For months, the members of Dural Bowling Club had something to smile about. When the regional Grade 7 Pennant competition opened on February 14th, 2026, with a home game on their own patch at Dural, the club’s three teams of Fours settled into form — and stayed there. They climbed to the top of the table and stayed put, the kind of quiet dominance that rarely makes headlines but means everything inside a club.
Then came Saturday, April 11th.
A loss to North Ryde — stubborn, unforgiving North Ryde — pushed Dural off the summit and into second place. Three away games had already been played. Two remain: Castle Hill and Pennant Hills. In a competition where only the group winner advances to the final series to determine the overall regional champion, second place is just a polite word for out.
“Only the winner from the group progresses. There’s no consolation final — it’s win or go home.”
The stakes couldn’t be clearer. The road back to the top runs through Castle Hill and Pennant Hills, and everyone at Dural knows it.
Off the greens, the club had a kinder fortnight. On March 16th, four Dural triples teams made the trip to Beecroft Bowling Club for the first Living Choice Carnival of the 2026 calendar year. The trio of Brian Stevens, Stuart Yeend and Phil Laing delivered a performance that earned them the runners-up prize — heartbreakingly close, but heartening all the same. The next carnival rolls around on April 20th at West Pennant Hills Sports, and the club’s ambitions are simple: go one better.
Interested in giving bowls a roll? Contact Robert on 0411 375 580.