1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship

Men's World Outdoor Championships 1976
3rd World Outdoor Bowls Championships
Location	Zoo Lake Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
Date(s)	18 February - 06 March, 1976.
Category	World Outdoor Championships
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The 1976 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship ^[1] was held at Zoo Lake Park in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 18 February - 6 March 1976.
Doug Watson won the singles which was held in a round robin format.
South Africa completed a clean sweep of events by taking the Pairs, Triples and Fours Gold which also help them lift the Leonard Trophy.

Results

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Men's Singles - Round Robin

Pos	Player	P	W	L	Pts
1	Doug Watson	15	14	1	14
2	Bob Middleton	15	11	4	11
3	David Bryant	15	11	4	11
4	Dick Folkins	15	10	5	10
5	Peter 'Kerry' Clarke	15	10	5	10
6	Maldwyn Evans	15	10	5	10
7	Willie Wood	15	9	6	9
8	John Allman	15	9	6	9
9	Tolova'a Si'moa	15	8	7	8
10	Roy de Feu	15	8	7	8
11	Matt Gordon	15	6	9	6
12	Eric Liddell	15	5	10	5
13	Roy Fulton	15	4	11	4
14	Harry Lakin	15	2	13	2
15	Ben Van Niekerk	15	2	13	2
16	Shingo Sarumaru	15	0	15	0

Men's Pairs - Round Robin

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	Doug Watson & Bill Moseley	15	13	0	2	26
2	Neil McInnes & Dick Folkins	15	11	0	4	22
3	Don Woolnough & Bob Middleton	15	10	1	4	21
4	John C Evans & Peter Line	15	10	1	4	21
5	Wales	15	9	1	5	19
6	Roy Fulton & John Henry	15	9	1	5	19
7	Rhodesia	15	9	0	6	18
8	Peter 'Kerry' Clarke & Vic Sellars	15	9	0	6	18
9	Western Samoa	15	8	1	6	17
10	John 'Jack' Christie & Alex McIntosh	15	8	1	6	17
11	Hong Kong	15	8	0	7	16
12	Israel	15	5	0	10	10
13	Peter Crossan & Harry Lakin	15	3	0	12	6
14	Jersey	15	3	0	12	6
15	Guernsey	15	2	1	12	5
16	Japan	15	0	0	15	0

Men's Triples - Round Robin

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	Kevin Campbell, Nando Gatti & Kelvin Lightfoot	15	14	0	1	28
2	David Bryant, Bill Irish & Tommy Armstrong	15	12	0	3	24
3	Willie Murray, David Hull & John Higgins	15	11	0	4	22
4	David Baldwin, Jack Somerville & Bob McDonald	15	10	0	5	20
5	Jim Candelet, Harold Esch & Francisco 'Frank' Souza	15	10	0	5	20
6	Wales	15	9	1	5	19
7	Hong Kong	15	9	0	6	18
8	Willie Wood, Dick Bernard & Willie Adrain	15	8	0	7	16
9	Leigh Bishop, Barry Salter & Keith Poole	15	7	1	7	15
10	Rhodesia	15	7	0	8	14
11	John Chalmers, Stuart Flanders & Alexander 'Sandy 'Ross	15	5	1	9	11
12	Guernsey	15	5	1	9	11
13	Jersey	15	4	1	10	9
14	Israel	15	3	1	11	7
15	Western Samoa	15	3	0	12	6
16	Japan	15	0	0	15	0

Men's Fours - Round Robin

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	Kevin Campbell, Nando Gatti, Kelvin Lightfoot & Bill Moseley	15	14	0	1	28
2	Don Woolnough, Leigh Bishop, Barry Salter & Keith Poole	15	14	0	1	28
3	John C Evans, Bill Irish, Tommy Armstrong & Peter Line	15	10	1	4	21
4	David Richards, John Russell Evans, Ellis Stanbury, Ray Williams	15	9	1	5	19
5	Jim Candelet, Harold Esch, Richard Folkins, Francisco ‘Frank’ Souza	15	9	0	6	18
6	John 'Jack' Christie, Alex McIntosh, Dick Bernard & Willie Adrain	15	9	0	6	18
7	John Henry, John Higgins, David Hull, Willie Murray	15	8	1	6	17
8	David Baldwin, Bob McDonald, Jack Somerville, Vic Sellars	15	8	0	7	16
9	Alan Bradley, Theo Easterbrook, Dick Boucher, Pat O’Brien	15	7	1	7	15
10	Omar Dallah, CC ‘Saco’ Delgado, Roberto de Silva, George Souza	15	6	0	9	12
11	Gordon Bewhay, Joe Dolan, Frank Hambly, Tim Mallett	15	6	0	9	12
12	Leta’a Sulu Devoe, Graham Johns, James Williams, Falevi Ierupa’ala Petana	15	5	0	10	10
13	John Chalmers, Peter Crossan, Stuart Flanders, Alexander ‘Sandy’ Ross	15	5	0	10	10
14	Ernie Baker, Norman le Ber, Henry le Tissier, Cyril Smith	15	4	0	11	8
15	Harry Esakov, Robert Goldwasser, Sam Skudowitz, Yehuda ‘Sabra’ Lebel	15	4	0	11	8
16	Mitsuaki Izumi, Kichizaemon Sarumaru, Tadao Nishi, Shigeya Nabeshima	15	0	0	15	0

W.M. Leonard Trophy

Pos	Team	Singles	Pairs	Triples	Fours	Total
1	South Africa	4	4	4	4	16
2	England	2	1	3	2	8
3	Australia	3	2	0	3	8
4	United States	1	3	0	0	4
5	Ireland	0	0	2	0	2
6	Wales	0	0	0	1	1
=6	New Zealand	0	0	1	0	1

References

1. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
2. "1976 Sports Results". Sydney Morning Herald.