Bobby Donnelly (lawn bowls)


Robert 'Bobby' Donnelly is a South African lawn bowler.

Bowls career

Donnelly secured a silver medal in the fours at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship before competing in the 2002 Commonwealth Games bowls singles after receiving a late call up as an injury replacement. He took a surprise gold medal defeating Jeremy Henry in the final.
A second Commonwealth Games gold came his way in the men's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
He was selected as part of the South Africa team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.
He won the 2013 singles at the National Championships bowling for the Wanderers Bowls Club.