Alistair McMurran

The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 13: Jean Stewart wins Olympic bronze (1952)

Jimmy Neesham played with aggression down the order and finished with an unbeaten 54 for Otago in its warm-up game at Rangiora yesterday.

Tony Grantham never saw the legendary Nick Unkovich play but he has been influenced by his aggressive style of bowls.

Nathan Glasson showed he had the temperament to be successful at the top level of international bowls last April.

It is always a balancing act for Blake Signal when he juggles his work and sporting life.

Surviving the Christchurch earthquakes has added a maturity to Andrew Kelly's bowls and it paid dividends yesterday.

Fate played a major role in helping Tony Grantham (Auckland) achieve international status in bowls. A series of coincidences have propelled him into the New Zealand team.

Persistent rain flooded the greens and prevented any bowls being played at the North East Valley club yesterday.

The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport.  No 21: Vic Cavanagh's halftime talk (1947)

Lemons invoke a happy memory for promising Waikato bowler Raika Gregory because they were instrumental in bringing him into the sport as a 9-year-old.

An overweight Keith Rozecki-Pollard was sent to the gymnasium by wife Ewa after he emigrated to Dunedin from London in 2002.

Former All Black coach Laurie Mains has not been happy with the standard of refereeing at the Rugby World Cup.

The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 30: Duncan Laing becomes professional coach at Moana Pool (1966)

The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport.  No 34: Ian Dickison bowls the world over (1988)

Italy is no longer an easy beat in world rugby. Retiring coach Nick Mallett has lifted the standards of Italian rugby during his four-year term.