1. DEVON INTERLEAGUE RULES-(Applicable from 1st January 2025)
  2. All teams entering the Interleague must enter under the name of their parent League with that League’s permission, with sponsors names added on the end if necessary.
  3. The team Fee Paid will be Inclusive of your League Affiliation Fee
  4. All teams must send in their Official Registration FormAs stated on the Registration Forms. This form will include all players’ names, signatures, addresses and telephone numbers.This must include an EPA registration form (and photo if applicable) for each player. All teams must have a bond (currently £100) in place before playing a match. If a bond is lost through misdemeanour, then it must be replaced before playing another match. If a team plays with no bond in place, then the match is forfeited and all players suspended until a bond is in place.
  5. All venues must have two tables and at least one restand 2 sets of Pro cup balls (1 per table).
  6. Hometeam is to referee one tableand the awayteam to referee the other table for all frames. 
  7. All Interleague matches to have a nominated senior referee for the night. This can come from either team. Eligible players would obviously be qualified referees or ex or current county players. The senior referee may enforce the time rule at his/her discretion. The senior referee must be decided before the game starts and signed on the score sheet. If no players from either team are eligible to be the senior referee (as above), the interleague committee can grant special dispensation for players to act as senior referee. This must be granted before a match commences. The senior referee can be called for any disputes and once called their decision is final.
  8. Captains to accept tables and playing conditions beforethe start of play. Once the game has commencedit must be played to a conclusion. Fiveplayers constitute a team.Matches to be played to International Rules
  9. Matches best of 42 frames with each of the teams’ seven players playing six different opponents as per the results sheet -Captains to list their playing order independently, (neither captain to see the other’s order) prior to the games commencing. In the event of a team being short of a player then a blank space will be left in the number: Home Team: Number(s) 3 & 6. Away Team: Number(s) 4 & 2.8.Each team will receive three points for a match win, one point each for a draw.
  10. If two (or more) teams are level on points at the end of an Interleagueseason, the team with the most wins will be ranked ahead. If still level, frame difference will determine league positions. If still level, then the aggregate score of matches played between those teams will be taken into account. In the unlikely event of places still being tied, a play-off will take place at aneutral venue.
  11. Matches to commence by 7.00pm. If a match is not started by 7.30pm, the team that has caused the delay, will forfeit the first frame and another frame every five minutes thereafter, until 8.00pm, when the ‘Failure to arrive for a match’ rule will be enforced (unless reasonable contact has been made)
  12. Match sheets must have full names written for each player in all sessions.12.All players must pay a Registration Fee £20and complete an EPA registration form on or before their first appearance of the season, and it must be in the hands of the Treasurer within seven days of the match. If not, that player will be suspended until such form/money is received. Any such player playing whilst suspended will forfeit any such frames “won” and the team will be deducted one league point.
  13. All teams notified of fines, or any other dues, must pay them within 28 days of notification. Failure to do so will result in four league points will be deducted and the matter referred to the Disciplinary Sub-Committee, for possible further action.
  14. If a player plays the wrong opponent, that frame is null and void and is to be played again against the correct opponent, even if the two players are due to play later in the match.
  15. A maximum of four reserves per team may be used in a match but must be listed (and signed) on the match sheet prior to the game commencing, these reserves may be played in any order. Once a player has been substituted, they may play no further part in the match. Once a player is listed on the match sheet next to any frame number, he/she cannot be substituted for that particular frame. Therefore, team captains should only list their team, for the first seven frames at the beginning of the match. If any players are not present at the time of filling out the first sheet order, captains may leave up to a maximum of four blank spaces but once any of these frames are due to be played, that player or a reserve must be listed and play immediately.
  16. The hometeam Captain is responsible for contacting the away team captain, to confirm the venue at least one week, prior to the match taking place.All games to be played on Saturday per the fixtures list. Games cannot be cancelled, but may be moved forward with both captains agreement
  17. No team may cancel or postpone a game. If a game is forfeited, 1 league point to be deducted and bond lost (by non-defaulting team).The bond must be replaced before the next game
  18. If exceptional circumstances apply (see 18), The game must be played before the fixture. If this game is unplayed the match will be forfeited and 1 point deducted and bond lost (by non-defaulting team).
  19. Players may only represent one team in any particular season. There will be NO TRANSFERS. A player will be deemed registered once he has played his first match.
  20. Any complaints or disputes should be forwarded in writing to the Interleague Secretary.
  21. Both teams should publish the match result to the Inter-League Secretary within 24 hours, or post on Facebook Interleague group, and is responsible for sending/emailing/photo a match sheet to the Interleague Secretary, within seven days. (This must be Legible). Failure to do this will incur a deduction of one league point and a £5 fine.
  22. If a team forfeits two matches in one season they will be removed from the league. Any cases of teams withdrawing from the League will be taken on their merits with regard tothe League tables by the committee, but any such team will lose their bond money.
  23. Any Interleague team withdrawing or expelled from the League with outstanding debts to the DPA will have the total amount divided equally amongst its registered players. These players will then be suspended from all affiliated Pool in Devon until their portion of the debt is paid. Any Interleague team withdrawing or expelled from the League will lose their divisional status and maybe relegated to the bottom division.
  24. Any Interleague team not re-entering the following season will have their bond money returned upon request and following a written confirmation of their withdrawal, less any outstanding money owed.
  25. The Committee reserve the right, to remove any overdue outstanding money from teams’ bond accounts.
  26. Any deficit in a team bond accounts must be replaced at least seven days before they next play or it will be deemed that the team has cancelled that match, and will be removed from the League
  27. Devon’s representatives at the National Interleague finals will be invited on the following basis: National Interleague: First –PremierWinners, Second -PremierR-Up, Third –KO Cup Winners, Fourth –Division 1 WinnersNational Interleague KO: First –KO Cup Winners, Second –KO Cup R-Up, Third –PremierWinnersFourth –PremierR-Up
  28. In knock-out cup matches, all players must have played at least one League match prior to playing in the cup and at least two League matches to play in the semi-finals or finals. These matches must have been played in the same season.
  29. In knock-out cup matches, in the event of a draw, the following play-off rules apply: 6 Red timed Shootout 2 Players will be drawn out for each team at Random, 2 players will play
  30. Promotion will be on a two up two down basis unless otherwise decided by the committee.
  31. If a match is forfeited, the following rules apply:No Team may claim a 42-0 from a void game.The non-offending team will be awarded the highest of the four followingpossibilities:•A score calculated on the average of their total frames won for the season rounded up.•A score calculated on their would-be opponents’ average of their total frames lost rounded up.•The frame score they achieved when the two teams met in the other half of the season.•Twenty-twoframes –nil. All attending players and named reserves on the re-arranged result sheet will be awarded an average of their years ranking points. (This figure is rounded up to the nearestwhole frame)
  32. Final Day stopwatches may be enforced and used on the day
  33. Interleague K/o Cup day will be played and Plate in place for round losers, prize money will be awarded for Knockout Cup.Prize Money as follows , Cup winners £240, R Up 160 Plate winner £100 R up £6
  34. NON Attendance of the Knockout cup will result in lost of Bond