Gaborone club cements bowls dominance
Monday, May 13, 2024 | 60 Views |
Gaborone Bowls Club are the overall winners of the national championships PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The Rhodes trophy is awarded to the overall winner of the national championships, which the Gaborone club has now won 18 times since their inception over 45 years ago. Gaborone was taking over the title from Francistown who won it last year.
Gaborone won the Women’s Pairs (Lesego Motladiile and Chinky Sinombe), Women’s Triples (Lebogang Makhupe, Auleria Fuller and Chakale Robert), Men’s Triples (Ookeditse Lekang, Dennis Olaotse and Rorisang Montsho), and Women’s Fours through Gaborone A team (Marea Modutlwa, Fuller, Robert and Sinombe).
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