Darren Redway of Rangiora and Feona Sayles of the Northern club in Palmerston North have won the National inter-club singles lawn bowls championships in Rotorua.
The final round of matches went to the last end with experienced Black Jack, Jan Khan of Beckenham, just failing to make it a Canterbury double when she lost her last match against Val Mathews of Putaruru, having gone into the fifth and final round with a slight differential advantage.
In her 5th round clash Sayles beat last year's champion, Karen Coombe of Wanganui 21-15.
Redway, who has enjoyed a great season in Christchurch, carried the trump cards into the final round and cemented his success when he rolled Kensington's Joe Thorburn, so making him the only male to record four wins over the two day event.
The men's and women's pairs begin tomorrow.
