Twice is nice but three is foursome's target for next year

It was a victory so nice they did it twice as the Wanganui RSA indoor bowling team made it back-to-back national titles in Napier last weekend.

And the foursome will be aiming for a three-peat when the national competition returns to Wanganui in 2014.

Skip Warren Freeman, number 2 Lindsay Bourne and the Scrivener brothers Gavin and Craig won the 50th anniversary tournament in fine style during Sunday's final against a Putaruru team, taking six and four points in the first two ends for an unassailable 10-0 lead, which they protected the rest of the way for a 12-6 win.

"We blew them away at the start. We just cruised from there basically," said Gavin Scrivener.

The team, who are all part of the Eastown Indoor Bowling Club, pocketed $600 for first prize and are eyeing up a third title in 12 months' time.

"The first year we won it, it was held here and it's back here again [next year]," said Scrivener.

"We're going to stick to the same team, same positions."

He said the team dedicated the win to Bourne's mother, who has been in ill-health.

In the semifinals, Freeman's team won 10-7 over another Wanganui four in skip Brian McCarthy, Scott Hills, Lynne Zimmerman and Kristine Alabaster.

Starting last Saturday, there were 44 teams playing six games and needing four wins to progress to the Sunday post-section.

Twelve teams managed to do that, then after four more games each, when three wins were needed, the semifinalists were found.