Knysna, Plett represented at recent Disability Bowls SAs in George
Plett bowler Julie Deferville recently returned home after competing in the SA National Disability Bowls Tournament held in George from May 26 to June 2.
“My participation was unexpected and at very short notice, having been scouted during a bowls game in Knysna the week before, when one of the players said I should be part of the upcoming event in George,” explains Julie.
Said player happened to be the president of the PDBSA (Physically Disabled Bowlers of South Africa) Chris Patton, who recently relocated to Knysna from Pretoria and is therefore now part of the Eden District team.
“I was duly medically graded on Saturday before the tournament started and was thus eligible to participate in the Ladies’ Singles. I was then also invited to help out by playing in the Men’s Pairs, as the Eden team was one member short!”
Apart from Julie (Plettenberg Bay Bowling Club) and Chris (Knysna), other Eden District disabled team players in this year’s tournament included Crystal Barlow from George Bowling Club.
“Crystal used to play for Sedgefield and has played on our Plett greens many times,” says Julie, adding that she managed to win a silver medal in this, her very first, tournament.
To his great credit Chris -a SAN Parks stalwart who works from Garden Route National Park’s Thesen Island office – is one of the three Springbok players who recently participated in the Commonwealth Games in Australia.
Contact him on 044 302 5624 or at chris.patton@sanparks.org if you would like to find out more about PDBSA tournaments and additional information.
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