Victoria picked up its first ever Wellington Mens Development 2-4-2 Pairs title when Jamie Coleman and Maurice Andrews beat Barry O’Brien and Alastair Gibbons in the final at Lyall Bay. Jamie’s dad Wayne had won the title twice before but for Kilbirnie. The boys set up the all-Victoria final with two fantastic performances in the semifinals.
Women’s results
Semi Finals
Fiona McKinlay & Janeen Noble (Hutt) 17, Kirsten Griffin & Mandy Boyd (Victoria) 15.
Men’s
Semi finals
Jamie Coleman & Maurice Andrews (Victoria) 16, Jim Cabral & Robbie Geerlings (Stokes Valley) 12
Barry O’Brien & Alastair Gibbons (Victoria) 17 Brendon Nye & Brian Kennedy (Petone Central) 7
Final
Jamie Coleman & Maurice Andrews 22, Barry O’Brien & Alastair Gibbons 5
Who can tell me, when was the last time the Victoria Men played each other in a Wellington Final??
And to cap off the great day, Tim and Peter Toomey started off their Taranaki Fours campaign in emphatic style with two big wins 32-6 (last six ends not played) and 34-12 (last five ends not played).