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May 3, 2024
Jason Evans 2024 BSA Masters South Africa's best ready to challenge for top honours The 2024 Bowls South Africa Men's Nationals in Johannesburg is set to be one of the toughest challenges yet.   A large field is descending on the JBA district this week in preparation for the national championships played from 4 May to 12 May and headquartered at Bedfordview Country Club.   Over 2100 players will be in action over the course of the prestigious tournament which has all of the leading players looking to grab one of the three trophies on offer.   The standard was set in the Wo…

Apr 28, 2024
Anneke Scheepers sealed another major title when she won the Open Singles at the 2024 BSA Women’s Nationals in Cape Town on Saturday. Scheepers has been at the top of the game for some time but with her performance this week only further enhanced her reputation. A quarter-final defeat in the pairs left Scheepers honing in on gold in the singles. She admitted a sense of relief after her final victory against a stalwart of the game in Sylvia Burns. “It was a long week. Lots of bowls but I managed to keep my head down and my concentration was important in going the distance,” said Scheepers. Sh…

Apr 16, 2024
A big Guernsey welcome awaits for world class bowls event International Indoor Bowls Council president, acclaimed bowler Alison Merrien MBE, says she’s ‘proud and privileged to be president of the IIBC who with World Bowls will be staging one of the prestigious events on the world bowls calendar at her home club. The 2024 World Bowls Indoor Championship is being staged at Guernsey Indoor Bowling Association from April 21-27. “I am honoured to be able to say that Guernsey is my home,” said Merrien. “It has been 34 years since the World Indoor Championships were held in Guern…

Feb 12, 2024
Jason Evans joins elite BSA Masters Company Jason Evans joined elite men's company in the Bowls South Africa Masters history books with a fifth title in the Open division on Sunday at Wingate Park Country Club. Evans had it all to do during the final day with his place in the gold medal match far from secure following two days of intense sectional play. The current Proteas No 1, though, started his final sectional match against defending champion Niksa Benguric with the kind of intensity that few bowlers could ever try to emulate. While keeping to his normal self as a funny, jovial chara…
May 3, 2024
Jason Evans 2024 BSA Masters South Africa's best ready to challenge for top honours The 2024 Bowls South Africa Men's Nationals in Johannesburg is set to be one of the toughest challenges yet.   A large field is descending on the JBA district this week in preparation for the national championships played from 4 May to 12 May and headquartered at Bedfordview Country Club.   Over 2100 players will be in action over the course of the prestigious tournament which has all of the leading players looking to grab one of the three trophies on offer.   The standard was set in the Wo…

Apr 28, 2024
Anneke Scheepers sealed another major title when she won the Open Singles at the 2024 BSA Women’s Nationals in Cape Town on Saturday. Scheepers has been at the top of the game for some time but with her performance this week only further enhanced her reputation. A quarter-final defeat in the pairs left Scheepers honing in on gold in the singles. She admitted a sense of relief after her final victory against a stalwart of the game in Sylvia Burns. “It was a long week. Lots of bowls but I managed to keep my head down and my concentration was important in going the distance,” said Scheepers. Sh…

Apr 16, 2024
A big Guernsey welcome awaits for world class bowls event International Indoor Bowls Council president, acclaimed bowler Alison Merrien MBE, says she’s ‘proud and privileged to be president of the IIBC who with World Bowls will be staging one of the prestigious events on the world bowls calendar at her home club. The 2024 World Bowls Indoor Championship is being staged at Guernsey Indoor Bowling Association from April 21-27. “I am honoured to be able to say that Guernsey is my home,” said Merrien. “It has been 34 years since the World Indoor Championships were held in Guern…

Feb 12, 2024
Jason Evans joins elite BSA Masters Company Jason Evans joined elite men's company in the Bowls South Africa Masters history books with a fifth title in the Open division on Sunday at Wingate Park Country Club. Evans had it all to do during the final day with his place in the gold medal match far from secure following two days of intense sectional play. The current Proteas No 1, though, started his final sectional match against defending champion Niksa Benguric with the kind of intensity that few bowlers could ever try to emulate. While keeping to his normal self as a funny, jovial chara…