The Koru Games Lawn Bowls competitions will be played under normal lawn bowls rules, unless listed below;

All games will be played in the spirit of ‘Fair Play’. To mark this all players will shake hands before and after each game.

1. The aim is to get as many bowls as close to the jack as possible on each end.
2. All games will be played as pairs, with two bowls per participant per end.
3. Four ends per game, with five minutes in between games.
4. Paper/Scissors/Rock will decide who starts each game.
5. A bell will signal the start and end of play. Teams are still to complete the end they have started once the end of play bell sounds.
6. Players are able to switch between lead and skip between games but not during a game.
7. The jack and the mat are to be placed on the chalk markers.
8. At the end of each game your scorecards are to be handed to the Bowls Coordinator.
9. The jack and the mat are to be placed on the chalk markers.
10. Three points are awarded for a win, two for a draw and one for a loss. Scores in each game are also recorded so don’t give up!
11. If players are unsure of which bowl is closest please ask for a coach.
12. Coaches are available to decide which bowl is closest if needed.
13. The tournament coordinator’s decisions are final.
14. HAVE FUN!!

Additional Information;

1. Walk carefully on the green as it can be slippery.
2. Be careful with the bowls, they can harm the green and toes if dropped.
3. Players must wear flat-soled footwear and clothing representative of their school.
4. Be prepared for all weathers (rain jacket, warm clothes and sun hat)
5. There will be no lunch break, teams will be rolling on and off the green continuously throughout the day.
6. Before competition starts on Day 1 time will be available for practice
7. Bowls are supplied.

Boys, Girls and Mixed tournaments will be played separately. 

Each school can only enter one pair in each competition. If you have additional pairs wanting to play, please add them to the waitlist form and we will be in contact once registrations close if there are spaces available in that competition.

The Lawn Bowls tournament has separate boys, girls and mixed competitions. They will play round robin games in pools, the results of which will give seeding for a knockout round resulting in overall placings.

Please check link below for more detail on competition formats for each sport.

Competition Formats (All sports)

Bowls Canterbury and the Lincoln Bowling Club will make coaches available throughout the tournament. There will be coaching/practice sessions prior to the games. Please see Tournament Information for more details. On day 1 of the Koru Games, before the competition starts, there will also be a brief coaching session. Please read the Koru Games Bowls specific rules prior to competition. There are many bowls opportunities that the students can continue in, please contact Erica for more information.

Bowls Canterbury will supply bowls to use during the tournament.

All teams/schools need to have first aid support onsite.

Habit Health will be at the Lincoln Hub to support competitors throughout the Games.

Lincoln Hub 

• Bean There Coffee
• Pretzel Box 
• Selwyn Netball Centre Tuck Shop 

We are committed to using this tournament as a development for youth officials.  Each team will need their own referee and whistle, we encourage you to use senior student referees from your School or a Highschool near you.  Otherwise a parent/caregiver/coach will be great. Upskilling can happen prior to the tournament for those that need it.