Bowls: Welsh young guns make bowls history.Byline: Neil Collett WALES and England under-25s made bowling history in Swansea last weekend when the age-old rivals battled out their first-ever drawn indoor junior international clash. The annual fixture, first played at Perdiswell in 1990, is staged by each country alternately. England proved far too strong in last season's encounter at Oxford where they won 80-53. However, the Principality's youngsters put up a sterling performance this time around and earned a well-deserved share of the spoils with the 76-76 scoreline scoreline n (SPORT) → resultado final scoreline n (Sport) → score m scoreline n (SPORT . Both the performance and the result will also give belief to Wales that they can mount a serious challenge in January when they compete in the British Isles British Isles: see Great Britain; Ireland. Quadrangular quadrangular having four angles. series against the three other home nations. Results: R Tomlinson 18 bt J Chesney 17; P Taylor 16, lost to R Chisholm 21; A Hopkins 18, bt S Tolchard 16;PWilliams 25 btDMay 22. THIS weekend will give the WIBA's national selectors a late chance to run the rule over players before they have to select this season's first senior international trial teams which will take place on Sunday, December 21, at Radnorshire. This weekend's final round of group championship fixtures will give players their last real chance to impress and merit a place in the trial teams. Group One are the only remaining unbeaten side and almost any type of victory this Saturday against Group Three at Islwyn (2pm) will secure them the championship crown. However, should they lose, Group Four will have the opportunity on Sunday at Dinefwr (2pm) to win the championship if they record a convincing win over Group Two. Teams: Group One: Bro Myrddin, Heatherton, Llanelli, Pontardawe, Port Talbot Port Talbot (tôl`bət), town (1981 pop. 40,078), Neath Port Talbot, S Wales, at the mouth of the Avon (Afan) River on Swansea Bay. Port Talbot is a popular seaside resort. Nearby are the steelworks at Margam and the oil refinery at Baglan. , Pembrokeshire. Group Two: Cynon Valley Cynon Valley is an ex-mining area and near Rhondda, Wales. From 1974 to 1996 the area was one of the districts of Wales, formed from the Aberdare and Mountain Ash urban districts, and part of Neath Rural District, along with the parish of Penderyn from Brecknockshire. , Bro Ddyfi, Ffrith, Radnorshire, Severn Valley, Dinefwr, Merthyr Tydfil. Group Three: Islwyn, Rhondda, Ogwr, Earlswood, Swansea. Group Four: Torfaen, Newport, Blaenau Gwent, Sully, Cardiff, Taff Ely. Results: Group Three 135 (20), bt Group Two 99 (2); Group Two 100 (4), lost to Group One 107 (18); Group Four 121 (2), lost to Group Three 135 (20). |
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