David 'Dai' Wilkins (born 22 July 1942) is a former Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

He won two

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bronze medals in the fours at the

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and the

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. He is a seven times

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winner, winning the singles in 1983 & 1996, the pairs in 1987 with his son Jeff, triples winner in 1986 & 1991 and fours winner in 2012 & 2013.

Football

He had a soccer trial with

Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

before playing rugby for

Glynneath RFC Glynneath RFC are a Welsh Rugby Union club playing in WRU Division 1 West Central of the WRU National Leagues. The Club has won a number of honours over the years, including the locally famous Invincibles of the 1961–62 season captained by Bas ...

References

1942 births Living people Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Welsh male bowls players Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games {{UK-bowls-bio-stub