RCCC Medal

Another weekend, another visit to Murrayfield for Dave, Graeme, Shelagh and John Good.  This time to take on the Barbarians Curling Club for a RCCC Medal Game.  This is the first time that we have entered the RCCC Medal for many a year.  (For interest, all the medals on the Balyarrow Trophy are old RCCC Medals won by that club!)
The competition consists of one match, drawn at random by the RCCC between clubs mostly based at the same ice rink.
A 10 am. start on a Sunday morning was never going to be the most popular idea.
Both sides started off steadily and the score was 2 - 2 going into the fourth end on frighteningly quick (but dirty) ice.  We were always in trouble in that end and eventually dropped a big 4.  The following end, we also looked to be in trouble but some good sweeping and excellent calling by Dave enabled us to turn the end round to take the 4 straight back.  A stolen 1 in the next gave us a 1 shot advantage, without the hammer for the last.  With their last stone to come they were sitting with one and a relatively simple tap up or draw for the win.  However no amount of sweeping was going to help their light final stone.  Game peeled, handshakes all round until it was pointed out that there was a medal at stake and a winner was required.
With their draw shot slightly long, Dave had to draw the 4 foot to take the game.  The speed of the ice caught him out and his stone slipped to the back 8'.
It was a high quality game played in very good humour and enjoyed by all the players, but unfortunately no medal for us this year.