Robert Newman (born 1975) is a former

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player.

Bowls career

Newman won three bronze medals in the

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. The first two in the

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and fours at the

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followed by another bronze in the fours at the

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in Christchurch. Newman also won a bronze medal at the lawn bowls competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He announced his retirement in 2016. He won two Men's National Championships in the triples (2003) and the fours (1993) bowling for Reading. In 2009 he won the fours silver medal at the

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and in 2015 he won the triples bronze medal at the Championships. In 2010, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles and pairs titles.

References

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