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PIKETH & NEAL LEAD SA MEDAL HAUL ON GOLD COAST Colleen Piketh and Nici Neal beaming with pride aer receiving their silver medals Alan Simmonds - Media Officer South Africa’s world class Protea lawn bowlers, both in the Open and Para-Olympic divisions, showed their worth in the XXI at Gold Coast, Queensland, .

Although off their 2014 Games five- gold pace, three silver and two bronze medals is fair return. The only disappointment was the men being unable to secure a medal; more of that later.

The women and the para-athletes held centre stage as far as medals were concerned. BRONZE BEAUTY: Colleen Piketh Up first was Colleen Piketh. Some moron Piketh (Bedfordview CC, JBA) magnificently Perhaps Piketh’s greatest moment came in posted on Facebook “…how can we win a medal and deservedly rose to giddy heights, taking the singles quarter-finals when she with her (Piketh) playing…? A person obviously two medals – bronze in the Singles and a one- sensaonally eliminated Australia’s golden completely out of touch with women’s bowls shot defeat silver with ultra-consistent Nici girl Karen Murphy 21-19 from the blue-ribbon on the top plaorm. Neal (Leases, Sables) in the Pairs. women’s event. Murphy, selected by Commonwealth Games Australia to read the Athlete’s Oath on behalf of all athletes at the Gold Coast at the opening ceremony, succumbed to a brilliant Piketh by two shots, aer leading for vast porons of the match and having won just two days before in the preliminaries 20-16.

“Nothing really changed between the two matches (since the seconal match), the green was prey slow and doughy for the night game this me; she was just more up and at-it than I was and that was the difference,” Murphy said.

Piketh, modest as ever, was, however, jubilant.

“To beat the current World Bowls champion in her own back yard is something special. I KILLER FOURSOME: Esmé Kruger, Nici Neal, Anneke Snyman and Elma Davis played well on a difficult green, under unpleasant humid condions and kept my close throughout and 18-16 to the host side is execuve and world class umpire, officiang concentraon the beer.” probably fair, but the result was always in at the Games Trevor Davis. doubt. Forbes was enthusiasc. Proof of the Oz girls’ dominance in women’s world bowls is three of them took gold in the “A voyage to the other side of the world, triples as well. Krizanic, Sco and Van Asch tough condions, an even tougher schedule become the naon’s first ever dual gold and adjustment to food, weather and medalists from the same Games, and the first temperature swings can never be easy. But Australians to win Games gold and world tles the Proteas knew what was coming; most are in the same two disciplines. experienced and durable. The Protea girls did not feature in the triples, “I am delighted with them capturing five losing a game they might have taken, but that’s medals – Sascoc, I am sure will be pleased – bowls on the day. we went with high hopes and returned with heads held high.” Lawn bowls was one of 10 core sports at the Commonwealth Games and has been And now, the men. connuously held at every Games since the It must have been galling for SA No 1 Gerry 1930 Brish Empire Games, with the excepon Baker (Bryanston Sports, JBA), such a familiar MUMPS? Karen Murphy aer the defeat of the 1966 Brish Empire and Commonwealth figure at the Games in the past 20 years, who by Colleen Piketh Games in Kingston, Jamaica. may have been seen in Games colours for a Piketh was to bow out in the semi-finals (see A total of four events per gender was last me aer an outstanding record, having results), but took bronze with a top class contested, along with two open para-sport won silver and bronze medals and pairs gold showing against a Canadian in the play-offs. events, which meant a total of 10 medal events (Shaun Addinall in Delhi, 2010). were contested. In the pairs, Neal, a skip’s answer to a prayer, Unfortunately, it comes to the best in all codes showed her versality. Comfortable in every Bowls SA president, Rob Forbes did not aend – Shane Warne, Zidane, Usain Bolt being posion, the modest, marvellous Neal will be the games, but was represented by SABA prime examples. around at the top for a long me.

Indeed, Neal was to gain another silver in the fours.

The Piketh/Neal juggernaut looked to be unstoppable, but alas, Malaysia’s top pair, great friends of the Protea players, were just one shot beer on the day.

Elma Davis (George BC, Eden), needs no introducon to SA’s players; the internaonal brigade is certainly aware of her talent as well.

With Boland (Bredasdorp) whizz kid Anneke Snyman at third, Neal now at second and another top drawing player in Esmé Kruger (CBC Old Boys, BGN) leading, the Protea quartet demolished their secon and strode to the final with aplomb.

In the final, however, they encountered the world No 1 fours of Australia (Kelsey Corell, Carla Krizanic (who graced the SA Masters in 2017), Bec van Asch, Natasha Sco). It was PARA PYROTECHNICS: Tobias Botha, Willem Viljoen, Chris Paon and Coach Geoff Newcomb PROUD MIXED PAIRS: Princess Schroeder, Director - Graham Ward, OLD MENS …! 68-year-old Ken Hanson Flippe Walker and Director - Annetjie van Rooyen bowls his way into history

Baker’s trips team of Morgan Muvhango went to Australia’s Lynne Seymour, directed by BC, Erkhuleni), who downed England 16-13 – (Discovery BC, Sables) and Rudi Jacobs (Parys husband Bob and Jake Fehlberg (Grant another outstanding Protea effort. BC, NW) could not get going; in the men’s fours Fehlberg) who defeated a gallant South African (add Evans at third), a poor start against a pair of Nozipho (Princess) Schroeder (Jagger In the triples, Australian Ken Hanson, the throbbing Indian side meant it was too much to BC, WP) (director, Graham Ward, Jaggers BC, lead, became oldest ever gold do within the short programme to make the WP)/Flippie Walker (Mooinoi BC, BGN) medal winner at a Commonwealth Games. cut, losing their last chance against a crack (Johanna van Rooyen, Witportjie BC, Sables) He made his debut at 68 years young, world champion Australian quartet who 12-9; a fantasc effort from the Proteas. watching as New Zealand came back from 10- eventually made the final. In the disabled B6/B7/B8 men’s triples, gold 3 down to narrow Australia’s lead to one shot, Up against Australian, New Zealand and went to Australia who pipped “the auld but Hanson delivered a stunning draw on the Malaysian (magnificently coached by former SA enemy” New Zealand 14-13. jack and sealed gold. “It's hard to describe my assistant naonal coach Dr Simon Botha), even feelings,” Hanson said, aer emoonally India and a surprisingly good Maltese team, But, (bronze) went to South Africa Christopher standing on the podium as his naonal relishing familiar condions and well “played- Paon (Knysna BC, Eden), Tobias Botha (Irene anthem played. in” the task became a goal simply unobtainable. BC Gauteng N), Willem Viljoen (Modderbee Nevertheless, Pierre Breitenbach (Potch Town, NW), superbly reached the quarter-finals in the COMMONWEALTH ultra-compeve singles and with Jason Evans (Roosevelt Park, JBA) won their tough secon unbeaten, before failing by one agonising shot GAMES MEDAL LIST to make the final four. MEN 1994 Fours – Gold Breitenbach is heir to the Baker throne and is a 1998 Singles – Bronze good bet to be the future Protea men’s skip at Pairs – Bronze internaonal events; the amiable, talented Fours – Bronze Evans, 2018 JBA singles champion, improves 2002 Fours – Silver Pairs – Bronze with each oung. Singles – Gold SA head coach Theuns Fraser (the long-serving 2006 Trips – Bronze 2010 Pairs – Gold Fraser has announced his immediate PALS: Theuns Fraser, le, the SA head rerement; more in June issue) and Trips – Gold 2014 Trips – Gold coach with Malaysia coach Dr Simon Botha coach/manager Jessica Henderson, as usual, Para Trips – Gold aer the Asian girls won the pairs final by a worked hard to ensure all went smoothly. Blind Pairs – Gold shot over SA. The two men have been pals The Para-Bowls consisted of a mixed pairs 2018 Para Trips – Bronze at judo and bowls for 50 years. Blind Mixed Pairs – Silver (visually impaired) and a men's triples (disabled). WOMEN 1994 Fours – Gold Having won gold in each discipline at Glasgow Pairs – Bronze 2014, manager/coach, the indefagable Geoff 1998 Fours – Gold Newcombe of Port Elizabeth, was wary this Singles – Gold me. 2002 Pairs – Silver Singles – Bronze “Yes, we are good, but again it’s horses for 2006 Singles – Bronze courses. The locals are perhaps beer prepared 2010 Trips – Gold this me.” 2014 Fours – Gold Pairs – Gold He was correct. Trips – Bronze Singles – Bronze But it was far from being all bad news. 2018 Fours – Silver DUTY CALLS: World class technical official Singles – Bronze and SA execuve Trevor Davis goes to work In the B2/B3 final for the visually impaired gold Pairs – Silver at Games

WOMEN’S SINGLES: Sec. A: Rd.1: Karen Murphy (Australia) bt Malia Kioa (Tonga) 21-4, Catherine Beae (Northern Ireland) bt Getrude Siame 28 FOUGHT FOR (Zambia) 21-14. Rd.2: Colleen Piketh (South Africa) bt Beae 21-13, Kioa bt Siame 21-10. #GC2018 Rd.3: Karen Murphy (Australia) bt Getrude Siame (Zambia) 21- 3, Colleen Piketh (South Africa) bt Malia Kioa (Tonga) 21-4. FOR BOWLS Rd.4: Catherine Beae (Northern Ireland) bt Kioa 21-13, BOWLS RESULTS Murphy bt Piketh 21-16. Rd.3: Australia bt Botswana 33-4, Jersey bt Fiji 20-10. Rd.5: Karen Murphy (Australia) bt Catherine Beae (Northern Rd.4: Brunei Darussalam drew Jersey 11-11, Australia bt Fiji Ireland) 21-19, Colleen Piketh (South Africa) bt Getrude 28-3. Siame (Zambia) 21-9. Rd.5: Australia bt Brunei Darussalam 29-4, Fiji bt Botswana FINAL STANDINGS: Murphy 12 +44, Piketh 9 +32, Beae 6 +3, 19-12. Kioa 3 -31, Siame 0 -48. FINAL STANDINGS: Jersey 10 +36, Australia 9 +76, Fiji 6 -9, Sec. B: Rd.1: (Scotland) bt Rachael MacDonald Botswana 3 -58, Brunei D1 -29. MEDALSThere were 28 parcipang naons in the (Jersey) 21-13, Laura Daniels (Wales) bt Lucy Beere (Guernsey) Sec. C: Rd.1: New Zealand (Mike Nagy, , Ali 21-15. lawn bowls with a total of 240 athletes. The Forsyth) bt Singapore (Anthony Loh, Heng Peck Pang, Meng Rd.2: Daniels bt Amali Matali (Brunei Darussalam) 21-10, Yin Foo) 28-6, Namibia (Cabous Olivier, Douw Calitz, Will number of athletes a naon entered is in Beere bt MacDonald 21-12. Esterhuizen) bt Niue (Hala Funaki, Keith Papani, Des Hipa) Rd.3: Caroline Brown (Scotland) bt Lucy Beere (Guernsey) 21- brackets: 23-11. 6, Amali Matali (Brunei Darussalam) bt Rachael MacDonald Rd.2: Namibia bt Canada (Chris Standyk, Greg Wilson, (Jersey) 21-14. AUSTRALIA (15) Cameron Lefresne) 16-11, Singapore bt Niue 24-12, Rd.4: Laura Daniels (Wales) bt MacDonald 21-11, Brown bt Rd.3: New Zealand bt Niue 36-8, Canada bt Singapore 13-12. Matali 21-12. Rd.4: Singapore bt Namibia 20-15, NZealand bt Canada 16- BOTSWANA (7) Rd.5: Caroline Brown (Scotland) bt Laura Daniels (Wales) 21- 13. 13, Amali Matali (Brunei Darussalam) bt Lucy Beere Rd.5: New Zealand bt Namibia 28-8, Canada bt Niue 23-7. (Guernsey) 21-17. FINAL STANDINGS: New Zealand 12 +75, Canada 6 +7, BRUNEI (8) FINAL STANDINGS: Brown 12 +40, Daniels 9 +19, Matali 6 -9, Namibia 6 -5, Singapore -6, Niue 0 -71. Beere 3 -16, MacDonald 0 -34. Sec. D: Rd.1: Scotland (, , Darren Sec. C: Rd.1: Kelly McKerihen (Canada) bt Nelly Senna CANADA (10) Burne) bt Cook Islands (Adoni Wichman-Rairoa, (Botswana) 21-9, Eunice Mbugua (Kenya) bt Catherine Wimp Munokokura Pita, Lawrence Paniani) 27-11, Northern (Papua New Guinea) 21-15, Carmen Anderson (Norfolk Island) Ireland (Simon Marn, Andrew Kyle, Marn McHugh) drew COOK ISLANDS (10) bt Nooroa Mataio (Cook Islands) 21-9. Malaysia (Soufi Rusli, Syamil Ramli, Zulhilmie Redzuan) 16- Rd.2: Anderson bt Mbugua 21-7, Mataio bt Senna 21-18, 16. McKerihen bt Wimp 21-14. Rd.2: Norfolk Island (Teddy Evans, Phil Jones, Ryan Dixon) bt ENGLAND (15) Rd.3: Kelly McKerihen (Canada) bt Nooroa Mataio (Cook Northern Ireland 21-11, Cook Islands bt Malaysia 16-10. Islands) 21-7, Eunice Mbugua (Kenya) bt Nelly Senna Rd.3: Scotland drew Malaysia 17-17, Norfolk Island bt Cook (Botswana) 21-10, Carmen Anderson (Norfolk Island) bt FIJI (10) Islands 23-10. Catherine Wimp (Papua New Guinea) 21-8. Rd.4: Cook Islands bt Northern Ireland 18-17, Scotland bt Rd.4: Anderson bt Senna 21-17, McKerihen bt Mbugua 21-10, Norfolk I 20-11. Wimp bt Mataio 21-7. GUERNSEY (4) Sec. D: Rd.5: Northern Ireland bt Scotland 16-14, Malaysia Rd.5: Carmen Anderson (Norfolk Island) bt Kelly McKerihen bt Norfolk Island 26-4. (Canada) 21-19, Nooroa Mataio (Cook Islands) bt Eunice FINAL STANDINGS: Scotland 7 +23, Norfolk I 6 -8, Cook I 6 - INDIA (10) Mbugua (Kenya) 19-18, Catherine Wimp (Papua New Guinea) 22, Malaysia 5 +16, Nth Ireland 4 -9. bt Nelly Senna (Botswana) 21-9. QUARTER-FINALS: Norfolk Island bt England 19-18, Scotland FINAL STANDINGS: Anderson 15 +42, McKerihen 12 +42, bt Wales 15-13, Canada bt Jersey 17-7, Australia bt New ISLE OF MAN (2) Wimp 6 +3, Mbugua 6 -9, Mataio 6 -36, Senna 0 -42. Zealand 25-10. Sec. D: Rd.1: (New Zealand) bt Pinki (India) 20-16, SEMI-FINALS: Scotland (Ronnie Duncan, Derek Oliver, Emma Saroji (Malaysia) bt Katherine Rednall (England) 21-11, JAMAICA (2) Darren Burne) bt Norfolk Island (Teddy Evans, Phil Jones, Lia Tikoisuva (Fiji) bt Pau Blumsky (Niue) 21-9. Ryan Dixon) 20-8, Australia (, Nathan Rice, Aron Rd.2: Edwards bt Blumsky 21-11, Rednall bt Pinki 21-11, Saroji Sherriff) bt Canada (Chris Standyk, Greg Wilson, Cameron JERSEY (8) btTikoisuva 20-19. Lefresne) 20-5. Rd.3: Katherine Rednall (England) bt Jo Edwards (New FINALS: (Gold medal) Scotland bt Australia 19-14, (Bronze) Zealand) 21-17, Emma Firyana Saroji (Malaysia) bt Pauline Norfolk Island bt Canada 19-16. KENYA (2) Blumsky (Niue) 21-5, Lia Tikoisuva (Fiji) bt Pinki (India) 21-12. Rd.4: Edwards bt Tikoisuva 21-10, Saroji bt Pinki 21-9, Rednall MEN’S PAIRS: MALTA (6) bt Blumsky 21-9. Sec. A. Rd.1: Canada (Ryan Stadnyk, Ryan Bester) bt Brunei Rd.5: Lia Tikoisuva (Fiji) bt Katherine Rednall (England) 21- Darussalam (Ampuan Kasim, Tengah Tajudin) 15-11, 20, Jo Edwards (New Zealand) bt Emma Firyana Saroji Australia (Bre Wilkie, Aaron Wilson) bt Malta (Shaun MALAYSIA (10 (Malaysia) 21-7, Pinki (India) Pauline Blumsky (Niue) 21-19. Parnis, Brendan Aquilina) 22-11. FINAL STANDINGS: Edwards 12 +35, Saroji 12 +25, Rednall 9 Rd.2: Malta bt Brunei Darussalam 28-11, Canada bt +15, Tikoisuva 9 +10, Pinki 3 -23, Blumsky 0 -62. Guernsey (Ma Solway, Ma Le Ber) 16-14. NAMIBIA (8) QUARTER-FINALS: Colleen Piketh (South Africa) bt Murphy Rd.3: Australia bt Brunei Darussalam 30-7, Malta bt 21-19, Edwards bt Saroji 21-9, McKerihen bt Brown 21-12, Guernsey 16-10. NEW ZEALAND (15) Daniels bt Anderson 21-13. Rd.4: Malta bt Canada 26-12, Australia bt Guernsey 18-15. SEMI-FINALS: Jo Edwards (New Zealand) bt Colleen Piketh Rd.5: Australia bt Canada 15-12, Guernsey bt Brunei (South Africa) 21-17, Laura Daniels (Wales) bt Kelly McKerihen Darussalam 20-12. NIUE (10) (Canada) 21-13. FINAL STANDINGS: Australia 12 +40, Malta 9 +28, Canada 6 - FINALS: (Gold medal) Jo Edwards bt Laura Daniels 21-17, 11, Guernsey 3 -3, Brunei Darussalam 0 -52. (Bronze) Colleen Piketh bt Kelly McKerihen 21-17. Sec. B: Rd.1: Northern Ireland (Gary Kelly, Ian McClure) bt NORFOLK ISLAND (10) Jamaica (Mervyn Edwards, Andrew Newell) 28-6, Wales MEN’S TRIPLES: (Daniel Salmon, Marc Wya) bt Isle of Man (Clive McGreal, Sec. A: Rd.1: England (David Bolt, , Rob Paxton) Mark McGreal) 22-11. NORTHERN IRELAND (10) bt Papua New Guinea (Manu Walo, Fred Koesan, Polin Rd.2: South Africa (Pierre Breitenbach, Jason Evans) bt Pomaleu) 24-6, Wales (Ross Owen, Stephen Harris, Jon Wales 17-15, Isle of Man bt Jamaica 21-10 Tomlinson) bt India (Chandan Singh, Sunil Bahadur, Dinesh PAPUA NEW GUINEA (10) Rd.3: Northern Ireland bt Isle of Man 20-6, South Africa bt Kumar) 23-9. Jamaica 28-6. Rd.2: Wales bt South Africa (Morgan Muvhango, Rudi Rd.4: Wales bt Jamaica 33-4, South Africa bt Northern SAMOA (2) Jacobs, Gerry Baker) 22-6, India bt Papua New Guinea 16-11. Ireland 20-16. Rd.3: England bt India 15-14, South Africa bt Papua New Rd.5: Wales bt Northern Ireland 27-8, South Africa bt Isle of Guinea 16-15. Man 19-13. SCOTLAND (15) Rd.4: Wales bt Papua New Guinea 27-10, England bt South FINAL STANDINGS: South Africa 12 +34, Wales 9 +57, N Africa 24-13. Ireland 6 +13, Isle of Man 3 -20, Jamaica 0 -84. Rd.5: England bt Wales 17-16, India bt South Africa 18-17. TONGA (2) Sec. C: Rd.1: New Zealand (, Shannon McIlroy) bt FINAL STANDINGS: England 12 +12, Wales 9 +46, India 6 -9, Botswana (Edwin Nyoka, Kitso Robert) 20-15, England (Louis South Africa 3 -27, Papua New Guinea 0 -41. Ridout, ) bt Cook Islands (Aidan Ziersteijn, SOUTH AFRICA (25) Sec. B: Rd.1: Jersey (Derek Boswell, Malcolm de Sousa, Ross Taiki Paniani) 15-13, Fiji (Rajnesh Prasad, David Aitcheson) Davis) bt Australia (Barrie Lester, Nathan Rice, Aron Sherriff) bt Papua New Guinea (Matu Bazo, Gabriel Tika) 20-16, 21-18, Botswana (John Gaborutwe, Nixon Senna, Kabo Rd.2: New Zealand bt Papua New Guinea 24-11, Cook WALES (25) Gaboutloeloe) bt Brunei Darussalam (Naim Brahim, Islands bt Botswana 15-14, England bt Fiji 22-22. Amiruddin Ghani, Rahman Omar) 17-16. Rd.3: England bt Papua New Guinea 28-14, New Zealand 26- Rd.2: Fiji (Kushal Pillay, Arun Kumar, S Naiseruva) bt Brunei 12 bt Cook Islands 26-12, Fiji bt Botswana 25-11. ZAMBIA (5) Darussalam 14-11, Jersey bt Botswana 27-4. Rd.4: New Zealand bt Fiji 18-11, Cook Islands bt Papua New Guinea 18-14, England bt Botswana 24-9. MEN’S SINGLES: RD.2: Fiji bt Tonga 21-11, Norfolk Island bt Canada 14-12. Rd.5: New Zealand bt England 14-12, Cook Islands bt Fiji 22-17, SEC. A: RD.1: Rob Paxton (England) bt Arun Kumar (Fiji) 21-13, RD.3: New Zealand bt Tonga 29-6, Canada bt Fiji 21-8. Papua New Guinea bt Botswana 21-11. Shannon McIlroy (New Zealand) bt Andrew Newell (Jamaica) SEC. B: RD.4: Fiji bt Norfolk Island (12-11, Canada bt New FINAL STANDINGS: New Zealand 15 +55, Cook Islands 12 -2, 21-0, Krishna Xalxo (India) bt Kimwaki Kimani (Kenya) 21-12. Zealand 18-16. England 7 +25, Fiji 7 +6, Papua New Guinea 3 -25, Botswana 0 - RD.2: Paxton bt Xalxo 21-19, McIlroy bt Kumar 21-15, Kimani bt RD.5: Canada bt Tonga 20-12, Norfolk Island bt New Zealand 59. Newell 21-2. 20-11. Sec. D: Rd.1: Scotland (, ) bt Niue RD.3: Andrew Newell (Jamaica) bt Rob Paxton (England) 21-16, FINAL STANDINGS: Canada 9 +31, Norfolk Island 9 +21, New (Mark Blumsky, Dalton Tagelagi) 14-11, Malaysia (Hizlee Rais, Shannon McIlroy (New Zealand) bt Kimwaki Kimani (Kenya) 21- Zealand 6 +13, Fiji 6 -13, Tonga 0 -52. Fairul Muin) bt India (Krishna Xalxo, Alok Lakra) 27-13, Norfolk 10, Krishna Xalxo (India) bt Arun Kumar (Fiji) 21-11. SEC. C: RD.1: Scotland (Lesley Doig, Claire Johnston) bt Island (John Chrisan, Tim Sheriden) bt Samoa (Edward Bell, RD.4: Newell bt Xalxo 21-18, Paxton bt McIlroy 21-18, Kumar bt Botswana (Lephai Modutlwa, Nelly Senna) 25-9, Malaysia Herbert Bell) 23-6. Kimani 21-5. (Emma Firyana Saroji, Si Zalina Ahmad) bt Brunei Rd.2: Malaysia bt Norfolk Island 21-7, India bt Niue 29-6, RD.5: Shannon McIlroy (New Zealand) bt Krishna Xalxo (India) Darussalam (Suhana Daud, Ajijah Muntol) 28-10. Scotland bt Samoa 37-6. 21-0, Rob Paxton (England) bt Kimwaki Kimani (Kenya) 21-14, RD.2: Malaysia bt Cook Islands (Nooroa Mataio, Emily Jim) Rd.3: Scotland bt India 17-12, Norfolk Island bt Niue 25-9., Arun Kumar (Fiji) bt Andrew Newell (Jamaica) 21-3. 33-6, Brunei Darussalam bt Botswana 19-17. Malaysia bt Samoa 30-6. FINAL STANDINGS: McIlroy 12 +56, Paxton 12 +15, Kumar 6 RD.3: Scotland bt Brunei Darussalam 32-9, Botswana bt Rd.4: Scotland bt Norfolk Island 14-12, India bt Samoa 26-4, +10, Xalxo 6 -7, Newell 6 -50, Kimani 3 -24. Cook Islands 29-16. Malaysia bt Niue 16-12. SEC. B: RD.1: Ryan Bester (Canada) bt Clive McGreal (Isle of RD.4: Scotland bt Cook Islands 36-10, Malaysia bt Botswana Rd.5: Scotland bt Malaysia 27-9, Norfolk Island bt India 17-7, Man) 21-8, Gary Kelly (Northern Ireland) bt Matu Bazo (Papua 29-7. Niue bt Samoa 18-17. New Guinea) 21-4, Malcolm de Sousa (Jersey) bt John RD.5: Brunei Darussalam bt Cook Islands 26-8, Malaysia bt FINAL STANDINGS: Scotland 15 +59, Malaysia 12 +38, Norfolk I Gaborutwe (Botswana) 21-16. Scotland 18-11. 9 +27, India 6 +16, Niue 3 -45, Samoa 0 -95. RD.2: Bester bt Gaborutwe 21-4, Kelly bt De Sousa 21-20, Bazo FINAL STANDINGS: Malaysia 12 +74, Scotland 9 +58, Brunei QUARTER FINALS: Malta bt Australia 15-13, Scotland bt bt McGreal 21-18. Darussalam 6 -21, Botswana 3 -27, Cook Islands 0 -84. Malaysia 16-11, Cook Islands bt South Africa 15-14, Wales RD.3: Ryan Bester (Canada) bt Matu Bazo (Papua New Guinea) SEC. D: RD.1: Australia (Kelsey Corell, Karen Murphy) bt bt New Zealand 20-7. 21-13, Gary Kelly (Northern Ireland) bt John Gaborutwe Zambia (Eddah Mpezeni, Foster Banda) 24-5, Malta SEMI-FINALS: Scotland bt Malta 18-8, Wales bt Cook Islands (Botswana) 21-13, Malcolm de Sousa (Jersey) bt Clive McGreal (Rebecca Rixon, Connie Rixon) bt Niue (Cath Papani, Pauline 21-14. (Isle of Man) 21-8. Blumsky) 29-9. FINALS: (Gold medal) Wales (Dan Salmon, Marc Wya) bt RD.4: Bester bt De Sousa 21-20, Kelly bt McGreal 21-7, Bazo bt RD.2: England (, Natalie Chestney) bt Malta Scotland (Paul Foster, Alex Marshall) 12-10, (Bronze) Cook Gaborutwe 21-18. 23-10, Zambia bt Papua New Guinea (Rebecca Walo, Islands (Aidan Ziersteijn, Taiki Paniani) bt Malta (Shaun RD.5: Ryan Bester (Canada) bt Gary Kelly (Northern Ireland) 21- Catherine Wimp) 18-13, Australia bt Niue 35-11. Parnis, Brendan Aquilina) 17-11. 12, Matu Bazo (Papua New Guinea) bt Malcolm de Sousa RD.3: England bt Zambia 30-5, Australia bt Malta 18-14, (Jersey) 21-16, Clive McGreal (Isle of Man) bt John Gaborutwe Papua New Guinea bt Niue 21-8. WOMEN’S FOURS: (Botswana) 21-13 RD.4: Australia bt Papua New Guinea 29-7, England bt Niue Sec. A: Rd.1: Australia (Kelsey Corell, Carla Krizanic, Bec Van FINAL STANDINGS: Bester 15 +48, Kelly 12 +31, Bazo 9 -14, de 29-8, Malta bt Zambia 24-12. Asch, Natasha Sco) bt Papua New Guinea (Piwen Karkar, Sousa 6 +21, McGreal 3 -35, Gaborutwe 0 -51. RD.5: Australia bt England 20-14, Malta Papua bt New Rebecca Walo, Loa Babona, Ju Carlo) 41-1, Malaysia (Auni SEC. C: RD.1: Rahman Omar (Brunei Darussalam) bt Dalton Guinea 20-19, Zambia bt Niue Kamis, Nur Fidrah Noh, Azalina Arshad, Si Zalina Ahmad) bt Tagelagi (Niue) 21-14, Soufi Rusli (Malaysia) bt Todd Priaulx Final standings: Australia 15 +75, England 12 +55, Malta 9 Cook Islands (Jacqueline Purea, Tiare Jim, Emily Jim, Toekotatai (Guernsey) 21-11, Darren Burne (Scotland) bt Edward Bell +16, Zambia 6 -37, Papua New Guinea 3 -17, Niue 0 -92 Jim) 41-1. (Samoa) 21-2. QUARTER FINALS: South Africa bt England 14-12, Canada Rd.2: Malaysia bt Namibia (Anjuleen Viljoen, Lesley RD.2: Priaulx bt Bell 21-3, Burne bt Tagelagi 21-3, Rusli bt bt Norfolk Island 21-6, Malaysia bt India 17-11, Scotland bt Vermeulen, Sheena du Toit, Johanna van den Bergh) 17-13, Omar 21-13. Australia 16-15. Papua New Guinea bt Cook Islands 15-11 RD.3: Darren Burne (Scotland) bt Todd Priaulx (Guernsey) 21- Semi-finals: South Africa bt Scotland 18-10, Malaysia bt Rd.3: Australia bt Cook Islands 15-9, Namibia drew Papua New 13, Soufi Rusli (Malaysia) bt Dalton Tagelagi (Niue) 21-5, Canada 15-8. Guinea 12-12. Rahman Omar (Brunei Darussalam) bt Edward Bell (Samoa) 21- FINALS: (Gold medal) Malaysia (Emma Firyana Saroji, Si Rd.4: Malaysia bt Papua New Guinea 17-6, Australia bt 12. Zalina Ahmad) bt South Africa (Nici Neal, Colleen Piketh) Namibia 23-9. RD.4: Rusli bt Bell 21-12, Burne bt Omar 21-8, Priaulx bt 15-14, (Bronze) Scotland (L Doig, C Johnston) bt Canada (L Rd.5: Australia bt Malaysia 15-13, Cook Islands bt Namibia 20-7. Tagelagi 21-7. FINAL STANDINGS: Australia 12 +61, Malaysia 9 +28, Papua Chinery, K McKerihen) 18-10. RD.5: Burne bt Rusli 21-19, Priaulx bt Omar 21-20, Bell bt NG 4 -47, Cook Islands 3 -11, Namibia 1 -31. WOMEN’S TRIPLES: Tagelagi 21-15. Sec. B: Rd.1: Malta (Rebecca Rixon, Rosemaree Rixon, Connie SEC. A: RD.1: Australia (Carla Krizanic, Natasha Sco, Bec FINAL STANDINGS: Burne 15 +60, Rusli 12 +41, Priaulx 9 +15, Rixon, Sharon Callus) bt England (Sophie Tolchard, Natalie van Asch) bt Papua New Guinea (Piwen Karkar, Ju Carlo, Loa Omar 6 -6, Bell 3 -49, Tagelagi 0 -61. Chestney, Ellen Falkner, Sian Honnor) 14-10, Nth Ireland (Erin Babona) 32-12, Fiji (Radhika Prasad, Loreta Kotoisuva, Lia SEC. D: RD.1: Aaron Wilson (Australia) bt Taiki Paniani (Cook Smith, Donna McCloy, Sally McAuley, Sandra Bailie) bt India Tikoisuva) bt India (Frazana Khan, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia) Islands) 21-6, Dan Salmon (Wales) bt Phil Jones (Norfolk Island) (Farzana Khan, Lovely Choubey, Ruparani Tirkey, Nayanmoni 23-15. 21-13, Pierre Breitenbach (South Africa) bt Brendan Aquilina Saikia) 18-10. RD.2: Canada (Jackie Foster, Joanna Cooper, Pricilla (Malta) 21-17. Rd.2: Fiji (R Prasad, L Kotoisuva, D O'Connor, S Mar) bt Westlake) bt Fiji 19-15, India bt Papua New Guinea 24-6. RD.2: Wilson bt Aquilina 21-17, Breitenbach bt Salmon 21-15, Northern Ireland 17-16, Malta bt India 20-15. RD.3: Australia bt India 20-11, Papua New Guinea bt Canada Jones bt Paniani 21-5. Rd.3: India bt England 21-9, Fiji bt Malta 20-12. 14-11’ RD.3: Aaron Wilson (Australia) bt Phil Jones (Norfolk Island) 21- Rd.4: Malta bt Northern Ireland 21-8, England bt Fiji 19-11. RD.4: Australia bt Canada 20-13, Papua NG bt Fiji 17-16 18, Dan Salmon (Wales) bt Brendan Aquilina (Malta) 21-18, Rd.5: England bt Northern Ireland 15-14, India bt Fiji 24-9. RD.5: Australia bt Fiji 24-9, Canada bt India 19-10. Pierre Breitenbach (South Africa) bt Taiki Paniani (Cook FINAL STANDINGS: India 9 +30, Malta 9 +14, Fiji 6 -14, England FINAL STANDINGS: Australia 12 +51, Canada 6 +3, Papua Islands) 21-19. 3 -9, Northern Ireland 3 -21. New Guinea 6 -34, India 3 -6, Fiji 3 -12. RD.4: Salmon bt Paniani 21-17, Wilson bt Breitenbach 21-6, Sec. C: Rd.1: New Zealand (, , , SEC. B: RD.1: Wales (Emma Woodcock, Caroline Taylor, Aquilina bt Jones 21-15. ) bt Jersey (Doreen Moon, Chris Grimes, Eileen Anwen Buen) bt Jersey (Doreen Moon, Eileen Vowden, Joan RD.5: Breitenbach bt Jones 21-13, Wilson bt Salmon 21-16, Vowden, Joan Renouf) 20-15, South Africa (Esmé Kruger, Nici Renouf) 18-7, New Zealand (Tayla Bruce, Katelyn Inch, Aquilina bt Paniani 21-17. Neal, Anneke Snyman, Elma Davis) bt Zambia (Sophia Mandy Boyd) bt Zambia (Mildred Mkandawire, Getrude FINAL STANDINGS: Wilson 15 +42, Breitenbach 12 +5, Salmon 9 Mapa, Mildred Mkandawire, Eddah Mpenzeni, Foster Siame, Sophia Mapa) 24-12. +4, Aquilina 6 -1, Jones 3 -9, Paniani -41. Banda) 17-10. RD.2: New Zealand bt Namibia (Lesley Vermeulen, Sheena QUARTER-FINALS: Rob Paxton (England) bt Shannon McIlroy Rd.2: Norfolk Island drew South Africa 10-10, Zambia bt du Toit, Joanna van den Bergh) 22-15, Jersey bt Zambia 26- (New Zealand) 21-16, Aaron Wilson (Australia) bt Gary Kelly Jersey 22-9. 12. (Northern Ireland) 21-9, Ryan Bester (Canada) bt Pierre Rd.3: New Zealand bt Zambia 21-8, Norfolk Isle bt Jersey 21-13. RD.3: Jersey bt Namibia 15-12, Wales bt Zambia 23-20. Breitenbach (South Africa) 21-9, Darren Burne (Scotland) bt Rd.4: South Africa bt Jersey 19-7, New Zealand bt Norfolk RD.4: New Zealand bt Jersey 24-8, Wales bt Namibia 15-14. Soufi Rusli (Malaysia) 21-13. Island 28-5. RD.5: New Zealand bt Wales 19-15, Namibia bt Zambia 19-9. SEMI-FINALS: Aaron Wilson (Australia) bt Rob Paxton (England) Rd.5: South Africa bt New Zealand 16-11, Zambia bt Norfolk FINAL STANDINGS: New Zealand 12 +39, Wales 9 +11, Jersey 21-16, Ryan Bester (Canada) bt Darren Burne (Scotland) 21- Island 17-9. 6 -10, Namibia 3 -1, Zambia 0 -39. 19. FINAL STANDINGS: South Africa 10 +24, NZ 9 +36, Zambia 6 +1, SEC. C: RD.1: Malaysia (Auni Kamis, Nur Fidrah Noh, Azalina FINALS: (Gold medal) Wilson bt Bester 21-14, (Bronze) Paxton Norfolk I 4 -23, Jersey 0 -38. Arshad) bt Cook Islands (Jacqueline Purea, Tiare Jim, bt Burne 21-14. Sec. D: Rd.1: Scotland (Lesley Doig, Stacey McDougall, Kay Toekotai Jim) 20-14, Scotland (, Stacey Moran, Claire Johnston) bt Niue (Chris Hipa, Pilena Motufoou, WOMEN’S PAIRS: McDougall, Caroline Brown) bt Norfolk Island (Chris Pauling, Cath Papani, Ku Ioane) 44-1, Wales (Caroline Taylor, Jess Sims, SEC. A: RD.1: India (Lovely Choubey, Ruparani Tirkey) bt Wales Tess Evans, Petal Jones) 16-9. Emma Woodcock, Anwen Buen) bt Canada (Jackie Foster, (Laura Daniels, Jess Sims) 20-16, South Africa (Nici Neal, Colleen RD.2: Scotland bt Cook Islands 28-10, Malaysia Norfolk Joanna Cooper, Pricilla Westlake, Leanne Chinery) 25-11. Piketh) bt Jersey (Rachel Macdonald, Chris Grimes) 23-6. Island 24-13. Rd.2: Wales bt Niue 30-7, Scotland bt Canada 21-7. RD.2: South Africa bt Northern Ireland (Catherine Beae, RD.3: Cook Islands bt Norfolk Island 25-11, Malaysia bt Rd.3: Scotland bt Wales 22-10, Canada bt Niue 0-9. Sandra Bailie) 20-12, India bt 22-12. Scotland 17-10. FINAL STANDINGS: Scotland 9 +69, Canada 6 +11, Wales 3 -3, RD.3: Wales bt Jersey 22-14, Northern Ireland bt India 15-14. FINAL STANDINGS: Malaysia 9 +24, Scotland 6 +18, Cook Niue 0 -77. RD.4: South Africa bt India 19-17, Wales bt Northern Ireland Islands 3 -10, Norfolk Island 0 -32. QUARTER-FINALS: Australia bt Malaysia 14-12, Canada bt 19-17. SEC. D: RD.1: England (Katherine Rednall, Ellen Falkner, Sian Scotland 24-11, Malta bt India 13-11, South Africa bt New RD.5: Northern Ireland bt Jersey 27-8, South Africa bt Wales 23- Honnor) bt Northern Ireland (Erin Smith, Donna McCloy, Zealand 16-8. 17. Sally McAuley) 16-8, South Africa (Esmé Kruger, Anneke SEMI-FINALS: South Africa bt Malta 14-8, Australia bt Canada FINAL STANDINGS: South Africa 12 +33, India 6 +11, N Ireland 6 Snyman, Elma Davis) bt Niue (Chris Hipa, Pilena Motufoou, 10-9. +7, Wales 6 +3, Jersey 0 -54. Ku Ioane) 40-7. FINALS: (Gold) Australia (Kelsey Corell, Carla Krizanic, Bec SEC. B: RD.1: New Zealand (Val Smith, Jo Edwards) bt Fiji RD.2: England bt Niue 42-5, Northern Ireland bt South Van Asch, Natasha Sco) bt South Africa (Esmé Kruger, Nici (Doreen O'Connor, Sheral Mar) 17-16, Norfolk Island (Shae Africa 14-13. Neal, Anneke Snyman, Elma Davis) 18-16, (Bronze) Malta bt Wilson, Carmen Anderson) bt Tonga (Caroline Dubois, Maili RD.3: England bt South Africa 28-11, Northern Ireland bt Canada 17-8. Kioa) 21-10. Niue 28-7. FINAL STANDINGS: England 9 +62, Northern Ireland 6 +14, 6 +1, Norfolk Island 3 -47, Botswana 0 -42. (Mark Wherry) bt Australia (Lynne Seymour (Bob Seymour), South Africa 3 +15, Niue 0 -91. SEC.C: RD.1: Northern Ireland (Simon Marn, Andrew Kyle, Ian Jake Fehlberg (Grant Fehlberg) 17-16, Wales (Julie Thomas QUARTER-FINALS: Australia bt Northern Ireland 30-5, England McClure, Marn McHugh) bt Namibia (Cabous Olivier, Graham (John Byron), Gilbert Miles (John Wilson) bt Scotland (Irene bt Wales 16-11, Canada bt New Zealand 18-16, Scotland bt Snyman, Douw Calitz, Will Esterhuizen) 13-11, Malaysia (Syamil Edgar (David Thomas), Robert Barr (Sarah-Jane Ewing) 13-7. Malaysia 17-15. Ramli, Ijoi Redzuan, Hizlee Rais, Fairul Muin) bt Niue (Hala RD.3: England bt Wales 21-11, South Africa bt Scotland 18-3, SEMI-FINALS: Scotland bt Canada 17-9, Australia bt England Funaki, Mark Blumsky, Keith Papani, Des Hipa) 31-3. Australia bt New Zealand 16-11. 16-13. RD.2: Malaysia bt Fiji (Kushal Pillay, Rajnesh Prasad, David RD.4: Scotland bt New Zealand 23-5, South Africa bt FINALS: (Gold medal) Australia bt Scotland 21-12, (Bronze) Aitcheson, Semesa Naiseruva) 18-9, Namibia bt Niue 16-13. England 19-8, Australia bt Wales 18-6. England bt Canada 20-12. RD.3: Northern Ireland bt Niue 21-10, Fiji bt Namibia 14-11. RD.5: New Zealand bt England 16-13, Scotland bt Australia RD.4: Northern Ireland bt Fiji 24-14, Malaysia bt Namibia 14-11. 15-11, South Africa bt Wales 11-8. MEN’S FOURS: RD.5: Northern Ireland bt Malaysia 17-8, Fiji bt Niue 20-9. SEMI-FINALS: South Africa bt Wales 11-9; Australia bt SEC. A: RD.1: Wales (Ross Owen, Stephen Harris, Marc Wya, FINAL STANDINGS: Northern Ireland 12 +46, Malaysia 9 +31, Fiji Scotland 14-8. Jon Tomlinson) bt Papua New Guinea (Manu Walo, Gabriel 6 -15, Namibia 3 -9, Niue 0 -53. FINALS: (Gold medal) Australia (Lynne Seymour (Bob Tika, Fred Koesan, Polin Pomaleu) 13-10, New Zealand (Mike SEC.D: RD.1: Scotland (Ronnie Duncan, Derek Oliver, Paul Seymour), Jake Fehlberg (Grant Fehlberg) bt South Africa Nagy, Blake Signal, Paul Girdler, ) bt Cook Islands Foster, Alex Marshall) bt Brunei Darussalam (Ampuan Kasim, (Nozipho Schroeder (Graham Ward), Philippus Walker (Aidan Ziersteijn, Adoni Wichman-Rairoa, Munokokura Pita, Naim Brahim, Tengah Tajudin, Israt Ghani) 25-19, England (Johanna van Rooyen) 12-9, (Bronze) Wales (Julie Thomas Lawrence Paniani) 21-4. (Louis Ridout, David Bolt, Jamie Chestney, Sam Tolchard) bt (John Byron), Gilbert Miles (John Wilson) bt Scotland (Irene RD 2: Wales bt Canada (Ryan Stadnyk, Chris Stadnyk, Greg Singapore (Anthony Loh, Melvin Tan, Heng Heck Pang, Bernard Edgar (David Thomas), Robert Barr (Sarah-Jane Ewing) 13- Wilson, Cameron Lefresne) 23-10, Papua New Guinea drew Foo) 25-6. 12. Cook Islands 14-14. RD.2: Scotland bt Singapore 29-5, England bt Brunei RD.3: New Zealand bt Papua New Guinea 20-12, Canada bt TRIPLES Darussalam 18-4. Cook Islands 21-12. B6/B7/B8: RD.2: Australia (Josh Thornton, Tonny Bonnell, RD.3: Scotland bt England 12-8, Brunei Darussalam bt RD.4: NZ bt Canada 21-11, Wales bt Cook I 14-4. Ken Hanson) bt South Africa (Christopher Paon, Tobias Singapore 11-9. RD.5: New Zealand bt Wales 11-10, Canada bt Papua New Botha, Willem Viljoen) 13-10, England (Kieren Rollings, Paul FINAL STANDINGS: Scotland 9 +44, England 6 +29, Brunei Guinea 19-17. Brown, Michael Robertson) bt New Zealand (Bruce Darussalam 3 -28, Singapore 0 -45. FINAL STANDINGS: NZ 12 +37, Wales 9 +25, Canada 6 -12, Wakefield, , ) 13-12, Scotland (Garry QUARTER FINALS: England bt NZ 20-2, Scotland bt Malaysia 13- Papua NG 1 -13, Cook Islands 1 -36. Brown, Michael Nicoll, Michael Simpson) bt Wales: Jonathan 12, Wales bt India 17-15, Australia bt N Ire 13-9. SEC. B: RD.1: Australia (Barrie Lester, Bre Wilkie, Nathan Rice, Hubbard, Raymond Lillycrop, Pauline Wilson) 27-4. SEMI-FINALS: Scotland bt England 18-10, Australia bt Wales 15- Aron Sherriff) bt Botswana (Edwin Nyoka, Nixon Senna, Kabo RD.3: New Zealand bt Scotland 17-9, South Africa bt Wales 5. Gaboutloeloe, Kisto Robert) 21-5, India (Chandan Singh, Sunil 21-4, Australia bt England 16-12. FINALS: (Gold medal) Scotland (Ronnie Duncan, Derek Oliver, Bahadur, Alok Lakra, Dinesh Kumar) bt South Africa (Rudi RD.4: New Zealand bt South Africa 19-11, Australia bt Wales Paul Foster, Alex Marshall) bt Australia (Barrie Lester, Bre Jacobs, Morgan Muvhango, Jason Evans, Gerry Baker) 19-7. 22-12, England bt Scotland 18-10. Wilkie, Nathan Rice, Aron Sherriff) 15-13, (Bronze) England RD.2: South Africa bt Norfolk Island (John Chrisan, Teddy RD.5: Australia bt New Zealand 16-11, Wales bt England 15- (Louis Ridout, David Bolt, Jamie Chestney, Sam Tolchard) bt Evans, Ryan Dixon, Tim Sheridan) 25-7, India bt Botswana 16- 13, South Africa bt Scotland 15-7. Wales (Ross Owen, Stephen Harris, Marc Wya, Jon Tomlinson) 9. SEMI-FINALS: Australia bt South Africa 15-7, New Zealand 16-9. RD.3: India bt Australia 19-15, Norfolk Island bt Botswana 11- bt England 18-11. 8. PARA-BOWLS FINALS: (Gold medal) Australia (Josh Thornton, Tony Bonnell, RD.4: Australia bt Norfolk Island24-10, South Africa bt MIXED PAIRS Ken Hanson) bt New Zealand (Bruce Wakefield, Barry Wynks, Botswana 22-6. B2/B3: RD.2: South Africa (Nozipho Schroeder (Graham Mark Noble) 14-13, (Bronze) South Africa (christopher RD.5: India bt Norfolk Island 25-7, Australia bt South Africa 27- Ward), Philippus Walker (Johanna van Rooyen) bt New Paon, Tobias Botha, Willem Viljoen) bt England (Kieren 6. Zealand (David Stallard (Peter Blick), Sue Curran () Rollings, Paul Brown, Michael Robertson) 16-13. FINAL STANDINGS: India 12 +41, Australia 9 +47, South Africa 14-12, England (Alison Yearling (Susan Wherry), Steve Simmons FROM THE PRESIDENT’SDESK our team can be p ro u d o f t h e way t h e y ADAPTABILITY conducted themselves. They were true ambassadors for our sport and all helped li the profile of our sport. - THE KEY TO The junior naonals tournament in won many internaonal tles and medals. It Bloemfontein was once again an outstanding is fing his rerement is highlighted by the success. More than 200 young players, all success of our team in Australia. His role in under 20, demonstrated their skills. preparing and assisng players to reach the SUCCESS AT level where they can compete and beat the For anyone who sll believes bowls is a ‘old best from across the world has been TOP LEVEL BOWLS persons’ sport they should spend some me immense. watching the younger generaon playing. Skill Good day again. Wow! What a me our We will in due course set about the heavy players of all ages and standards have had. levels were of the highest order, while the simple joy each and every parcipant task of in recruing a replacement. experienced; for me and your vice-president, With lawn bowls not yet officially recognised No rest for bowlers! by the IOC as an Olympic sport the Charles Levy, simply being there was Commonwealth Games is, naturally, the something to behold. Hot on the heels of the Commonwealth our highlight of internaonal parcipaon, as it is Proteas set off again, this me to compete in The enthusiasm with which each bowl was here extensive exposure and reporng is an internaonal event in July with a series in treated including huge acknowledgement of really put at the forefront. Wales. an opponent’s efforts were simply amazing. To all Protea medal winners our sincere This tournament has connued to grow, made This is the arena for next year’s Atlanc congratulaons, you have made us all so possible by the generous support received Championship, where South Africa will lock proud. Our team returned with five medals; from the Department of Sport and Recreaon. horns with the best. The countries in that Australia with seven and Scotland also with event, as are ours, regularly win medal five were the top medalists. These juniors are your future and we should be winners; an opportunity for our stars to glad they are in such capable hands. A special meet old foes. Live television coverage ensured we saw most word for the coaches, managers and all of our team in acon at one stage or another. support staff for the me put into developing A series of humdingers to whet the appete They all acquied themselves and narrow our youth – incredible! – don’t forget the June SA Mixed Pairs at margins, as oen happens in our sport, Alberton. prevented even higher honours. It is with regret Theuns Fraser has indicated his wish to rere as head coach. Good bowling and be well. While winning gold or indeed any medal is the ulmate achievement, equally important is It is a posion he has filled with disncon Rob Forbes - the manner in which you play the game and since 2008, during when our naonal team has President, Bowls South Africa

level, winning gold in the men’s fours at the 1974 Commonwealth Games, while four years later at Edmonton, Canada, he finished fourth in the singles. Since success days as a player, he carved an even more impressive career as a sports administrator on the world stage. In 1989 he was in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, receiving an OBE for services to bowls - seven years before he took over the reins of newly- AWARD: CGF president Louise Marn with legendary bowls administrator Kerry Clark. unified Bowls New Zealand. The doyen of sports administrators, he was MORE HONOURS FOR NEW ZEALAND GREAT president of the Internaonal Bowling Board Arguably the greatest bowls person of the membership acknowledged the disnguished (forerunner to the current World Bowls) from modern era - champion internaonal, coach service of a number of Commonwealth Sports 1998 to 1990, and has held posions of and manager, administrator, leader and leaders. Along with such luminaries as long- wisdom, respect and trust at the highest level visionary, Kerry Clark CNZM OBE, recently serving Australian administrator Perry since the mid-1980’s. rered chief execuve of Bowls New Zealand, Crosswhite and Tanzanian Filbert Bayi, Clark has been bestowed with further honour. was presented with a CGF Order of Merit by Kerry has been a technical delegate or advisor federaon president Louise Marn CBE. to no fewer than seven Commonwealth At a special Commonwealth Games Federaon Games and eight other majors – a role he (71 members) meeng on the Gold Coast, the As a player Kerry competed at the highest undertook on the Gold Coast. WP & SFS JUNIORS SHINE IN BLOEM This year’s Junior Naonal Championship was as usual hosted by SFS Bowls associaon in Bloemfontein at Orangnia Bowling Club for U/20 and Oude Studente Bowling Club for U/15.

The U/20 tournament had 32 teams parcipang and about the same number for the U/15; teams were split up into four secons, with eight provincial representave teams in each secon.

As usual standard of play was high and extremely encouraging; adult bowlers throughout South Africa might play with similar posive style, skill, sportsmanship and posive atude as our juniors. CHAMP: Aiden Lourens. Pollsmoor Club, The weather was a lile unkind two, causing us WP with the U-15 trophy. to abandon play shortly aer lunch on finals day, however, the organisers succeeded in not RESULTS: allowing this to impact on proceedings. U/15: WP “B” 23, Sedibeng “A” 15; bronze: KZN/Natal Country “A” 8, WP “A” 19. The organising commiee in fact worked hard U/20: Border “A” 13, SFS 16; bronze: and made sure all ran smoothly in spite of the Ekuhurleni “A” 15, Sables “B” 12. aforemenoned “glitch.” And the greens staff Organising commiee: David Hamer worked their socks off to ensure the playing (Convenor), TJ Bramley, Anina Black surfaces were as good as possible, given the (Convenor aer hours acvity), Surene PROTEAS thunderstorms. Lombard (Oudstudente BC), Monica van Zyl Present from Bowls SA were Rob Forbes (Orangia BC), Jacques Swanepoel (M&M), OFF TO WALES (President), Charles Levy (Vice-president), Ian Jacqui Fouche (M&M), Hanlie Duncan Stayt (Execuve BSA commiee member). (M&M). Thanks to Paul Cohen for details

The younger brigade are to the fore as the naonal bowls selectors name their side to represent South Africa in Wales during a Test Scenes from the tournament in Bloemfontein series in which several naons will parcipate in Cardiff, venue for the 2019 Atlanc Championships during 2019. The test series is scheduled for July 4-14. Teams: Women: Elma Davis (Eden), Nici Neal (Sables), Colleen Piketh (JBA), Anneke Snyman (Boland), Bronwyn Webber (Port Natal); Men: Pierre Breitenbach (NWB), Jason Evans (JBA), Prince Neluonde (JBA), Thinus Oelofse (Ekurhuleni), Wayne Rimuller (Port Natal). ISSUE 72 - MAY ‘18 inin thethe NEWSNEWS MR BAILEY BRINGS IT HOME The Warwick Financial Maturity Sunningdale BC Trips was a great success, reports Margeaux Jooste accompanied by Nic Rusling.

On a sunny, but blustery Human Rights Day, a strong field of 14 mixed trips side parcipated in trying condions. With the greens running between 12/13sec (and yes there was grass on the greens) this allowed for some skilful, consistent play.

With some accurate drawing and a wee bit of luck, the winners were Malcolm Bailey (Skip), Lorraine Bain, Tom Tweeddale. Coming a close second was a side skipped by Andy Anderson with Nicolene Basson, Hannelie Van Zyl.

President Jacky Rhodes thanked all players, supporters and sponsors on another successful day and tournament. WINNERS: Malcolm Bailey (Skip), Lorraine Bain, Tom Tweeddale BSA MIXED PAIRS 2018 This takes place at Alberton BC, Ekurhuleni they shall be required to arrange and pay over 20 – 23 June. Districts are invited to for alternave arrangements. enter their respecve qualifying team - the Ÿ Teams flying to JHB are requested to winners of their District Mixed Pairs arrange their arrival at the OR Tambo championships. Entries should reach Petro around late morning to midday on 19 June. Gibbons ([email protected]) Departure should be arranged for late by the 30 April. aernoon on Saturday 23 June. Transport to and from the airport shall be for the Ÿ D i s t r i c t s a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r account of Bowls SA if teams use the accommodaon costs. designated Bowls SA transport. Ÿ Transport between recommended Ÿ Teams may pracse at the venue on accommodaon and the venue shall be for Tuesday 19 June 2018 and are expected to the account of Bowls SA. Should teams aend an opening cocktail party at wish to arrange their own accommodaon Alberton BC from 6pm on 19 June. MIXED ACCOM WARWICK The Mixed Pairs Events Commiee (E/C) h a v e i n v e s g a t e d a l l a v a i l a b l e accommodaon for the 20-23 June, 2018. U30 CHAMPS It has recommended districts requiring This is in Maritzburg from 23 – 26 September. a c c o m m o d a o n u s e G r e e n fi e l d s There are no restricons regarding number of Guesthouse, 67 Fore Street, Alberante, teams per district. Teams shall consist of four Alberton. Cost including breakfast: For two players of male, female or mixed gender who people sharing over four nights R3 440.00 are under 30 years of age, including those for single room over four nights R1992.00. who have reached the age of 30 within the Banking: Account Name: Ekurhuleni Bowls; year of the event. One travelling reserve may accompany the team. 3 Bank: Nedbank Northmead. Bowls SA shall carry the cost to transfer Where a district cannot field a full team or Winners of the Western Province Open players between the recommended teams they may loan players from another Masters were interdistrict players Samanthe district, with the consent of that player’s Olivier, le & Brendan Ferns – both under 30 accommodaon and the venue each day. home district. The team being entered in the The recommended accommodaon is not name of the district with the majority of compulsory but, should districts use members or, in the event of all four being from alternave accommodaon they shall be different districts, in the name of the host responsible for their own transport costs. district. BRING ON Proof of Payment must be emailed immediately to Entries close on 30 June: Beryl Gandy [email protected] [email protected] THE YOUTH Sables Bowling Associaon are as a MIXED PAIRS MEDALS CHANGE consequence proclaimed the gold medallists Bowls SA advise that following a posive for the South African Mixed Pairs – 2017. It drug test incident carried out by SAIDS at the has been decided to leave the silver South African Mixed Pairs – 2017 and qualificaon unrewarded. subsequent an-doping tribunal finding and sancon, we are required to revoke the gold The two bronze medallists did not play medals together with all the benefits from against each other and it would be impossible the winners. The silver medallists namely, to disnguish a winner between these two Morgan Muvhango and Natasha Cooke from teams. OBITUARY BSA CALENDAR 2018

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