Team entered from most parts of the compass. Riverina, Central West, Canberra and Sydney were represented under difficult conditions in particular Wednesday's thunder storm that saw all players diving for cover and a forced break just before lunch.

With the first game abandoned, the tournament started with Game 2 after lunch with defending champions Chris Cooney and David Inglis playing locals Brett Fanning and Sean Smith. In a match for the ages, both team playing beautiful bowls with the match going down to the wire, but the defending champions were just too good on the day winning 10-8.

In an all Junee affair Gary Ferrario and Martin Holmes dominated their opponents Jack Cousley and Robert Minister winning very comfortably 17-2.

In game three Ferrario and Holmes were on the end of a punishing fifteen shot defeat against the Blakehurst duo of Jones and Larry. Also having a convincing third round victory was the Robertson team from Temora Rec Club beating Snakey from Wagga RSL.

So after Day 1 of the Classic Pairs, Jones from Blakehurst lead the tournament with 2 wins +26 from Robertson of Temora Recreation Club on 2 wins +17.

Day 2 conditions were a little better but light rain persisted throughout the day.

Tournament leaders Jones played Fanning in another close match with both teams leading at stages in the match, the game went down to the final end with Jones winning 10-9.

Dennis from the Rules Club won their third consecutive match beating Snakey from Wagga RSL, 13-10 and taking second spot from Robertson after four games, local players Jeff Chisholm and Ian Cooper were making their move on 3W + 13 & Billy Seton and Martin Cousley were in the hunt on 3W + 10.

Game 5 sorted the men from the boys, with only two unbeaten remaining after the round. Local lads Billy Seton and Martin Cousley lead the pack with 4W + 16 and the defending champions of Cooney and Inglis were lurking in second place only behind on margins with 4W + 9.

In the final match of the tournament Cousley (Junee) played Brookes (Rules) and Cooney (RSL) played Jones of Blakehurst and it was not the result the locals were looking for losing big to Brookes 21-8.

For Inglis and Cooney a win would make them the champions again in 2017 and in playing Jones of Blakehurst who were leading the tournament after day one would like nothing more than to torpedo the defending champions. It was not to be with Cooney and Inglis winning the match, the day and the tournament with a 13-8 victory.

4th Grade v Coolamon 

Junee 91 d Coolamon 47

FOURTH Grade have booked a spot in the grand final on Sunday, May 7. Junee was looking to continue their dominance this season hosting Coolamon, who was the only team back in Round 1 to beat a strong Junee outfit.

Billy Seton, Allen Shaw, Warren Charlton & Sean Smith: The Smith combination started strongly winning four of the first seven to lead 9-6, but it was during the middle ends that Junee pressed their advantage with a five shot thirteenth end to lead Coolamon 20-7 after 13. The John Rayner skipped Coolamon outfit pushed hard to work back into the match winning the next five ends. With three ends to play, Junee lead by four and after winning the next two ends had extended their lead to seven, the final score seeing Junee win 23-17.

Martin Holmes, Bryan Purse, Ian Cooper & Brett Fanning: The Fanning foursome after a poor start losing the first two went on a game winning run of 10 straight ends including a punishing five shot eighth end to lead 23-4 halfway through the fixture. In the second half Coolamon showed some signs of life scoring a number of multiple ends, but Fanning's men had the match under control to win  33-20.

Roy Buckley, Noel Lawson, Craig Shaw & Martin Cousley: Another strong start by the Junee combination saw them win four out of the first seven  and lead 7-4, but a dominate middle section of the match set up the victory with Cousley's four scoring 15-2 and hold a 22-6 lead with seven to go. The Junee combination could have shut up shop then but blood was in the water and the sharks were hungry, scoring another 12 shots to four through the final seven ends to scoring a crushing 35-10 victory for Junee.

5th Grade vs Ganmain

Junee 60 d Ganmain 49

JACK Cousley, Jeff Chisholm, Roy Woodall & John Puttock: Puttock's team started slowly winning three of the first seven to trail 3-9. Ganmain pressed their advantage in the middle third scoring six to three to increase their lead to nine shots, Junee trailing 15-6. Junee won the battle over the last seven ends winning those ends 7-5, but Ganmain won the war 20-13.

Jake Hersant, Jed Passlow, David Billingham & Kel Seton: A dominant foursome didn't start well, trailing by two shots, 4-6 after seven. Junee managed to wrestle back control after a strong 8-2 middle ends, to lead by 12-8. But a five-shot 15th end by Ganmain turned the match in their favour and the game was well and truly on. Junee rallied in the next end to score a four and give them the lead 16-13 with five ends to go. Seton scored a single on the next end and was holding three shots when the Ganmain skipper B Longley played the perfect trail shot to score a two. With the final end to play and Junee leading 18-16, Seton's four held their nerve to win 20-16.

Doug Gee, Jarrod Smith, Jock Commins & Robert Minister: Junee dominated the opening ends of the match leading 10-1 after seven ends. Ganmain fought back to narrow the margin to six  trailing 16-10 after 14. Minister's four went on back to back four shots on the 16^th and 17th to lead 25-10 with four ends to play.The final score was a convincing 27-13 to the Junee quartet.

With RSL's defeat of Rules Club, 5th Grade have now booked a spot in the grand final and fight to finish as minor premiers.

7th Grade vs Rules

Rules Club 74 d Junee 46. 

WILBUR Mann, Len Robinson, Glen Shaw & Brian Smith: A semi slow start by the Junee boys winning three of the first seven ends to trail 7-4. Junee managed to win their share of ends through the middle of the match, but Junee could only score ones and twos against the Rules threes and fours. After fourteen ends Rules had doubled Junee’s score, leading 16-8. In the final ends it did not go well for Junee, after winning the fifteenth end, Rules won the remaining ends extending their lead to eighteen shots to win 28-10.

Alan Kearins, Richard Thomas, Harry Thompson & Murray Dobson: The Dobson quartet started very slow trailing 11-3 after seven ends, but an 8-4 middle ends by Junee brought them back into the match trailing 15-11 with eight ends to play and while Junee won the majority of those ends, Rules won some big ends including a five shot fourteenth end. Rules won the day 23-17

Tim Ryan, Peter Smith, Gary Ferrario & Lyle Billingham: In the final match of the day both teams started well with Junee trailing by only a single shot, 6-5 after seven shots. Junee turned up the pressure during the middle ends scoring 8-0 to take a seven shot lead, 13-6 after twelve ends. But disaster for Junee occurred as the Rules Club went on their own run of thirteen shots to nil to take back the lead 19-13 with only three ends to play. Billingham’s quartet were not done with yet scoring a four shot nineteenth end to narrow the gap to just two shots 19-17 with two ends to play and a two shot penultimate end tied the match at 19 all. However the fightback ended there with Rules Club scoring a four shot final end to win the match 23-19.