Jayne Elizabeth Roylance (née Ward) (8 October 1947– 3 November 2018) was a lawn bowls international for England.[2]
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| Born | 8 October 1947 Fakenham, Norfolk, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 November 2018 (aged 71) [1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Club | County Arts Bowls Club (Norwich) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career edit
Roylance 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 edit
Her brothers Chris Ward and David Ward were both international players.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Obituary". Bowls England.
- ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "Norfolk's former England star Jayne Roylance dies at the age of 71". Eastern Daily Press. 8 November 2018.