Jayne Roylance Explained

Jayne Roylance
Birth Date:	8 October 1947
Birth Place:	Fakenham, Norfolk, England
Death Date:	^[1]
Club:	County Arts Bowls Club (Norwich)

Jayne Elizabeth Roylance (née Ward) (8 October 1947– 3 November 2018) was a lawn bowls international for England.^[2]

Bowls career

Roylance won a silver medal in the women's triples with Norma Shaw and Barbara Fuller during the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Auckland.^[3]

Two years later she won a bronze medal in the pairs with Mary Price at the Commonwealth Games^[4] and four years later Roylance represented England in the fours event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.^{[5] [6] [7]}

In addition she has also won three National titles and one national competition representing Norfolk.^[8] The fours in 1985,^[9] the two wood singles in 1988^[10] and the triples in 1989^[11]

Family

Her brothers Chris Ward and David Ward were both international players.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Obituary. Bowls England.
2. Web site: Profile. Bowls tawa.
3. Book: Newby, Donald. Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. 1990. Telegraph Publications. 0-330-31664-8.
4. Web site: Athletes and Results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
5. Web site: 1994 Athletes. Team England.
6. Web site: England team in 1994. Commonwealth Games Federation.
7. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
8. Web site: Past Records. Bowls England.
9. News: Outside Ena snatches title . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 9 August 1985 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 18 August 2023.
10. News: Loses in last four to international . Hinckley Times . 26 August 1988 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2023.
11. News: Rising star is easy winner . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 10 August 1989 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2023.
12. Web site: Norfolk's former England star Jayne Roylance dies at the age of 71. 8 November 2018 . Eastern Daily Press.