ROCKWELL Green Shortmat Bowls Club made the short trip across the border for a friendly at Willand - and suffered a heavy 64-31 defeat.

It would seem that Willand play 4 a side and as the Green travelled with only 9 players they had to be lent six players .

First up (Green names first) Joy, Jean (Willand ) Bill & Mike R met Janey, Doug, Terry & Doug. Things started well for the Green to be 6--1 up after 3 ends. Willand fought back to level at 6 all after 5 ends then took a 3 on end 6. The last 2 ends were shared at 1 each so a 10--7 home win.

Next up Syd, Heather, Andy (Willand ) & Dennis played Kim, Vera, Linda & Steve. The Green failed to score any shots until the 6th end by which time they were 9 shots down . They did gain 5 shots on the last 3 ends, but went down 10--5.

The last game before the break saw Graham, Angie (Willand ), Cass & Bob join Rita, Ray, John & Mick on the mat. The Green started well to lead by 4 shots but that was as good as it got for the remaining 5 ends, with the Green 30--16 adrift at the break .

At the restart Joy, Vera (Willand ) Bill & Mike R against Angie, Linda,Jim & Martin, the Green were holding their own at 2 each but Willand then cruised to a 9--3 victory.

Next Syd, Heather John (Willand ) Dennis were matched with Rhona, Jean, Doug & Terry. Again the Green took a early lead 5--3 after 5 ends but the Willand trio grabbed a 5 on end 6 to lead by 8--5. The Green foursome fought hard on the last two ends to gain a creditable 8-all draw.

Last up Graham, Cass, Janey (Willand) & Bob were completely out played by Andi ,Ray, Steve ,Dougie, eventually losing 17-2.