Countries' News Page

This is the page for member countries to tell us what's on or give reports on recent events.

Articles for inclusion should be sent to David Stott using the email address provided at the foot of each page. Photos can be included if you like!

SOUTH AFRICA ANNOUNCES ITS V.I. TEAM FOR I.B.D. CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024

SELECTIONS IBD INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT.

The President and Executive of Bowls South Africa take pleasure in announcing the players who will represent BSA in the IBD International Tournament, to be held in Ekurhuleni from 18 May 2024 - 31 May 2024.

Classification B1 (Totally Blind)

Tracy Smith, Dir. Tommy Smith SAB

Michiel Kruger, Dir. Willie Schoeman SFS

Johannes Gribb, Dir. Debbie Fitzpatrick SAB

B2 (Partially Sighted)

Michelle Eshun, Dir. Jenne Mc Court WPBA

Herman Scholtz, Dir. Geoff Newcombe BGN/EPB

Grant van Eyssen, Dir. Pieter Beukes WPBA

B3 (Partially Sighted)

May Homer, Dir. Paul Homer EKB

Keith Orrel, Dir. Gail van Wyk PNB

Nozipho (Princess) Schroeder, Dir. Graham Ward WPBA

Nicolas Dedekind, Dir. Friedel Dedekind BGN

B4 (Partially Sighted)

Salomie Morries, Dir. Karin Gouws SAB

Eben Fourie, Dir. Charles Collen BOR

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Latest news from England

As England continue their preparations for the 2023 IBBA World Championships next March, we have the 2022 UKVIB indoor Singles Championships coming up from 19th - 21st October.

The V.I.B.E. website is updated regularly so, for all the latest news from England, please visit: www.vibowlsengland.co.uk

New Zealand Nationals' Results 2019

These were played in Hamilton, NZ on 25^th – 28^th November.

What an amazing week we have just had at the Frankton Junction Bowling Club in Hamilton. The weather gods were on our side – for those of you not local, it rained on Friday !! As Mike Quayle (President of Frankton Junction Bowling Club) said at our prize giving/dinner – “You were a pleasure to have, an inspiration to all bowlers and we would happily host you again sometime in the future.”

FRANKTON JUNCTION BOWLING CLUB

CATEGORY	PLAYER/S	DIRECTOR
B1 Men’s Singles Winner	Glenn Hanneman	Bernie Yeo
B1 Men’s Singles Runner Up	David Monk	Sue Ashton
B1 Ladies Singles Winner	Louise Henry	Kelly Lewthwaite
B1 Ladies Singles Runner Up	Christine Litchfield	Margaret Stannard
B2 Men’s Singles Winner	Gerald Brouwers	Bill Easton
B2 Men’s Singles Runner Up	Tom Boyd	Chris Iggo
B3 Ladies Singles Winner	Sue Curran	Ann Muir
B3 Ladies Singles Runner Up	Sue Harris	Anne Easton
B3 Men’s Singles Winner	Don Clark	Ray Zajonskowski
B3 Men’s Singles Runner Up	Danny Simon	No director
B4 Ladies Singles Winner	Heather Smale	Hillary Ross
B4 Ladies Singles Runner Up	Sally Marston	Carolyn Hunter
B4 Men’s Singles Winner	Steve Delaney	Colin Delaney
B4 Men’s Singles Runner Up	Spence Stacey	No director
B1 / B2 Pairs Winner	Gordon Oldfield	Roydon James
	David Monk	Sue Ashton
B1 / B2 Pairs Runner Up	Joseph Kim	Margaret Davies
	Parveen Shanker	Glen Newton
B3 / B4 Pairs Winner	Heather Smale	Hillary Ross
	Kaye Wood	Garth Wood
B3 / B4 Pairs Runner Up	Steve Delaney	Colin Delaney
	Sally Marston	Carolyn Hunter

Presidents Trophy	Anne Easton

A big thank you to all of our directors who give up so much of their time to help us play our game. As often said, they can play without us but we cannot play without them.

Israel International Challenge 2019. Played at Ramat Gan Bowls Club

Competitors and directors from 6 countries assembled in Israel for this International Challenge. With the exception of Israel, none of the countries had full teams, so a full-on 'test' series wasn't possible. However there were prizes on offer for each category as well as the National competition.

Competition started with a one-day, 'invitational triples' with four section-winning teams getting medals.

It was then on to the Singles and pairs competition in sight categories - some single-gender, some mixed - depending on numbers.

Great competition was enjoyed by all and many thanks must go to Sarah Shapiro and her team for all the work that went into the event - to say nothing of the wonderful support provided by the Ramat Gan Club and from the Israeli Lawn Bowls association. THANKS ONE AND ALL!

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Apologies for the only photos I have being those featuring England players. Why not send me some more of your photos for inclusion?

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