GREEN OPEN- Watson Shield stays at Belfast!!

Newsletter - 18 March 2025

Interclub - Watson Shield Finals

Men's Premier Watson Shield playoffs are on this Saturday at Bowls Papanui, happy hunting ground from last year.

Their first round is against Allenton at 9am. On the other side of the draw Elmwood and Lincoln square off. Let's keep that trophy in our hands lads!

The final will start around 12:30pm.

Saturday Rollup

What a great afternoon we had last Saturday for the first of the rollups. Riser, Wendy & Bernie took out the major prize! Big thank you to organisers Ann & Jill, with some beautiful sammys by Wendy and scones by Jenny. Thank you Graham Hill for your support too.

The weather was very warm so only 2 rounds played but it was still fun. Hope you can make it this Saturday starting at 12.30pm but get there around 12pm to put your name in for the teams.

Women's Club Champs

Last Saturday in the womens pairs, Raelene and Lois won their game over Adele & Di, so they progress to the final. Adele & Rebecca play this Saturday morning to see who makes it through to the final. 

Today was also finals day for the Triples and Adele, Julie & Rebecca claimed the title against Raels, Lois & Kay. Congratulations ladies.


Upcoming Fixtures

As you will have read in the recent newsletter we've got some Club exchange events coming up. Get involved if you're available.

Giles Shield - 19th March (Wed) at Kaiapoi Riverside 10am start

Kaikoura Visit - 27 March (Thur) being hosted by us

Ian Cross Memorial - 12 April (Sat) at Kaiapoi Riverside 1.30pm start

Get your names up on the whiteboard in the Clubrooms to play in these events.


Midweek Friendlies Tournament

Rose has advised that this tournament has been postponed until next Tuesday at the same location.


Clubroom Maintenance

Just a heads up that the Executive have been working on a schedule of planned maintenance around the Club. These are ongoing but will be the subject of engagement with Members on wider details including cost.

Bowls+ is here

From Bowls NZ all bowlers that have a BowlsHub profile would have received a circular on Bowls+. Use this link to read the circular I received:

circular

Brief explainer

Bowls New Zealand are excited to launch Bowls+, our new points, ranking and grading system that gives every bowler insight into their performances as well as giving you the opportunity to check out how your friends and clubmates are doing. Click here to view the Bowls+ page on our website.

Teams

Selectors have announced the following teams for Watson Shield and U5 Pairs:

Watson Shield - Belfast 1vs Allenton at Bowls Papanui - 9.00am

K Becks S

D Redway S J Dunn L

S Hurley S C Terry 2 N Godman L

R Ware S M Schrader 3 Mark Young 2 B Young L

      

U5 Pairs - Belfast 1vs Rangiora at Burnside Thu 20 Mar- 6.00pm

N McKay S R Aikman L        

Belfast 2 vs Bowls Papanui 3 at New Brighton Thu 20 Mar - 6.00pm        

J te Kaat S D White L

Midweek Friendlies


Thursday - Club Night

Club Night menu:

  • Roast beef w horesradish sauce, gravy, roast potatoes, mashed carrots and parsnip, pumpkin and peas or
  • Juicy pork chop w apple sauce, roast potatoes, mashed carrots and parsnip, pumpkin and peas

Please get your orders in as early as possible, meals will be available from around 6pm. Cost is $15, please order through Jenny at the bar.


Coaching Tips

From the Bowls NZ website you can find a series of modules. "Be a Better Bowler" series is a series encompassing six different modules; technique, tactics, nutrition, performance, mental skills and fitness.

Coaching Hub - Bowls New Zealand Aotearoa

The Technique module is below:


Club Shirt

Members would have read about the SGM being planned for 6th April, after that meeting is concluded we'll then have some discussion as mentioned around the unifrom.

Members are encouraged to get involved in this review.

Law Quiz Question

​​​​​​​QUESTION:

In a singles match, player A delivers the jack and plays their first bowl. The marker notices that Player B won the last end.

What should happen?

  1. The game should continue
  2. Player B should play 2 bowls in a row to get back into the correct order
  3. The jack and bowl must be returned and player B should deliver the jack and play the first bowl
  4. Player A's bowl should be returned and Player B should play first

Become an Umpire

Bowls NZ have an Umpires Hub on their website. Under the above heading they have this information:

Being an Umpire is highly rewarding and challenging at the same time. We offer courses which will get you started on your umpiring journey through to supporting you to become an umpire on the international stage.

NEXT ONLINE COURSE DATES.

​​​​​​​Course 1: Starts 7 April and runs across the following dates in April (7, 14, 22, 28) and May (5, 12, 19, 26). The laws exam will be held during the week starting 26 May.


Dates to take note of:


  • 19 March - Giles Shield at Kaiapoi Riverside 10am start
  • 27 March - Kaikoura visit
  • 6 April - SGM & Uniform Review
  • 12 April - Ian Cross Memorial at Kaiapoi Riverside 1.30pm start
  • 3 May - Closing Day
  • 24 May - Prize Giving