Welcome to RTB Ebbw Vale B. C.

2010 has bore witness to major changes in the bowls club, as the club finally relocated from the Steelworks site to Eugene Cross Park.

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For directions to our new location, click here

The final season at the Steelworks site finished on a high as the club achieved an unprecedented second succesive MBA league / cup double. The club also won the West Mon midweek league as they finished their league campaign unbeaten.

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Latest news

 

April 2012

  • Congratulations to all the Monmouthshire players selected for the 1st Senior Trial session to be played at Llandrindod Wells on May 20th. Players include Steve Harris, Jonathan Tomlinson, Steve Batten, JK Evans (reserve) (all RTB), Owain Dando (Brynmawr), Adrian Freeman (Blaenavon), Roger Jones (Panteg) and Ian Slade (Cross Keys).
  • Good luck to Steve Harris (RTB), Jonathan Tomlinson (RTB) and Owain Dando (Brynmawr) as they take part in the Top Ten Tournament against Jersey.
  • Congratulations to Stewart Anderson & Owain Dando on successfuly defending their WIBA Open Pairs title with a 24-18 victory over the Cardiff pair of Daniel Salmon & Damian Doubler. Congratulations to Jonathan Tomlinson on reaching the WIBA Open Triples final, along with Martin Selway & Ian Henderson before eventually succumbing 13-19 to the triple of Neil Taylor, Geoff Simon and Ross Tomlinson.

March 2012

  • The first friendly match of the forthcoming season will be against Merthyr West End (away) on Saturday 21st April (match to commence at 2.30pm). Any players that have not yet indicated their availability for this fixture are asked to notify either Howard Bull or Darren Baker by 7pm on Wednesday 18th April. The selected side will be put on the website later that evening along with report times and travel details.
  • Congratulations to Stewart Anderson and Owain Dando on winning the British Isles Indoor Pairs title, beating Nicky Brett and Greg Harlow in the final. Congratulations also to Steve Harris, who along with Stewart Anderson and Marc Wyatt were runners-up in the British Isles Indoor Triples.
  • The fixture page has been updated for the forthcoming season.
  • Good luck to Steve Harris, Jonathan Tomlinson, Stewart Anderson (all RTB) and Owain Dando (Brynmawr) as they represent Wales in the forthcoming British Isles Indoor Championships being held at Swansea I.B.C.. Once again, congratulations to Steve Harris on being selected as captain for the series.
  • The pre-season meeting will take place at Touch of Class on Monday 26th March at 7.15pm. Members are urged to make every effort to attend. As member subscriptions are to be paid prior to the first game of the season it is also an excellent opportunity to make payment.
  • The Annual Presentation evening will take place on Friday 13th April at Touch of Class (meet at 6.30pm for 7.00pm start). Members who have not yet reserved tickets will have another opportunity to do so at the pre-season meeting or can contact Howard Bull directly.

February 2012

  • Congratulations to Steve Harris (RTB), Jonathan Tomlinson (RTB) and Owain Dando (Brynmawr) on being selected to represent Wales in the Top Ten Tournament versus Jersey on the 27th-28th April.

January 2012

  • Good luck to Stewart Anderson in the World Indoor Championships being held at Potter's Leisure Resort.
  • The West Mon Bowls Association Annual Dinner & Presentation evening will take place at Nantyglo R.F.C. on Friday 16th March, 2012. Any members who would like to attend, please contact Brian Chambers for ticket reservations.
  • The RTB Bowls Club Annual Dinner and Presentation evening will be held at A Touch of Class on Friday 13th April, 2012. Any members who wish to attend, please contact Howard Bull for ticket reservations.

December 2011

  • Congratulations to Steve Harris, Jonathan Tomlinson and Stewart Anderson for being selected to represent Wales in the British Isles Championships to be held in Swansea in March 2012. Also congratulations to Steve Harris for being selected as Captain for the series. On behalf of the club, we wish you all the best for the series.

November 2011

  • Congratulations to Mostyn Lewis on being inaugurated as President of the Monmouthshire Bowling Association for the forthcoming 2012 season. On behalf of the club, we wish to extend our congratulations and continuing support during your year of office.
  • Congratulations to Steve Harris on being appointed and continuing his role as MBA Team Manager for the 2012 season.
  • Congratulations to Roger Silcox on being elected as Vice Chairman of the West Mon Bowling Association for 2012.
  • Following this year's AGM, an updated list of Officers can be found on the Officers page.
  • Good luck to Stewart Anderson as he takes part in the Co-operative Funeralcare Scottish International Open in Perth.
  • Congratulations to Steve Harris and Stewart Anderson for being selected to represent Wales in the forthcoming Test Match against Guernsey on November 12-13th at Newport I.B.C.
  • Congratulations to Jonathan Tomlinson on winning the silver medal in the singles competition in the Atlantic Championships held at the Athena Beach Hotel, Cyprus.

October 2011

  • Good luck to Jonathan Tomlinson who will be representing Wales in the singles and pairs competitions in the forthcoming Atlantic Championships to be held at the Athena Beach Hotel, Cyprus between 17-30th October 2011.
  • The Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday 17th November, 2011 at "Touch of Class". The meeting will commence at 7.15pm. All club members are asked to make every effort to attend.

September 2011

  • An end of season celebration will take place at Touch of Class on Saturday 24th September at 7.00p.m. All RTB B.C. members are invited to celebrate a successful season in which the club retained the Monmouthshire Division 1, Monmouthshire Knockout Cup and West Mon titles as well as achieving numerous individual honours and titles.
  • Congratulations to all the RTB players who took part in the West Mon competition finals as the club took a clean sweep of titles, winning the Open singles, pairs, triples, fours and Under 25 singles! Competition winners were as follows:
    • Open singles - L. Thomas
    • Open pairs - R. Underwood & L. Thomas (Reserve: S. Anderson)
    • Open triples - R. Underwood, L. Thomas & S. Harris (Reserve: S. Anderson)
    • Open fours - R. Underwood, L. Thomas, JK Evans & S. Anderson (Reserve S. Harris)
    • Under 25's singles - R. Underwood.
  • Despite poor weather conditions, the Club finals day was successfully completed and a high standard of bowling was enjoyed by the supporters who braved the heavy showers to watch. Results were as follows:
    • Championship: R. Underwood bt S. Harris
    • 2 Woods: D. Baker bt I. Powell
    • Handicap: D. Baker bt G. Knapman
    • Pairs: H. Bull & I. Powell bt M. Lewis & D. Baker
  • Club finals day will be held on Saturday September 10th, commencing at midday. Match schedule is as follows:
    • 12.00 noon Handicap Singles - D. Baker v G. Knapman
    • 2.15pm 2 Wood Singles - I. Powell v D. Baker
    • 3.30pm Club Pairs - H. Bull & I. Powell v M. Lewis & D. Baker
    • Club Championship, S. Harris v R. Underwood, will be played at 5.00pm on Monday 12th September due to Richard Underwood's involvement in the Junior International series being held at Worthing. Good luck to Richard and the rest of the squad, on behalf of RTB.
  • Congratulations to Robert Price on winning the 2011 Merthyr West End Open Tournament with a hard-fought 21-19 victory over Martin Selway.
  • Congratulations to Lee Thomas, Steve Harris, JK Evans, Stewart Anderson, Richard Underwood and Robert Walters on reaching the West Mon competition finals. Further congratulations must also be made to Lee Thomas on the excellent achievement of reaching all four major tournament finals (Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours). The pairs, triples and fours finals will be held at Nantyglo B.C. on September 11th, 2011. The date of the singles final is yet to be confirmed. Good luck to all players involved!

August 2011

  • In a nail-biting finale to the competitive season, RTB clinched their 5th consecutive MBA Division 1 title on the final weekend of league fixtures, taking a total of 24 points from their last two games against Newport Athletic and Blackwood to overtake league leaders Beaufort on shot difference. Despite a poor start to this seasons campaign, all players involved showed the competitive desire and determination needed to retain their title and complete a 4th consecutive MBA league and cup double, as well as retaining the West Mon League title. This seasons results have been a testament to the standard of bowls within Monmouthshire with three teams (RTB, Beaufort and Bedwas & Trethomas) vying for the title leading into the final weekend.
  • Congratulations to the Monmouthshire Bowling Association County Championship team for retaining the Welsh County Championship title with a hard-fought 10-shot victory over Mid Glamorgan at Llandrindod Wells. In a very vocal encounter, there was a high standard of bowling on an excellent playing surface which saw the defending champions trailing by 20+ shots at one stage. However, the Monmouthshire players stepped up their game in the final stages of the match to edge a thrilling encounter, 117 -107.
  • RTB continued their run of 24 games unbeaten in the Monmouthshire County Cup to capture their fourth consecutive title with a 33 shot victory against Chepstow at Caldicot B.C.. An outstanding rink performance by Richard Underwood, Ian Powell, Wayne Hughes and Steve Harris paved the way with a comprehensive 35 - 6 victory over the rink skipped by A. Starr. Other rink scores were as follows: Darren Baker, Brian Birch, Lee Thomas & Jonathan Tomlinson defeated the J. Scurr four, 17 - 10. David Webley, Roger Silcox, Jamie Brown and JK Evans efeated the rink skipped by K. Bolton, 18 - 15. The rink of Howard Bull, Steve Baker, Robert Walters and Robert Price lost to the C. Davies four 19 - 25. Well done to all the players on an excellent team performance!