/ 21 May 1997

Craighall bowls them over

WEDNESDAY, 11.00AM:

CRAIGHALL Park A took out defending champions Durbanville at the Absa South Africa Bowls men’s fours championships at Wanderers in Johannesburg yesterday. Craighall Park A, under former world champion Doug Watson, won the match 21-11.

Durbanville captain George McKelvey said: “No regrets. We were outplayed all the way down the line. In fact I’m pleased at the way our chaps performed in this tournament.”

SPORT BRIEFS

COETZER POWERS THROUGH SECOND seed Amanda Coetzer of South Africa beat Naoko Sawamatsu of Japan 6-1, 6-2 in the second round of the Women’s Open Tournament in Strasbourg on Tuesday.

LAWLESS FOR NATAL GAVIN LAWLESS will return to left wing position for Natal in the Super 12 semifinal against Auckland at Eden Park on Saturday, and Andre Joubert reclaims his position as fullback, fully recovered from his knee injury.