Bowls: Archer secures triples gold with shot of the championships
Scotland wound up a successful World Outdoor Bowls Championship campaign in Adelaide with David Peacock, Darren Burnett and Graeme Archer giving Scotland their third gold medal of the championships and an unprecedented triples title for a third successive time.
Scotland wound up a successful World Outdoor Bowls Championship campaign in Adelaide with David Peacock, Darren Burnett and Graeme Archer giving Scotland their third gold medal of the championships and an unprecedented triples title for a third successive time.
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Anne Dunwoodie
With Scotland already counting gold in the men's pairs and women's fours, and bronze in the men's fours and women's pairs and triples, Archer skipped his team to a stunning 13-12 win. Albeit they won by just a single shot, but the Scots dominated throughout, scoring on 10 of the 15-end match.
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