Ian Lewis

Good luck to the following players selected to play for Taranaki in the Junior Women and Senior Women’s Sides

SENIORS – OCTAGONAL  (in Wellington, 14-16 February)

Gale Fache, Briar Atkinson,  Amanda Crehan,  Bridget Fletcher  (Paritutu), Maree Gadsby, Val Symes, Judy Crawford (Fitzroy), Chris Commane, Rita Davy (Opunake) Trish Howard  (West End)

COACH/SELECTOR:  VICKIE KELLY;   MANAGER: RHONDA ADAMS

PLAYING POSITIONS –

Singles:     Briar Atkinson
Pairs:         Trish Howard,  Val Symes (s)
Triples:      Amanda Crehan,  Rita Davey,  Maree Gadsby (s)
Fours:       Judy Crawford,  Chris Commane,  Bridget Fletcher,  Gale Fache (s)

COACH/SELECTOR:  VICKIE KELLY;   MANAGER: RHONDA ADAMS

JUNIORS  –  HEXAGONAL (at West End, 15-16 February)

Linda Kape,  Cindy Gray,  Ashleigh Megaw  (Okato), Alethea Rowlands,  Irene Taunt  (Tower), Angela De Bique,  (Opunake), Shelley Clark  (Manaia), Sheryll Taylor  (Fitzroy), Gloria Wolfe  (Waitara), Theresa Needham  (Stratford)

PLAYING POSITIONS –

Singles:    Aletha Rowlands
Pairs:        Shelley Clark,   Angela De Bique (s)
Triples:     Sherylle Taylor,  Cindy Gray,  Irene Taunt (s)
Fours:       Gloria Wolfe,  Ashleigh Megaw,  Theresa Needham,  Linda Kape  (s)

COACH/SELECTOR: SUSAN COTTAM;      MANAGER: CINDY NICOLL

We look forward to the finals of The Devon Hotel Women’s Open Fours 2025 to be played at Paritutu this Sunday.

The Devon Hotel Women’s Open Fours 2025 Final
Sue Hodges, Char Beckett, Rachelle Morrison, Karen Pickering (Omokoroa) v Marilyn Constantine, Mina Paul, Carolyn Tasker, Mary Campbell (Tauranga) – 9am Start.

The Open Fours – Pairs Final sponsored by Midlands Funds Management
Cathy Andrews, Kileigh Barber (Paritutu) v Rhonda Adams, Judy Crawford (Fitzroy) – 9am Start

Come down and join us at Paritutu, and watch some great bowls being played. There will not be live YouTube coverage from Bowls New Zealand for this season’s event as they continue live streaming their Trans-Tasman test. Follow our website for live score updates.

The Post Section Draw for the Women’s Open Fours Pairs tournament sponsored by Midlands Funds Management has been published. Click below for the draw. All play will be at Paritutu. Play in the Pairs starts at 8.45am

Women’s Open Fours Pairs – Post Section Draw

Congratulations to all 29 qualifiers in The Devon Hotel Women’s Open Fours for 2025. The draws for post section and for the Pairs have been published below.

The Devon Hotel Taranaki Women’s Open Fours – Post Section Draw at Paritutu
Open Fours Pairs sponsored by Midlands – Draw at West End

Bowls Taranaki would like to announce the following side to represent Taranaki at the Octagonal and Junior Hexagonal. Good luck to the following players. The Women’s Side will be announced after the conclusion of the The Devon Hotel Women’s Open Fours.

Junior Hexagonal:
Singles: Nathan Goodin.
Pairs: Steve Fevre, Camron Horo (skip).
Triples: Simon Rowe, Shae Fleming, Corey Brookes (skip).
Fours: Ian Dawson, Mark Hawken, Gavin Benton, Jason Peters (skip).
Coach/Selector: Mo Kelly
Manager: Kevin Gledhill

Senior Octagonal:
Singles: Paul Howell
Pairs: John Roberts, Craig DeFaria (skip).
Triples: Kurt Smith, Bruce Colgan, Evan Jones (skip).
Fours: Kelly Hill, Steve Walker, John Gray, Scott Roberts (skip).
Coach/Selector: John Garrud

Winners of the Midlands Funds Management Limited Taranaki Men’s Open Fours for 2025 are Terry Leadbetter, Dave Jones, Dan Dickison and Alvin Gardiner representing Tauranga. Congratulations.

Winners of the Sam Mattar Shield for Runners Up at the Midlands Funds Management Taranaki Men’s Open Fours for 2025. Mike Dickie, Chris Alldred, Dave Walker and Graham Growcott representing Tahunanui

We hope all of our visiting teams had a great time in Taranaki and we look forward to seeing all of our teams back next year.

All results are available on the website.

9.30am: Play has moved indoors at Paritutu due to the persistant rain.

The Post Section Draw for the Open Fours Pairs sponsored by The Devon Hotel is available on the website. West End and Paritutu will be used for the first round of post section in the morning. Then all play will be at Headquarters at Paritutu. Click here for the draw. Good luck to all involved.

We would like to warmly invite all of our Volunteers, Supporters and Sponsors to our Finals Day Lunch. Refreshments will be served at 12.30pm at Paritutu Bowling Club. This is an opportunity to thank all of our volunteers who have helped put on a great tournament, and share a bite to eat and a drink, and watch the finals of the Midlands Funds Management Taranaki Men’s Open Fours and The Devon Hotel Open Fours Pairs Tournament. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Congratulations to all those qualifiers in the Midlands Funds Management Taranaki Men’s Open Fours 2025. Good luck to everyone involved. Draws are available.

Midlands Funds Management Taranaki Men’s Open Fours 2025 Post Section – Draw
The Devon Hotel Open Fours Pairs – Draw