RNSWBA Ammended Conditions of Play

The following is a copy of the release from the RNSWBA web site advising that the State Conditions of Play have been revised and the minimum length of the jack will revert back to 23 metres and the winner of an end has the option of giving the mat away.


"World Bowls Decrees on Law Change (30/01/08)

At its meeting of 23 Janaury 2008, World Bowls did not endorse proposed changes to the Laws of the Sport of Bowls.

The proposal, suggested by the RNSWBA, to have the minimum length of an end revert to 21m has been rejected.

The RNSWBA Board has resolved that the RNSWBA would comply with advice of World Bowls on the Laws of the Sport of Bowls.

The mimumum length of an end is as printed in the Crystal Mark Edition of The Laws of the Sport of Bowls, which is 23m.

The winner of the end also has the option of whether to roll the jack and play first or have their opponenents roll the jack and play first, as printed in the Crystal Mark Edition of The Laws of the Sport of Bowls.

One Law Change has been approved by World Bowls, scoring in a tie-breaker in sets play will now be by the number of shots scored over the three ends. If shots are tied after three ends an extra end or ends will be played until a winner is found."

Copies of the ammended Conditions of Play are available from the Royal's web site: http://www.rnswba.org.au/jsp/c_index.jsp