Robert Rayfield (1944-2021) known as Robbie Rayfield was a South African international lawn and indoor bowler. He won the triples

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and fours bronze medal at the

1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 1992 Men's Woolwich World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at Beach House Park, Worthing, England, from 8 to 23 August 1992. The 1992 Women's Henselite World Championship was held at the Northfield Bowling Complex in Ayr, Scotland, f ...

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. He won a gold medal in the fours at the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games (French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling ...

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with Alan Lofthouse, Donald Piketh and

Neil Burkett Neil Anthony Burkett (born 16 March 1948) is a South African international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Burkett won two World Bowls Championship medals; a fours bronze at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing and a silv ...

and four years later won a bronze medal in the fours at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay language, Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by sev ...

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with Burkett, Bruce Makkink and Mike Redshaw.

References

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