Richard Leonard (bowls)

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Richard Leonard
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Richard Leonard is an Irish international lawn bowler and former British champion.

Bowls career

Leonard won the Irish National Bowls Championships singles in 2010 bowling for St James Gate BC [1] and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2011. [2]

He was also the Irish pairs champion in 2004, singles runner up in 2019, and triples winner in 2009 and 2010 and fours champion in 2013. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "IBA Singles winners". Irish Bowling Association.
  2. ↑ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  3. ↑ "Hogg and Wilson back on winners' podium after nine years". Belfast Telegraph.


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