James Rippey (born 1977) is a Scottish born international indoor and lawn bowler who has represented both Scotland and England. He was a regular qualifier for

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events and was ranked as high as world number 17. As of 2019, he was ranked 21 by the World Bowls Tour.

Career

Rippey won the Scottish national fours title aged just 17. He went on to captain the U25s England outdoor side and has won the English indoor Triples title. He qualified for the 2016, 2017, 2019 (Singles & Pairs) and 2020

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. In 2018, he defeated the world champion

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in the first round of the Scottish International Open.

References

Living people English male bowls players Scottish male bowls players 1978 births {{UK-bowls-bio-stub