James Rippey
James Rippey (born 1977) is a Scottish born English international indoor and lawn bowler.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Skippy, Scottish |
| Nationality |  Scotland |
| Born | 1977 Scotland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Bowls |
| Club | Falcon IBC, Essex (Indoors) & Wanstead Central BC, Essex (outdoors)[1] |
Currently ranked world number 21 by the World Bowls Tour(WBT 2019).[2]
Career
He won the Scottish national fours title aged just 17. He went on to captain the U25s England outdoor side and has won the English indoor Triples title.[3] He qualified for the 2016, 2017, 2019 (Singles & Pairs) and 2020 World Indoor Bowls Championships.[4]
In 2018 he defeated the world champion Mark Dawes in the first round of the Scottish International Open.[5]
References
- "MIDDLETON CUP TEAM v BEDFORDSHIRE". ECBA.
- "Wales Win One In Men's BIIBC". Bowls International.
- "Bowls: Trent Vale derailed on title trail". The Telegraph.
- "Qualifier Rippey claims shock World Indoor Bowls Championships win". Inside the Games.
- "QUALIFIER RIPPEY DEFEATS WORLD SINGLES CHAMPION DAWES". World Bowls Tour.
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