RSPBA crest The Royal Scottish Pipe Band AssociationResults
RSPBA crest

Matt Boyd Memorial

Grade 3A · 2023 season
Contests
8 in 2023
Major titles
0
Podium finishes
4 of 8
Season form
2645333

Across the seasons (each year is its own published partition — tap a year to open it)

YearGradeContestsBestMajors wonBand CoCDrumming CoC
2026Grade 3A7 contests1st best— majors won5th5th
2025Grade 3A7 contests1st best— majors won——
2024Grade 3A7 contests3rd best— majors won15th12th
2023Grade 3A8 contests2nd best— majors won7th3rd
2022Grade 3A7 contests1st best— majors won7th8th

2023 season · most recent first

Major

The Worlds

19 Aug 2023 Full field ›
Qualifier 8th of 13 did not qualify
Piping 1P1
5
Piping 2P2
11
DrummingD
1
EnsembleE
10
TotalTot
27
Qualifier heat — 13 bands
1 Robert Malcolm Memorial 10 pts
2 Tullylagan 13 pts
3 Major Sinclair Memorial 20 pts
4 City of London 21 pts
5 McNeillstown 24 pts
6 TEXO Deeside Caledonia 27 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Ulster

12 Aug 2023 Full field ›
Result 3rd of 10
Piping 1P1
2
Piping 2P2
6
DrummingD
3
EnsembleE
2
TotalTot
13
Full result — 10 bands
1 Tullylagan 5 pts
2 Clogher and District 12 pts
3 Matt Boyd Memorial 13 pts
4 McNeillstown 20 pts
5 Major Sinclair Memorial 21 pts
6 Kildoag 24 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Heart O Down

5 Aug 2023 Full field ›
Result 3rd of 9
Piping 1P1
4
Piping 2P2
2
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
5
TotalTot
13
Full result — 9 bands
1 Clogher and District 6 pts
2 Tullylagan 8 pts
3 Matt Boyd Memorial 13 pts
4 McNeillstown 18 pts
5 Major Sinclair Memorial 24 pts
6 Cullybackey3B 25 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Major

Scottish

29 Jul 2023 Full field ›
Result 3rd of 17
Piping 1P1
5
Piping 2P2
4
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
2
TotalTot
13
Full result — 17 bands
1 Coalburn I.O.R. 8 pts
2 Tullylagan 11 pts
3 Matt Boyd Memorial 13 pts
4 McNeillstown 16 pts
5 Vale of Atholl 20 pts
6 City of Newcastle 29 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Ballymena

1 Jul 2023 Full field ›
Result 5th of 10
Piping 1P1
6
Piping 2P2
5
DrummingD
3
EnsembleE
5
TotalTot
19
Full result — 10 bands
1 Tullylagan 6 pts
2 Clogher and District 9 pts
3 Kildoag 12 pts
4 Major Sinclair Memorial 15 pts
5 Matt Boyd Memorial 19 pts
6 McNeillstown 24 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Lisburn & Castlereagh

17 Jun 2023 Full field ›
Result 4th of 7
Piping 1P1
5
Piping 2P2
4
DrummingD
3
EnsembleE
6
TotalTot
18
Full result — 7 bands
1 Clogher and District 7 pts
2 Major Sinclair Memorial 8 pts
3 Kildoag 11 pts
4 Matt Boyd Memorial 18 pts
5 McNeillstown 21 pts
6 Cullybackey3B 22 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Major

United Kingdom

10 Jun 2023 Full field ›
Result 6th of 13
Piping 1P1
10
Piping 2P2
7
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
5
TotalTot
24
Full result — 13 bands
1 Tullylagan 4 pts
2 Kildoag 12 pts
3 Clogher and District 17 pts
4 Coalburn I.O.R. 21 pts
5 Major Sinclair Memorial 21 pts
6 Matt Boyd Memorial 24 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Cookstown

3 Jun 2023 Full field ›
Result 2nd of 8
Piping 1P1
3
Piping 2P2
1
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
3
TotalTot
9
Full result — 8 bands
1 Tullylagan 6 pts
2 Matt Boyd Memorial 9 pts
3 Kildoag 13 pts
4 Clogher and District 18 pts
5 McNeillstown 19 pts
6 Major Sinclair Memorial 21 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Grade 3A Champion of Champions form · 2023 majors (major placings — tap a band to open their season)

Overall standing shown. Rotate or widen the screen to see each major's placing.

#BandEuropeanScottishThe WorldsUnited KingdomPts
1 Coalburn I.O.R. 1144 18
2 Tullylagan —211 17
3 Vale of Atholl 553— 8
4 TEXO Deeside Caledonia 21087 5
5 Kildoag ——92 5
6 Robert Malcolm Memorial ——2— 5
7 Clogher and District ——63 5
7 Matt Boyd Memorial —3—6 5
9 McNeillstown —459 5
10 City of London 3—12— 4
11 Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band Association 412—11 3
12 Major Sinclair Memorial ——75 2
13 City of Newcastle 13610— 1
14 City of Inverness 617—— 1
15 Milngavie 77—— 0
16 Stockbridge 88—10 0
17 Battlehill ———8 0
18 Edradour Pitlochry & Blair Atholl 119—— 0
18 Kilmarnock 911—— 0
20 Mackenzie Caledonian 1013—— 0
21 The College of Piping (Summerside) ——11— 0
22 Drumlough ———12 0
22 Dunbar Royal British Legion 1216—— 0
24 Colmcille ———13 0
25 Buchan Peterson 1414—— 0
25 Turriff and District 1515—— 0