2023 Multi Nations: Final day wrap
The Right at Home Jackaroos concluded the 2023 Multi Nations by capturing a plethora of medals on the final day at the Broadbeach Bowls Club, including 16 medals and 7 gold.
The blue ribboned singles events were staged in the final session of the tournament, and Aaron Teys ensured that he would avenge his sectional defeat at the hands of Nick Cahill by storming to a 21-14 victory in the decider.
The bronze playoff saw a replay of the 2022 Commonwealth Games men’s singles final, with Ireland’s Gary Kelly able to get one back over Australia’s Aaron Wilson to take out third spot with a 21-19 victory.
Ellen Ryan‘s fine singles form continued in the women’s event, adding a Multi-Nations singles gold to her growing CV, besting fellow Australian Kelsey Cottrell 21-11 in the final.
Emerging Jackaroo Kira Bourke topped off a solid week for Queensland, with a bronze medal win over Norfolk Island’s Shae Wilson.
It was another Australia v Australia affair in the women’s fours final, with the Yellow team of Kylie Whitehead, Kristina Krstic, Lynsey Clarke and Natasha Van Eldik getting over the top of Green’s Jamie-Lee Worsnop, Bolivia Millerick, Chloe Stewart and Dawn Hayman in a last-bowl thriller of a final.
Katelyn Inch-skipped New Zealand took out the women’s fours bronze over Ireland on an extra end with the last bowl of the event.
The morning session kickstarted the day in fine fashion for the Australians, as Jesse Noronha, Cody Packer, Carl Healey and Aron Sherriff overcame New Zealand’s Tony Grantham, Chris Le Lievre, Lance Pascoe and Ray Martin 20-11.
It was a tight tussle early on as the Blackjacks put immediate pressure on the Jackaroos before the home nation put their foot on the accelerator to cap off a scintillating week on the Gold Coast.
Queensland enjoyed a 13-9 victory over Hong Kong to take home the bronze medal.
Elsewhere, Australia Green’s Jamie Lee Worsnop and Dawn Hayman overcame Yellow’s Commonwealth Games winning pair in Kristina Krstic and Ellen Ryan 22-10 to don the bronze medal.
Gold went to New Zealand’s Selina Goddard and Katelyn Inch, who defeated Norfolk Islands Carmen Anderson and Shae Wilson 21-8 in the final.
Women’s triples action saw another all Australian bronze playoff as Green’s Bolivia Millerick, Chloe Stewart and Kelsey Cottrell took down Yellow’s Kylie Whitehead, Lynsey Clarke and Natasha Van Eldik by eight shots for the final medal.
Blackjacks trio Tayla Bruce, Nicole Toomey and Val Smith earned gold thanks to a 25-15 victory over South Africa’s Dezi Rosenblatt, Jacqui Janse van Rensburg and Anneke Snyman.
The second session saw more gold for the Jackaroos as Australian teams faced off once more in the men’s para pairs decider, with Green’s Tony Bonnell and Chris Flavel getting the better of Damien Delgado and James Reynolds 16-10.
South Africa’s Gareth Rees-Dibbs and Deon Van der Vyver earned bronze with a 13-7 win over New Zealand.
The women’s para pairs saw Australia Green’s Commonwealth Games silver medallists in Cheryl Lindfield and Serena Bonnell secure the title with a 14-9 victory over New Zealand’s Julie O’Connell and Teri Blackbourn in the decider, while Louise Hoskins and Jo Hunter edged Hong Kong by a solitary shot to clinch bronze.
Men’s triples was next on the agenda as Australia Green’s Barrie Lester, Matt Lucas and Corey Wedlock edged Queensland’s Chris Rosanes, Jacob Nelson and Kane Nelson 18-16 in a closely fought encounter.
Noronha, Healey and Sherriff would collect their second medal of the day, defeating South Africa 26-17 in the bronze medal playoff.
Men’s pairs action saw Ireland’s Adam McKeown and Gary Kelly clinch gold over Queensland’s Nick Cahill and Cohen Litfin, while Tony Grantham and Andrew Kelly won bronze for New Zealand over Australia’s Cody Packer and Aaron Teys.
The vision impaired mixed pairs saw South Africa’s May Homer and Herman Scholtz defeat Australia Yellow’s Jaqueline Hudson and Jake Fehlberg 21-7 to take home the gold, while Green’s Helen Boardman and Fred McConnell claimed bronze with a 20-13 victory against Hong Kong’s Man Ka Chan and Iron Long Tsz Tang.
The competition marks a successful start to international bowls for the Jackaroos in 2023, with selection for this year’s World Championships now on the agenda for selectors.
Men’s Singles:
Gold: Aaron Teys (Australia Yellow)
Silver: Nick Cahill (Queensland)
Bronze: Gary Kelly (Ireland)
Women’s Singles:
Gold: Ellen Ryan (Australia Yellow)
Silver: Kelsey Cottrell (Australia Green)
Bronze: Kira Bourke (Queensland)
Men’s Pairs:
Gold: Adam McKeown & Gary Kelly (Ireland)
Silver: Nick Cahill & Cohen Litfin (Queensland)
Bronze: Tony Grantham & Andrew Kelly (New Zealand)
Women’s Pairs:
Gold: Selina Goddard & Katelyn Inch (New Zealand)
Silver: Carmen Anderson & Shae Wilson (Norfolk Island)
Bronze: Jamie Lee Worsnop & Dawn Hayman (Australia Green)
Men’s Triples:
Gold: Barrie Lester, Matt Lucas & Corey Wedlock (Australia Green)
Silver: Chris Rosanes, Jacob Nelson & Kane Nelson (Queensland)
Bronze: Jesse Noronha, Carl Healey & Aron Sherriff (Australia Yellow)
Women’s Triples:
Gold: Tayla Bruce, Nicole Toomey & Val Smith (New Zealand)
Silver: Dezi Rosenblatt, Jacqui Janse van Rensburg & Anneke Snyman (South Africa)
Bronze: Bolivia Millerick, Chloe Stewart & Kelsey Cottrell (Australia Green)
Men’s Fours:
Gold: Jesse Noronha, Cody Packer, Carl Healey & Aron Sherriff (Australia Yellow)
Silver: Tony Grantham, Chris Le Lievre, Lance Pascoe & Ray Martin (New Zealand)
Bronze: Chris Rosanes, Jacob Nelson, Kane Nelson & Cohen Litfin (Queensland)
Women’s Fours:
Gold: Kylie Whitehead, Kristina Krstic, Lynsey Clarke & Natasha Van Eldik (Australia Yellow)
Silver: Jamie-Lee Worsnop, Bolivia Millerick, Chloe Stewart & Dawn Hayman (Australia Green)
Bronze: Selina Goddard, Nicole Toomey, Val Smith & Katelyn Inch (New Zealand)
Para Men’s Pairs
Gold: Tony Bonnell & Chris Flavel (Australia Green)
Silver: Damien Delgado & James Reynolds (Australia Yellow)
Bronze: Gareth Rees-Dibbs & Deon Van der Vyver (South Africa)
Para Women’s Pairs:
Gold: Cheryl Lindfield & Serena Bonnell (Australia Green)
Silver: Julie O’Connell & Teri Blackbourn (New Zealand)
Bronze: Louise Hoskins & Jo Hunter (Australia Yellow)
Vision Impaired Mixed Pairs
Gold: May Homer & Herman Scholtz (South Africa)
Silver: Jaqueline Hudson & Jake Fehlberg (Australia Yellow)
Bronze: Helen Boardman & Fred McConnell (Australia Green)
Final medal tally
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Australia Yellow | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Australia Green | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 | – | 1 |
| Queensland | – | 3 | 2 |
| Norfolk Island | – | 1 | – |
