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Tauranga Pair Claim Summerset National Mixed Pairs Honours
Friday, 28 February 2025, 6:07 am | Bowls New Zealand
They won the quarterfinals over the 2024 emerging player of the year, Kaylin Huwyler and Blackjack Briar Atkinson 13-6, before an impressive performance to account for Rodney Hooper and Jude Main from Christchurch 19-9 in the semifinal. More >>
Mixed Pairs Quarterfinal Battles Loom At Summerset Bowls Nationals
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 10:07 pm | Bowls New Zealand
The final match-up in the quarterfinals will pit the 2024 emerging player of the year, Kaylin Huwyler and Blackjack Briar Atkinson against respected Bay of Plenty pairing of Dan Dickison and Sue Hodges. More >>
Power-packed Play Highlights Title Chase In Mixed Pairs Bowls In Christchurch
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 8:11 am | Bowls New Zealand
Following on from a standout national fours competition, there was a mammoth field of more than 270 teams enter the championships with 108 combinations securing the required four wins to progress to post-section play. More >>
Champions Fight Back To Secure Thrilling Fours Bowls Titles In Christchurch
Sunday, 23 February 2025, 8:37 pm | Bowls New Zealand
The 2023 champion Auckland combination of Mike Galloway, David Clark, Martin Dixon and Steve Fisher got up with the skip’s final bowl on the final end to defend their title at the Burnside Bowling Club. More >>
Champions Chase Further Success In Men's And Women's Fours Playoffs
Sunday, 23 February 2025, 2:51 pm | Bowls New Zealand
The other semifinal will see the powerhouse combination of five-time national fours champion Mandy Boyd with long-time teammate Kirsten Edwards, Amy McIlroy and New Zealand representative Tayla Bruce, the 2023 women’s player of the year. More >>
Championship Winners In Fine Form To Add To National Bowls Bling
Saturday, 22 February 2025, 5:05 am | Bowls New Zealand
There are 56 male teams and 26 female teams to gain the required four wins in section play to move to sudden death competition tomorrow with final set for Sunday. More >>
High Quality Bowlers Flock To Christchurch For National Championships
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 8:56 pm | Bowls New Zealand
Leading in that respect in the fours is the highly rated Nelson combination of internationals, Shannon McIlroy and Ali Forsyth plus current national pairs champion Lance Pascoe and Craig Tinker to form a strong combination in the fours. More >>
Fancied Names Tumble In Open National Women's Singles Bowls
Sunday, 5 January 2025, 6:30 am | Bowls New Zealand
The final, to be broadcast live on Sky Sport Three and the Bowls New Zealand YouTube channel, starts from 11.30am on Sunday. More >>
Lawson And Grantham Qualify To Keep Bowls Three-Peat Hopes Alive
Friday, 3 January 2025, 9:07 pm | Bowls New Zealand
The men’s pairs championships attracted 218 combinations with 87 teams qualifying for post section play. More >>
Champions Brave Conditions To Claim World Bowls Titles In Auckland
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 8:47 pm | Bowls New Zealand
Over 50 champion bowlers from 30 nations competed in the 22nd World Bowls Champion of Champions Singles this week. After a week of superb weather, the playoffs were a battle with the weather, with light and persistent rain throughout the day. More >>
Takarua Qualifies For Medal Rounds At World Bowls Champion Of Champions
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 8:43 pm | Bowls New Zealand
The New Zealand singles champion finished runner-up in his section with his only loss to 2019 world champion Lee Schraner from Australia, in a close-fought clash of high quality. More >>
86 Teams Qualify In National Lawn Bowls Mixed Pairs In Taranaki
Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 8:13 pm | Bowls New Zealand
A record 246 teams descended upon Taranaki to contest the Open National Mixed Pairs on perfect greens all around the province. Twenty greens have been in use over the last two days, as teams strove to win the required four or more games out of six ... More >>
Bowls Nationals Reach Post Section Stage In Taranaki
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 5:46 pm | Bowls New Zealand
The first lot of section play at the 2024 Summerset Bowls National Championships have come to conclusion, with qualifiers confirmed in the Men's and Women's Fours. Over 160 fours teams have descended upon Taranaki to contest the two championships, ... More >>
Australia Snatch Victory From The Jaws Of Potential Defeat Over New Zealand In Tight Tussle At Naenae Bowling Club Clash
Sunday, 4 February 2024, 6:40 pm | Bowls New Zealand
Wellington’s Naenae Bowling Club is hosting a lawn bowls Trans-Tasman, as we see the return of this event to New Zealand shores after a seven-year absence. International bowls followers will recognise Naenae as being the hosts of the 2022 World Champion ... More >>
Australia And New Zealand Locked In Tight Tussle At Naenae Lawn Bowls Clash
Saturday, 3 February 2024, 7:15 pm | Bowls New Zealand
Wellington’s Naenae Bowling Club is hosting a lawn bowls Trans-Tasman, as we see the return of this event to New Zealand shores after a seven-year absence. International bowls followers will recognise Naenae as being the hosts of the 2022 World Champion ... More >>
Australia And New Zealand Continue Trans Tasman Rivalry At Naenae Lawn Bowls Clash
Saturday, 3 February 2024, 7:11 pm | Bowls New Zealand
Wellington’s Naenae Bowling Club is hosting a lawn bowls Trans-Tasman, as we see the return of this event to New Zealand shores after a seven-year absence. International bowls followers will recognise Naenae as being the hosts of the 2022 World Champion ... More >>
Bowls Nationals Enters Final Stages In Garden City
Monday, 8 January 2024, 10:41 am | Bowls New Zealand
The 2024 Summerset Bowls National Championships has reached the post section stage of the Open Disability Singles, the Open Women’s Singles and the Open Men’s Pairs. It’s the biggest National Bowls Championships in over a decade, with over 800 individual ... More >>
Bowls Nationals Reach Post Section Stage In Christchurch
Saturday, 6 January 2024, 1:52 pm | Bowls New Zealand
Champions found in the rain at Bowls Nationals The 2024 Summerset Bowls National Championships has come to a conclusion for the Men’s Singles, Women’s Pairs and the Open Disability Pairs. It’s the biggest National Bowls Championships in over ... More >>
Finals Day About To Kick Off At Bowls Nationals
Thursday, 4 January 2024, 7:14 pm | Bowls New Zealand
The 2024 Summerset Bowls National Championships have reached the final stages of the Men’s Singles, Women’s Pairs and the Open Disability Pairs. It’s the biggest National Bowls Championships in over a decade, with over 800 individual bowlers descending ... More >>
Blackjacks Awarded Best Overall Women’s Team At World Bowls
Sunday, 10 September 2023, 6:21 pm | Bowls New Zealand
The New Zealand women’s bowls team capped an excellent campaign at the 2023 World Bowls Championships, awarded the prestigious Taylor Trophy at the conclusion of the event. New Zealand has only previously won the Taylor Trophy, awarded to the best ... More >>