WLB Carruther Shield
The climax of the biggest competition for clubs in in Welsh bowls, the Carruthers Shield took place as Crosskeys look to add to their Cup success as they entertained Harlequins in the semi final at Llandrinfod Wells. What resulted was a a true classic with a nailbiting finish worthy of a final. With the game finishing all square on 21 ends, following a last bowl draw by Crosskeys skip Chris Klefenz, the extra end proved just as tense. The early bowls from the Quins frontend looked to put them in the driving seat but some exceptional bowls from the Crosskeys backend saw them over the line by 2 shots and into the final against Penylan.

The final started well for Crosskeys as they took the lead in the few first ends but as the game progressed, The Penylan rinks of Dave Harding and Dan Salmon piled on the pressure, slowly building sizeable leads from which Crosskeys couldn't get back. In the end, only the rink of Danny Davies Jnr. retued a winning score, as the overall score finished 94-65 to Penylan.

Congratulation to Penylan on their success and commiserations to Crosskeys, but a fantastic achievement on reaching the final.

MBA Division 1
Crosskeys 12-2 win At Croesyceilog on Wednesday sees them stay top and with them not playing due to Carruthers involvement, the teams below had the chance to close the gap. Blackwood took the opportuity as they closed the gap to 2 points with a double win over Rhymney Royal (14-0 on Saturday and 12-2 on Sunday) a result which sees relegation confirmed for the royal. Bedwas also keep pace and sit 8 points from the top with an 11-3 win at Cwmbran and Pontymister remain 4th with a 12-2 win at Newbridge.

MBA Division 2
2 wins in a week for RTB Ebbw Vale ( 12-2 at Caldicot and 11-3 at Chepstow) seems them retu to the top of the table. 9 points further back sit St. Julians who came away with 8 points in a close encounter at Rhymney Gwent. Caldicot also stay in the mix for the 2 promotion spots as they won 12-2 at Pontypool Park. Further down the table Pontnewydd took another step towards securing their place in the division with a 12-2 home win over Blaenavon. Defeat for Chepstow now means they will fall to division 3 next season.

MBA Division 3
Bedwellty Park inflicted only the 2nd defeat of the season on Blaina (8-6) but fall to 3rd as Ynysddu record 2 big 14-0 wins to move upto 2nd place in the table. Llanhilleth moved up 1 place as they inflicted a 5th straight defeat on Machen with a 12-2 win. Abergavenny increased their gap from the drop zone as they won 10-5 at home to Abertillery.

MBA Division 4
Panteg House are the new leaders of division 4 following a 10-4 win over New Tredegar and Beechwood falling to a 12-2 defeat at home to Oakdale. Panteg Park (12-2 vs Pontymister Welfare) and Firbank (14-0 vs Caerleon) both recorded important wins in the battle to avoid the drop and put further pressure on their respective opponents.

MBA Division 5
Aberca all but guaranteed their promotion to Division 4 with an 11-3 win over 3rd place Newport Athletic. Six Bells move upto 4th place with a 12-2 win over Belle Vue and Gadiffaith rise 1 place as they won all of the points on offer against Gilwe whilst Pontyfelin move off the bottom with an 11-3 win over the Crickhowell.

GBL Division 1
Two 10-2 wins for Bedwas (vs Chepstow and Monmouth) saw them take a huge step towards the division 1 title and victory next week could seem the secure the league. Caldicot move up 1 place to 5th with victory over Newbridge.

GBL Division 2
Maximum points for RTB Ebbw Vale against Blaina was enough to see them trade places with Blackwood (10-2 at Pontymister Welfare) and top the division by a single point. Aberca continue to push for the promotion zone with a 12-0 over Abergavenny and could close the gap with 2nd place to 5 points if they win their game in-hand. Bedwellty Park also secured a maximum 12 points with victory over Whiteheads to sit mid-table. Sunday saw Whiteheads secure the 6 rink points on offer in their postponed game against Pontymister Welfare.

GBL Division 3
Friday evening saw Oakdale move off the bottom with a 10-0 win over Abertillery. With only one game taking place on Saturday, Croesyceilog increased their lead at the top with a maximum 10 at home to Blackwood.