Ireland men beat Thailand between Hong Kong pairs defeats

Shane Leonard and Stephen Kirkwood collected seven points from three Hong Kong Classic pairs group matches on Tuesday 10 November, according to Irish Bowls Federation results.

Ireland lost 5-12, 6-8 to Scotland’s Darren Gualtieri and Gary Prunty in round three, finishing 11-20 behind on aggregate shots and taking no points.

They responded against Thailand’s Tarinan Rueangrit and Amonrux Chersorn, winning the first set 14-1 and drawing the second 8-8. The 22-9 aggregate result returned five points to Thailand’s one.

Against South Africa’s Cecil Bornman and CP Mathewson, Ireland won the first set 9-2 but lost the second 3-13. South Africa finished ahead 15-12 overall and took four points to Ireland’s two. Mathewson’s name follows Bowls South Africa’s own report.

The federation’s subsequent group update placed Ireland seventh after five matches, with the top four qualifying for the quarter-finals. Those are standings after Tuesday, rather than final placings.

Official updates: Scotland result, South Africa result and group standings.