No luck for David in National Final

Commiserations to young David Devlin who lost his All-Ireland U-12 Final against Cork man Shane Shannon at Sally's Cross, Kanturk. Devlin had done tremendously well to reach the National decider in his first year of competitive bowling but it was Shannon, from Beahlish, Durrus who overcame the Navan man on the day. The reports from Cork were very positive as Shannon had won a very competitive Carbery championship, narrowly defeating Brendan Crowley in the final, before undertaking a tough county campaign that included scores against regional winners from South-West, Mid, North-East and North Cork. David Devlins Ulster win was the Navan Club's win at this grade and ironically Shannon's Munster win was also his Carbery Clubs first county winner since the grade’s inception.
This experience of bowling in the pressure cooker that is an All-Ireland Final will stand David in good stead in the future and copper fastens the potential that we have at the Navan Road Bowls Association.

All Roads Lead To The "Rebel County"

All roads lead to the "Rebel County" this week and we are pleased to report that the Navan Road Bowls Association will be represented yet again this year. This time David Devlin (Pictured Left) will represent the "Navan" at the U-12 grade. Interestingly, this is the Navan's first provincial champion at this grade and this bodes well for the future of bowling at the club. David's opponent in the All-Ireland Final has yet to be confirmed. However, what we do know is that David will be ably assisted by his Father and current Northern Secretary of Bol Chumann na hEireann, Jarleth Devlin. Indeed it was a real club affair in the provincial decider as Eoghan Hughes (Pictured Right) and David Devlin went head to head. Both bowlers have improved extremely well throughout the year and no doubt this level of competition will undoubtebly stand them in good stead in the future. Well done Eoghan and good luck to David in his All-Ireland decider next weekend!