for a long period.
His funeral will be at Rotherham Crematorium at 10.15am on 27th May.
We would like to extend our sympathy over the loss of John to his family, friends and bowling colleagues at this sad time.
May 19, 2026
Midweek League Knockout Cup
The draw for the Midweek League Knock-out Cup was made last month, but emails advising the draw appear to have gone AWOL.
We apologise for that, and as a result, the date for games to be played by have been amended.
Full details have been available on the BowlsNet site for the last four weeks, but here is the draw for confirmation.
With a longer fixture list in the Midweek League this season, there are no blank weeks for cup games to be played, so teams will have to fit in the cup games around the league fixtures.
First Round:
Brinsworth C v Valley Park Stag
Marquis A v Brinsworth A
Kings v Barkers Park
Treeton B v Dinnington
Wickersley Village v Greasbrough
Brinsworth B v Catcliffe
Bye to second round:
Marquis B & Treeton A
The first round is to be played by 31st May, with the Second Round to be played by Thursday, 18th June.
As with all Midweek League games, all games in the Midweek Cup will start at 6.30pm.
It looks like results will have to be submitted to the Registrar for the cup games, but if we find a way of overcoming the problem with inputting the results of cup games in to BowlsNet, we will let you know.
May 15, 2026
Wilkinson Trophy
The draw for the Wilkinson Trophy was made last month and has been available on BowlsNet, but for those who have not seen the draw, we include details below.
First Round matches are to be played by Friday, 15th May - all other clubs have byes through to the Second Round.
First Round:
Brinsworth A v Marquis A
Dinnington v Valley Park Boston
Roundwood A v Marquis B
Wickersley Village v Barkers Park
Brinsworth B v Valley Park A
The second round is to be played by Friday, 12th June.
It looks as though results for the Wilkinson Trophy will have to be submitted to the Registrar via email or WhatsApp, but if we find a way of overcoming the problem if inputting results through BowlsNet, we will let you know.
May 15, 2026
Stones Cup
The draw for this year's Stones Cup has been drawn, with details given below:
Friday, 15th May - Marquis A v Wickersley CI (preliminary round)
Friday, 12th June - First Round:
A Valley Park v Treeton
B Swallownest A v Kings
C Swallownest B v Shireoaks
D Marquis B v Barkers Park
E Firbeck B v Worksop
F Firbeck A v Greasbrough
G Roundwood v Thurcroft
H Wickersley Village v Marquis A or Wickersley CI
The quarter finals will be played on Friday, 10th July, the semi-finals on Friday 7th August, and the final on Friday, 28th August.
For the quarter finals, it will be the winners of A v B, C v D, E v F and G v H, with the home team determined by the 'bonus ball' method. The first team in the listed draw should contact the other to decide on who has the odd/even bonus ball number.
We will need neutral greens for the semi-finals and final - any clubs willing to offer their greens, please let a committee member know.
All will be 7pm starts except for the final, which will be a 6.30pm start.
It has not been possible to publish this competition via BowlsNet, so clubs will have to emai/WhatsApp results to the Registrar. A separate page on this website will show the updated draw as the rounds are played.
May 7, 2026
Fixtures and results for the 2026 season
The fixtures for all Leagues for RCCGBA and RRPBA, have now been issued. As previously advised, we will be using bowlsnet.uk for this purpose this year, but if you click on the respective league on the menu to the left, you will be taken direct to the relevant page on their site.
Further work including signing in arrangements for the submission of results, will be done in the next week or two, but in good enough time for the start of the season on April 13th. We will be in touch with all clubs in due course, but please contact the Registrar if you have any queries.
April 1, 2026
Fixtures and results for the 2026 season
All of the Rotherham leagues, both RCCGBA and RRPBA, will be using BowlsNet for all fixtures/results for the coming season. The system will allow for results to be input directly by each club/team, and is able to be done via computer, tablet or smart phone. Further details will be issued to each club/team in due course.
The application to join has been submitted to BowlsNet, but unfortunately, as a new league for them, we are subject to a manual system which is likely to take another week from today. That is something beyond our control, but we will be looking to get the fixtures released as soon as possible after getting the go-ahead from BowlsNet.
This website will be continuing, and we hope to link our BowlsNet pages through directly from this site.
We apologise for the delay in releasing the fixtures, and thank all clubs for their understanding in this regard.
Will all clubs ensure that their player registration document is submitted to the Registrar at your earliest convenience.
March 17, 2026
Rotherham Combined AGM
The Rotherham Combined's AGM will be held at Treeton WMC on Tuesday, 24th February, starting at 7pm.
Any club wishing to submit any proposals for the AGM should do so to the Secretary, David Hamilton, no later than two weeks before the meeting date.
January 12, 2026