Stephen Rees

Stephen Rees is a lawn bowler and indoor bowler born on 13 February 1960.[1]

Stephen Rees
Personal information
Nationality Wales
Born (1960-02-13) 13 February 1960

Bowls career

Rees is from St Thomas in Swansea and took up bowls in 1978. He shot to prominence in 1986 when he won the CIS UK singles title defeating David Bryant in the final.[2]

His greatest moment arrived when he won a fours gold medal at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.[3] Another major achievement was winning the 1999 World Indoor Bowls Championship Pairs title with John Price.

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References

  1. "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  3. ""Welsh four claim world honours." Times [London, England] 15 Apr. 2000". The Times Digital Archive.
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