James Rippey
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish/English) |
| Born | 1977 Scotland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Bowls |
| Club | Falcon IBC, Essex (Indoors) & West Lothian (Indoors)[1] |
James Rippey (born 1977) is a Scottish born international indoor and lawn bowler who has represented both Scotland and England. James has won national championships in both Scotland and England. James has become a regular qualifier for World Bowls Tour events and has been ranked as high as world number 17, as of 2019 he was ranked 21 by the World Bowls Tour.[2]
Career
He won his first national title Scottish national fours title aged just 17. Following a move to England, James won further national honors including winning the English indoor Triples title defeating Mark Dawes's triple in the final after losing to the same triple in the final two years earlier[3].
International: James represented Scotland outdoors at a young age and went on to captain the U25s England outdoor side. Indoors he represented England until 2020 when he was able to represent his country of birth Scotland.
World Indoor Bowls Championships
2016 Singles: last 32 loss vs Nicky Brett
2017 Singles: last 32 win vs Johnny Ross[4], last 16 loss vs Greg Harlow
2019 Singles: last 32 loss vs Jamie Chestney
2019 Pairs: last 32 loss vs E Elmore/R Elmore
2020 Pairs: last 64 win vs Julie Forrest/Lorna Cameron, last 32 win vs Wayne Willgress/, last 16 win vs Les Gillet/Jason Greenslade, Qtr Final loss vs Paul Foster/Alex Marshall
2021 Singles: last 32 loss vs Alex Marshall
2021 Pairs: last 32 loss vs Paul Foster/Alex Marshall
2022 Pairs: last 32 loss vs L Gillet/Jason Greenslade
2018 Singles: last 32 win vs Mark Dawes[5], last 16 loss vs Nicky Brett
2022 Singles: last 32 loss vs Les Gillet
2023 Singles: last 32 vs Wayne Wilgress
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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