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COMMONWEALTH GAMES *BREAKING*

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Jersey Men’s Triples will play Canada in the Quarter Finals at 7.30am on Saturday.

Other draws are Australia v New Zealand, Scotland v Wales and England v Norfolk Island.

There is no Live Streaming nor Score Updates seemingly available which is disappointing.

The winner of Jersey v Canada will play the winner of Australia v New Zealand in the Semi Finals. There

It goes without saying that our boys have Jerseys full support – do what we know you can boys and get the just rewards of your commitment.

ITS A WIN DOWN UNDER!

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Cracking start for the lads…

Watching through the most convoluted technical setup in the World, it was a joy to watch our triples conquer the Australians in their first group match.

Steady leading from Derek Boswell, some superb conversion Bowls from De Sousa who got picked on mercilessly by the commentators, and some fine drawing to add to counts and drawing to save from Skipper Ross Davis saw the boys come out on top. There were some unfortunate results that went against the Australian Triple – but the Jersey trio never let their heads drop (even after dropping 11 shots in a row having lead 8-0!) and caused an Aussie upset on the Gold Coast on Day One!

Rachel Macdonald put up a valiant fight against Scotland’s Caroline Brown in the first game of the Ladies Singles, but eventually succumbed 21-13. Everyone in Jersey will be behind Rachel going out and avenging her defeat in the next game!

For now folks, at 2am, its time for sleep!

Delight from Bowls Jersey Senior Vice President

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Touchstone has done it again but this time in an even bigger way for Bowls Jersey.

They have agreed to sponsor this year all our Bowls Jersey National Competitions which is great news for bowls in Jersey, and their name will now be associated with the new National 2 Wood Mens Singles Trophy!

We have agreed with Touchstone how the money will be spent – for the betterment of all representative teams and people who compete locally in Bowls Jersey competitions ensuring the deal is of benefit to all Bowls Jersey members, not just the selected few.

We have been lacking support for these events ever since I started bowling almost 30 years ago.

Thank you Touchstone on behalf of our members, we have also been very aware of your support in other international events over the past few years. We certainly appreciate your involvement.

David Ingram –
Past President British Isles Bowls Council and Senior Vice President Bowls Jersey

Touchstone National Competitions

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Happy Easter to all members of Bowls Jersey!

We thought we’d like to give you a little Easter Treat… so tomorrow at midday all your National Competition draws will be published on http://www.bowlsjersey.com so you can see who you do battle with this year!

We can’t wait for the season to start, with our new Competitions included for the first time too introducing some new popularity to the events, and look forward to you all on the green!

#EasterMondayGreatReveal #Touchstone #BowlsJersey #SoonToBeOutdoor

EBU 2017 – Lookout, the Sun is due out!

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We know every weather forecast is capable of telling a porky or two, but surely today we are due some Sun and warmth?

Whatever the weather does, the bowls at Les Creux is hot enough to keep anyone warm with sets being grabbed off all Countries big and small.

Today reverts back to the normal programme now play has been caught up and I’m sure the Sun will put a smile on our players faces.

We look forward to your continued support!

European Bowls Championships 2017

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Mondays Play schedule has been refined.

Play will start with the second rained off set from yesterday at 9am before a delayed schedule kicks in the for the rest of the day.

The facilities at Les Creux are first class – and so is the Bowls! Don’t believe me? Come and see for yourself!!

President Greg Davis remarks, “The only major support I’ve asked from the Jersey Bowls community was to come up and support. There were many supporters there yesterday and I hope to see the same, if not more throughout the week. I am very grateful to the membership for their support of our tournament.”

Presidents Day

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The Annual Bowls Jersey Presidents Day match was held at the Sun Bowls Club on Friday 5th May. A men’s and ladies rink from each of the islands clubs turned out to compete in what is a battle of the sexes! The Club Presidents are specifically asked to select people who volunteer a lot of their time to the running of their clubs.

Holding a big advantage, the Men who before this encounter had won the trophy 24 times compared to the Ladies 4 were the early favourites.

At the half way stage, the Ladies were in control of the match and only a dogged fight back by the men could save their blushes – which to the relief of Bowls Jersey President Greg they did.

Congratulations to the highest winning rink, which for a 3rd year in a row has gone to a Ladies rink, and pictured below with President Greg Davis are the St Saviours quartet of Carol Le Goff, Marie Jacques, Ann Richardson and Ann Bisson.

A lot of fun was had by all, the first time the game had been played of an evening; it was all agreed the new time was much better but next year we will play in July where the weather and wind may be slightly warmer!