September 2003
Held at Hagley Park, Christchurch
Results (Christchurch names first)
Robert Cumming/Neil Satherley 13, Fay Doyle/Harl Stevens 6
Bernie Clark/Michael Poff 10, Kath Alison/Kaye Alison 13
Andrew Findlay/Joy Missevich 8, Tony Millar/Peter van Heusden 13
Progress Score: Canterbury 2, Wellington 4
R Cumming/B Clark/N Satherley 13, F Doyle/H Stevens/P van Heusden 2
B Clark/J Missevich/M Poff 8, K Alison/K Alison/T Millar 13
Progress Score: Canterbury 5, Wellington 7
B Clark/M Poff 8, F Doyle/H Stevens 13
A Findlay/J Missevich 3, K Alison/K Alison 13
R Cumming/N Satherley 13, T Millar/P van Heusden 9
Progress Score: Canterbury 7, Wellington 11
N Satherley 13, F Doyle 4
A Findlay 13, P van Heusden 5
R Cumming 13, H Stevens 8
B Clark 13, Kaye Alison 12
Michael Poff 1, Kath Alison 13
J Missevich 13, T Millar 9
Progress Score: Canterbury 12, Wellington 12
A Findlay/J Missevich 12, F Doyle/H Stevens 13
R Cumming/N Satherley 13, K Alison/K Alison 6
B Clark/M Poff 9, T Millar/P van Heusden 13
Progress Score: Canterbury 14, Wellington 16
B Clark/J Missevich/M Poff 3, F Doyle/H Stevens/P van Heusden 13
R Cumming/A Findlay/N Satherley 13, K Alison/K Alison/T Millar 0
Final Score: Canterbury 17, Wellington 19
7 December 2003
Wellington defeated Hawke's Bay in the inaugural inter-region match played in Palmerston North.
After the first round of games Hawke's Bay held a narrow lead by winning two of the three Doubles games with the Singles shared. In the second round, the Singles were again shared, however Wellington won all three Doubles games to lead 24 points to 18. With the Triples to play, Wellington required two wins to take the match, while Hawke's Bay required three wins.
Following the lunch break, Wellington stormed through the final session winning all four Triples games to take the match.
Results (Wellington names first)
Dirk Winnie 13, Peter Horgan 7
Roy Zeier 9, Maurice Belz 13
Brian Smith 13, Marie Fenton 5
Barbara Johnston 9, John Maxwell 13
Joan Miller 7, Bethne Rouse 13
Peter van Heusden 13, Sharon Cannon 9
B Smith/D Winnie 13, P Horgan/J Maxwell 6
B Johnston/J Miller 13, S Cannon/B Rouse 8
P van Heusden/R Zeier 13, M Belz/M Fenton 7
B Smith/D Winnie/R Zeier 13, M Belz/M Fenton/J Maxwell 4
B Johnston/J Miller/P van Heusden 13, S Cannon/P Horgan/B Rouse 4
Score: Wellington Gold 25, Hawke's Bay A 6
Fay Doyle/Jan McHardy 2, Andrea Thompson/Robert Wilson 13
Richard Lawson/Maureen Wood 13, Dawn Gardner/Lee Tafford 4
Claire Bradburn/Tony Packer 9, Fiona Browne/Wendy Greene 9-13
J McHardy 9, L Taffard 13
F Doyle 1, F Browne 13
C Bradburn 13, D Gardner 10
R Lawson 6, W Greene 13
T Packer 13, A Thompson 12
M Wood 13, R Wilson 13-11
F Doyle/R Lawson/J McHardy 13, L Taffard/A Thompson/R Wilson 6
C Bradburn/T Packer/M Wood 13, F Browne/D Gardner/W Greene 3
Score: Wellington Black 19, Hawke's Bay B 12.
Overall Result: Wellington 44, Hawke's Bay 18