WWW.WORLDBOWLS2016.C OM Daily update Moving Day’ at Burnside as Contact Details nation’s ‘go for gold....’ Ask anyone who has been around big time bowls for a while and you’ll Bill Fowlie be told that, traditionally, day three of most majors is when all the dramas, heroics and great stories occur. Ph: +64 3 358 4617 Mob: +64 22 697 3560 And yesterday was no exception, starting first up with classy Jo Edwards Email:
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