Round six of Weekend Pennant had mixed results for Deni RSL Diggers on Saturday with both Division 3 and Division 5 playing at home.

In Division 3, rink one, Rod Reid’s team of Archie Webster, Mason Glenn and Craig Taylor came out of the blocks firing and were up 9-1 after five ends and had second placed Moama rattled.

Moama managed to score five shots to RSL’s one to bring the tally to 10-6 going into the 11th end.

Moama couldn’t do a thing to get in front though and the card read 17-9 after the 15th end.

The Diggers held the Steamers at nine shots for seven ends and only allowed them two singles in the run home and the Diggers were triumphant, the final score was a convincing win to RSL by 13 shots at 24-11.

The Diggers middle rink had a couple of changes to the team for this round and Garry Hulm led Tony King, with Jim Rhook and Ron Marchetti (s) both debuting in the third division.

They were down 4-9 after five ends and changed gears to score seven shots to the Steamers one over the next five ends and the score going into the 11th end was an exciting 11-10.

Moama fought back and only allowed RSL one shot while they added nine and it was Moama in the lead again after 15 ends, 12-19.

RSL couldn’t match what the Steamers brought and the score after their 21 ends was 14-23, the Diggers going down by nine shots.

The final Division 3 rink of Jake Glenn, John Wilson, Callan Glenn and Niels Hilton were good from the beginning with 8-3 on the card after five ends.

Adding five shots to the Steamers one, RSL were looking strong and were in front 13-4 after 10 ends.

It was a tight contest over the next five ends with the Diggers adding five shots from three ends while Moama added two singles.

The score was 18-6 going into the 16th end but Moama had not given up, grabbing eight shots to RSL’s six, but it was all over and the Diggers won by 10 shots, 24-14.

Second placed Moama fell back into third on the ladder with this loss and the overall score of 62-48.

Diggers gained 14 points and are in fifth place with 42 points, sitting just behind Deni Bowling Club on 54 points.

While some brilliant bowls were played across the three rinks, the visiting team skippers voted Jim Rhook as Division 3 Diggers’ Best on Ground.

Meanwhile, RSL Bowls Division 5 played a stacked Echuca side and didn’t have the joy on the Anzac Green that their fellow Diggers had.

Graham Gordon, Christine Frampton, Brian Clancy and Neville Austin went down by 10 shots.

Their score after 21 ends was 19-29.

Team two of John Hulm, Danny Stanmore, Adam Harding and skipper Ian McKenzie drew an even stronger opposition and were no match with their loss of 18 shots, 13-31.

Being defeated by 28 shots overall, and losing both rinks Division 5 received no points and are holding on to top spot on the ladder with 52 points, just ahead of Moama on 47 points.

Division 5 RSL Diggers’ Best on Ground was awarded to Neville Austin by the opposing skippers.

Division 5 travel to Tongala next Saturday while Division 3 will take on Mathoura on the Timbercutters greens.

Midweek Pennant

RSL Division 2 have the bye in round five today.

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