John McRae (bowls)

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John McRae
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John McRae is a Scottish international lawn bowler. [1] [2]

Bowls career

He won a bronze medal in the men's fours at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch. [3] [4]

He played for the Uddingston Bowls Club and captained Scotland for eight years. [5]

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References

  1. Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-86367-220-5.
  2. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  4. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "Uddingston members bowled over by civic reception to mark 150 years". Motherwell Times.