Bowled Over by Simon Fleetwood’s Sporting Success

Simon Fleetwood competing in the hotly contested J.Lowry Cup. Photo courtesy of the Ashburton Guardian

It was Simon Fleetwood’s competitive nature that made lawn bowls an appealing option as a summer sport and this competitiveness has led to success at local and national tournaments.

The Luisetti Seeds’ agronomist, who services the Mid Canterbury region, has been playing lawn bowls for 13 years and this year he got down to the quarter finals of the hotly contested J. Lowry Cup in the Mid Canterbury competition.

To get down to the quarter finals, players need to win three out of four games before entering the knock-out phase of the competition.
Simon, who holds a Canterbury lawn bowls title, belongs to both the Oxford and Methven Lawn Bowls clubs and represented Methven in the J. Lowry Cup. This year he also reached the finals in Malvern Singles competition.

Simon says he usually goes to national tournaments, but having a young family means time is limited and he has to be mindful of what local and national tournaments he can commit to.

Simon is also a renowned rugby player, this year he is coaching the Methven Senior team, that won two of their three pre-season games against Linwood Division One and the Geraldine Seniors. Simon is hoping this success will carry through into the Luisetti Seeds Combined Country Competition.