DRAW NOW LIVE!

*Please Note – Those draw to play at Pakuranga start 30 minutes before those at Howick, to allow every one time to return to Howick for prizegiving

🏆 ABCA Cup: Honouring the Legacy of Junior Coaching 🏆

Optional Junior Fours | Howick Bowling Club | Sunday 16 August

Following the spirited competition of the Campi and Canoe events, the spotlight shifts to the ABCA Cup — a one-day optional fours tournament that celebrates unity, development, and the rich legacy of junior bowls coaching in Auckland.

Hosted at Howick and Pakuranga Bowling Clubs, the ABCA Cup brings together male and female junior bowlers from across the winter coaching programme, forming zone teams that reflect collaboration and shared growth. This event is more than just a finale — it’s a tribute to the enduring impact of the Auckland Bowling Coaches Association (now Bowls Auckland Coaches Committee), whose work laid the foundations for the junior development pathway we see today.

🔹 Event Highlights

🎯 Format: Optional Fours – Four players per team (players can be male or female)

👥 Eligibility: Players involved in the winter coaching programme, with five years or less of bowls experience

📍 Venue: Howick Bowling Club, Pakuranga Bowling Club

🕘 Start Time: 8:30 am (Pakuranga) 9:00am (Howick)

🏆 Trophy: The ABCA Cup is named in honour of the now-defunct Auckland Bowling Coaches Association and its lasting contribution to junior bowls. Its legacy lives on through the newly formed Bowls Auckland Coaches Committee, who continue the ABCA’s winter coaching programme to ensure opportunities for junior bowlers in Auckland to develop. 

The ABCA Cup represents the spirit of connection, teamwork, and progression — the very principles at the heart of junior coaching.

Come along and celebrate the final chapter of an incredible weekend of youth bowls. Let’s honour the past and cheer on the future.