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2nd November 2016 Daily Update Jackaroos juggernaut rolls into Contact Details Bill Fowlie will contest all four gold medals to be decided in Ph: +64 3 358 4617 these world bowls championships at Burnside this weekend. Mob: +64 22 697 3560 Email: [email protected] The familiar Aussie wattle and green livery will be highly visible in the direct television coverage on SKY-TV today and tomorrow. Ian Watson

Firstly when Australia’s women’s four takes on the all- Ph: +64 21 666 196 conquering England line-up at 9am today, then at 1pm when Email: [email protected] another epic England v Australia battle for world men’s triples ascendancy erupts.

Tomorrow the Jackaroos take on Ireland in the men’s pairs at 9am, while in the women’s singles at 1pm Aussie Karen Murphy will seek to become the first women to win back-to- back world singles titles since Irish superstar Margaret Johnston in 2000 and 2004, and NZ great Elsie Wilkie in 1973 and 1977.

But first Karen has to deal with Scotland’s latest star Lesley Doig - they just seem to keep coming up with super players don’t they?

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Jackaroos juggernaut rolls into Christchurch

It was Doig who shattered NZ’s hope for a victory with an inspired display of draw Men’s triples: bowls yesterday afternoon. Elimination finals: AUS (, , ) bt SCO (Ronnie Duncan, And although on Sunday afternoon, when SKY-TV Iain McLean, Darren Burnett) 16-13, JPN (Hank beams the medal presentations across the country, Sato, Ken Emura, Kenta Hasebe) bt IRE (Simon and New Zealand will be on the podium in all four Martin, Neil Mulholland, Martin McHugh) 16-15. disciplines, reality is that yesterday was a black day Semi finals: AUS v NZL (Mike Nagy, , for the Blackjacks. ) 18-10, ENG (Jamie Walker, Andy Knapper, Rob Paxton) bt JPN 18-9. But come Tuesday another opportunity for NZ’s finest to shine arrives when the men’s singles and Final: Today 1pm: Australia (Barrie Lester, Mark fours competitions, along with the women’s pairs Casey, Aron Sherriff) v England (Jamie Walker, and triples, unfold on the world-renowned ‘Garden Andy Knapper, Rob Paxton). City’ greens. Men’s pairs: Yesterday’s race for World Bowls Elimination finals: SCO (Paul Foster, Alex Gold… Marshall) bt MAS (Hizlee Rais, Fairul Muin) 14- 12, IRE (Gary Kelly, Ian McClure) bt ENG (Louis

Ridout, Sam Tolchard) 17-10. Women's fours: Semi finals: AUS (, Aaron Wilson) bt Elimination finals: AUS (Kelsey Cottrell, Carla SCO 17-11, IRE bt NZL (Mike Kernaghan, Krizanic, Rebecca Van Asch, Natasha Scott) bt SCO Shannon McIlroy) 17-10. (Julie Forrest, Stacey McDougall, Lauren Baillie, Claire Johnston) 17-8; PHI (Hazel Jagonoy, Ronalyn Final: Tomorrow 9am: Australia (Brett Wilkie, Greenlees, Sonia Bruce, Rosita Bradborn) bt WAL Aaron Wilson) v Ireland (Gary Kelly, Ian (Anwen Butten, Jess Sims, Kathy Pearce, Emma McClure). Woodcock) 19-14.

Semi finals: AUS bt NZL (, , Women's singles: Kirsten Edwards, ) 27-9; ENG (Jamie-Lea Elimination finals: Karen Murphy (AUS) bt Siti Winch, Rebecca Wigfield, Wendy King, Ellen Zalina Ahmad (MAS) 21-14; Jo Edwards (NZL) v Falkner) bt PHI 18-15. Carmen Anderson (NFI) 21-20.

Semi finals: K Murphy v Kelly McKerihen (CAN) Final: Today 9am: Australia (Kelsey Cottrell, Carla 21-20, Lesley Doig (SCO) bt J Edwards 21-17. Krizanic, Rebecca Van Asch, Natasha Scott) v

England (Jamie-Lea Winch, Rebecca Wigfield, Final: Tomorrow 1pm: Karen Murphy (Australia) Wendy King, Ellen Falkner). v Lesley Doig (Scotland).

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