Edinburgh Curling Club’s Cousin Trophy was first contested in 1950.
75 years on and the competition was given a major revamp for the 2025 event.
Rather than running as a season long round robin league, the competition was converted into a two day, four game Bonspiel, with eight teams taking part including players from England, Denmark, and Canada.
After three rounds, the teams were split into a top 4 High Road and bottom 4 Low Road. One more round was played with all teams still in contention for a prize.
After all games were completed, the High Road winner was clear, with one team winning all four of their games. In the Low Road, it was a much closer affair, with shots difference separating the top two.
As well as having great fun on the ice, the teams enjoyed a dinner on the Saturday night in the Curl Edinburgh club rooms, when all the teams gave an amusing description of the curling backgrounds of their players.
The winning team, presented with the Cousin Trophy, was Team Keron, pictured below from left to right: Rachel MacRae, Andrew Keron, Fran Stretton, and Ian Keron.
The low road was won by Team Wilson, pictured below from left from right: Keith Wilson, Shona Wilson, Margaret Sharp, John Sharp (plus Edith Butler, not pictured).
All the teams agreed the new format was a great success and look forward to taking part again next year.
If you are interested in entering for 2026, please email us info@curledinburgh.com