They were the three members of the Tournament Jury of Appeal: the effervescent Bowls New Zealand President Jeanette Sinclair, and the two Past-Presidents Mike Spring and Trevor McComish. These ‘three … Read More
Recently, the annual Matamata Combined Bowling Clubs Open Men’s Fours Tournament was played for the last time. That wasn’t unusual in itself. Every year bowls tournaments come and go. What … Read More
Like many bowling clubs up and down the country, the Remuera Bowling Club in Auckland encourages schools to use their greens for students wanting to try their hand at bowls. … Read More
There’s not many people who haven’t heard of Phil Skoglund. The only question is …. which Phil Skoglund? After all, there’s Phil Skoglund the politician born in Greymouth in 1899, … Read More
Back in 1973, the Taranaki daily newspaper printed a story and published a photo (above), about one of the teams which was making an impact at the Taranaki Fours. It … Read More
There’s no shortage of prognosticators predicting that bowls is going to have to change to survive the future. Bowls is not alone. Seers are predicting a grim future for seemingly … Read More
Marlborough lawn bowler Maurice Symes is not a man to shirk a challenge. So, when Bowls Fiji contacted him in December to take up a role as high-performance coach in … Read More
When you take the Grafton Gully exit off the Southern Motorway on your way into Auckland City, you’ll catch a glimpse of the Auckland Bowling Club on the right, just … Read More
Bowlers may have been a little surprised to see a ‘wheelchaired’ colleague wheeling up and down the greens in the recent Summerset Singles & Pairs Nationals held in Auckland in … Read More
John McBeth A bloke treads a dangerous path when he takes his wife on holiday and decides to poke his nose into Bowls clubs along the way. But that’s what … Read More
