Northland bowls rep fixtures and venues confirmed

New rules are in place for the Interclub 7s.

A Regional meeting this week has now confirmed venues and representative fixtures for 2017-18.

The first fixture will be 1-5 year, singles, pairs, triples and fours to be held at Hobsonville Bowling Club on Saturday, October 7.

The same day the 1-8 year representative teams from Auckland, North Harbour, Far North and Northland will compete at Maungaturoto Bowling Club in the Northland Centre.

These events will be followed by further Regional competition in December 2017 and March 2018.

For the Open representative teams, competition will commence in December 2017 and be followed by a further event in March 2018, before the New Zealand events in Wellington and Christchurch.

Players are reminded that the Northland Umpires Association annual fundraising tournament will be held at Kamo Bowling Club on Sunday, August 27.

Entries are still being accepted and reporting time will be 9am.

Contact Bruce Scott for an entry. Umpires please don't forget you are expected to enter a team in this event.

Bowls New Zealand have finalised the conditions of play for the Interclub 7s competition for 2017-18.

A new clause has been added restricting NZ gold and silver star holders who have won New Zealand events in the past 10 years from playing in the Second Division of this competition.

If a club wishes to apply for dispensation for a player they must apply to Bowls NZ for an exemption on or before September 30.

Check the Bowls NZ website for further details.

Conditions of play for this event have been unchanged and centres are expected to determine which division teams will play in for the event. Clubs may also enter more than one team in each division.

Auckland and North Harbour Centres are holding major singles events for women and men on September 23/24. Entries close September 6.

Check their websites for entry details.

Northland Centre has its official opening for the new season on Sunday, September 3 at 1.30pm.

Clubs please ensure you have your representatives/s attending and notify the centre office of numbers attending for catering purposes.

The Centre pennants for men and women will be on September 16-17.

Entry is $80 per team of four players and entries on the prescribed form should be forwarded to the centre office.

Clubs may enter as many teams as they wish in each competition.

Get the "cobwebs" out of your system by having a go in this event. Register your interest with your club now.

The first Open Centre event for the season will be the Mixed 2 x 4 x 2 Pairs on the weekend of September 30 and October 1.

Teams must be made up of Northland registered players and you may be from different clubs in the Centre.