RAYMOND Terrace Bowling Club (RTBC) has been selected to host a round of Bowls for Brisbane: The Long Roll, a unique event designed to highlight Australia’s case for bowls’ inclusion in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
Raymond Terrace is one of 32 clubs participating in what is being billed as the “world’s farthest game of lawn bowls”.
Each club will host a round of “Australia Vs The Rest of The World” action, playing one-bowl Triples over two-sets of seven ends (with a tie-breaker if needed).
Each of the 32 rounds will contribute to a total challenge score that will be revealed at the end of the journey.
A win at each club is worth one point.
Rolling out from Balmain Bowls Club in Sydney on 29 April, The Long Roll is being hosted by 32 historic clubs throughout NSW and Queensland for two weeks of bowls, finishing 1000km later at Windsor Bowls Club in Brisbane on 14 May.
Terrace will host Round 9 on Saturday, 2 May at 2pm.
The multi-state route symbolically links Australia’s Olympic history, from Sydney 2000 to Brisbane 2032.
In a similar vein to a torch relay, a single bowl will make its way, by various methods and means, from one club to the next over the long trip.
The initiative is being endorsed by the Bowls for Brisbane 2032 campaign, World Bowls, Bowls Australia, Bowls NSW and Bowls Queensland.
Raymond Terrace’s “Australian” team will feature national and international champions Lee Schraner, Matt Baus and Kelly Giles, as well as youngster Willow Powell, disabled athlete Cheryl Benbow and John Norris, who took up the sport after a laryngectomy and is now re-learning with a bowling arm rather than quit following a knee injury.
By Chris KARAS
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