Jayne Roylance

Jayne Elizabeth Roylance (née Ward) (1947-2018) was a lawn bowls international for England.[2]

Jayne Roylance
Personal information
Nationality England
Born(1947-10-08)8 October 1947
Fakenham, Norfolk
DiedNovember 3, 2018(2018-11-03) (aged 71) [1]
Sport
ClubCounty Arts Bowls Club (Norwich)
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1988 AucklandTriples
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1990 AucklandPairs

Bowls career

She won a silver medal in the women's triples with Norma Shaw and Barbara Fuller during the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Auckland.[3]

Two years later she won a bronze medal in the pairs with Mary Price at the Commonwealth Games[4] and four years later Roylance represented England in the fours event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[5][6][7]

In addition she has also won three National titles and one national competition representing Norfolk.[8]

Family

Her brothers Chris Ward and David Ward were both international players.[9]

References
  1. "Obituary". Bowls England.
  2. "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  3. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  4. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. "Past Records". Bowls England.
  9. "Norfolk's former England star Jayne Roylance dies at the age of 71". Eastern Daily Press.
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