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The Smythe Cup - does it still exist ?

  • 21-01-2006 7:40pm
    #1
    shabbyroad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭


    Long long time ago I was part of a team that won this national competition.

    'twas a big deal in our little world at the time.

    Does the competition still run ?

    It was part of the old SAI.


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  • #2
    scout
    Closed Accounts Posts: 162 ✭✭scout


    No it now a county patrol challenge and on to the phenoix


  • #3
    neilled
    Registered Users Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭neilled


    Yep, the Phenoix trophy is the replacemet for the Smythe Cup and the Melvin Trophy.

    Attempts by scouts to call the new competition the Smelvin, were ultimately ignored and the Phenoix rose from the ashes of the former chief scouts...... I mean competitions of SAI and CSI.


    The Fiontar/Levy Tropy and Cairde are being reformatted into a new Cairde Competition.


  • #4
    Ron DMC
    Registered Users Posts: 5,297 ✭✭✭Ron DMC


    tee hee. I always thought Smelvin had a nice ring to it.


  • #5
    TalkISCheap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 400 ✭✭TalkISCheap


    So did most of the rest of the country... ;)

    Actually, that should be brought up at the next National Scout Forum. I wonder does anyone know how/why/who decided it...

    Neil!?


  • #6
    neilled
    Registered Users Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭neilled


    TalkISCheap wrote:
    So did most of the rest of the country... ;)

    Actually, that should be brought up at the next National Scout Forum. I wonder does anyone know how/why/who decided it...

    Neil!?

    The national forum took place over the weekend of the 21st/22nd January.

    The issue was never raised at it and I am unaware of who decided the name for the national competiton.

    I have also resigned from my post of participation commissioner.


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  • #7
    Nightwish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,129 ✭✭✭Nightwish


    I participated in the Smythe Cup about 6 years ago. We had a member of our patrol hospitalised (my fault) with a suspected broken neck, had our pictures taken for the papers and the Scout magazine, were interviewed by the press, got caught in the Dunshaughlin scouts tent at 2am, and came second last...it was great!!!


  • #8
    ironsight
    Closed Accounts Posts: 103 ✭✭ironsight


    My oh my, seems like yesterday but it was over 20 years ago when i took part in the Smythe Cup, I think we were 2nd or 3rd and got a plaque. The troop was the 46th Dublin and it was affiliated to the I.W.A in Clontarf, I wonder if it still exists..

    take care.....


  • #9
    oopsbuddy
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭oopsbuddy


    About 30 years ago, I was in the Smythe Cup and lent my brand new Silva compass to a scout from another troop (I didn't know him, but naiively assumed he would bring it back!) for his orienteering challenge. Are you that guy?:mad:


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