Category: Pairs

  • Well done Toomeys and Downs!

    Congratulations to sibling combinations Amber Down and Nicole Toomey, and Tim Toomey and Bradley Down for winning their respective Wellington Champ of Champ Pairs competitions yesterday on the indoor green at Naenae. Tim and Bradley were in a tight final against Jimmy Madden and Scott Roddick (Eastbourne) at 7-8 down after 10 of the 18…

  • Well done Jayden and Nairn!

    Congratulations to Jayden Ravji and Nairn MacGibbon for coming runner-up in the Wellington Easter 2-4-2 Pairs today at Island Bay. Jayden and Nairn were up most of the way in their match before going down 11-12 to Shane Duncan and Gavin McLeod (Tawa). The Victoria pair were up 11-7 after 13 of the 16 ends…

  • Wellington superb at National Intercentre

    The National Intercentre was held in Christchurch last weekend, with Wellington sides in outstanding form. The Women’s side lost only 1 of their 15 section play games in qualifying for the quarter finals. However, they came up against Bay of Plenty in the quarter final and were eliminated loosing the Singles and Pairs. The Men’s…

  • Well done Malcolm and Mark!

    Congratulations to Malcolm Bradshaw and Mark Burgess for finishing runner-up in the Wellington Development 2-4-2 Pairs at Victoria on Monday. Malcolm and Mark had a good run to the final before going down to James Cameron-Powell and Seamus Curtain (Stokes Valley) 10-19. It was a game of two halves with the Victoria boys up 8-7…

  • Bradley Down skips side to upset win over Ali Forsyth’s dream team at national bowls championships

    New Zealand development representative Bradley Down has already experienced a number of high points in bowls despite being just 19 years old. He received another big buzz when he skipped a side comprising his father, Graham, Finbar McGuigan and Caleb Hope to one of the biggest upsets of the New Zealand bowls championship when they…

  • Well done Robyn & Chris!

    Congratulations to mother and son combination Robyn and Chris Rintoul who made the semifinals of the Wellington Mixed Pairs today at the Johnsonville club before going down in a fighting display to evntual winners Judy Howat (Lyall Bay) and Brent Stubbins (Johnsonville) 15-18. Robyn and Chris had earlier acounted for husband and dad Peter convincingly…