A host of new faces will feature in the Revital Fertilisers Taranaki representative bowls teams when they square off against Whanganui this Saturday.
There are numerous senior men unavailable for the fixture, while the trend of going with less experienced players continues with the women’s side.
In the senior men’s side, 2020 junior champion-of-champions winner Kurt Smith will make his senior debut, alongside Bruce Colgan and Steve Temperton. All three have previously been involved in the under-eights side. Colgan was also one of the under-eight players involved in September’s Waikato fixture.
Among the men not available are Hamish Kape – a quarterfinalist in both the big pro pairs and fours tournaments in Nelson over the past week – Daryl Read, Dean Elgar, Scott Roberts, Jordan Linn, Dave Wilson and Steve Walker.
The big name missing from the senior women’s squad is Briar Atkinson. She is enroute to the Hong Kong International Classic.
Alesha Quay, Amanda Crehan, Bridget Fletcher, Esther Ward-Campbell and Tina Atkinson-Watt will all step up to the senior ranks for the first time, although the majority were also involved in the Waikato event.
The one-day fixture sees the men compete at the Tower club, with the women at Manaia.
Revital Fertilisers Taranaki Senior men: Darren Goodin (Paritutu), Maurice Symes (Fitzroy), John Roberts (Tower), Aidan Zittersteijn (Paritutu), Kurt Smith (Paritutu), Bruce Colgan (West End), Craig De Faria (West End), Adam Collins (Paritutu), Steve Sabine (Inglewood), Steve Temperton (West End).
Selector: John Garrud. Team Manager: Bruce Hall.
Revital Fertilisers Taranaki eight-years-and-under men: Corey Brookes (West End), Brian Pearce (Stratford-Avon), Peter van Dyk (Inglewood), Levi Davis (Opunake), Mike Baldwin (Paritutu), Evan Jones (Fitzroy), Simon Rowe (Fitzroy), Rob Clark (Manaia), Doug Clark (Manaia), Craig Murray (Oakura). Selector: John Garrud. Team Manager: Graham Reive.
Revital Fertilisers Taranaki Senior women: Alesha Quay (Paritutu), Amanda Crehan (Paritutu), Bridget Fletcher (Paritutu), Chris Commane (Opunake), Esther Ward-Campbell (Opunake), Gale Fache (Paritutu), Jackie Moeahu (Paritutu), Leanne Halls (West End), Tina Atkinson-Watt (Paritutu) and Trish Howard (West End)
Revital Fertilisers Taranaki eight-years-and-under women: Alethea Rowlands (Tower), Gloria Wolfe (Waitara), Irene Taunt (Manaia), Janet Ravji (Stratford-Avon), Judy Crawford (Fitzroy), Linda Kape (Okato), Rita Davey (Opunake), Shelley Baldwin (Paritutu), Shelley Clark (Manaia), Sheryll Taylor (Stratford-Avon).