CHALLENGE TROPHIES

One challenge per trophy per club per season permitted. Holders at start of season cannot place a challenge. All challenges to be played on holders green. Play must commence week of 19 October 2026 with the last challenge before the 31 March 2027. All games thereafter must be played within a fortnight of challenge due.

Note: play stand down period occurs between 16 December 2026 and 4 January 2027.
Winners of each Challenge Trophy must inform Bowls Southland after each Match.


Arranging of Challenge
Holder contacts challenger within three days of becoming the holder and arranges a suitable time and date for next challenge. Two date options to be provided with variance i.e. Tues 10.00am, Thur 5.30pm, Sun 10.00am - challenge must be played within 14 days of date of becoming holder. If a challenge date cannot be agreed by the holder/challenger - holder retains trophy and sets up challenge with next Club in draw. If Green conditions don’t allow play - challenge for following week to be arranged.

BLAKETOWN TROPHY (Ladies)
25/26 Holder – Te Rangi
Conditions of Play here
Game format: One team of four. Fours - 8 ends, Pairs - 8 ends, Singles - 10
(1) Riverton (2) Waihopai (3) Waverley (4) Northend (5) Tapanui (6) Te Anau (7) Hokonui (8) Winton RSA (9) Otatara (10) Bluff (11) Waikiwi (12) Limehills                 (13) Lumsden (14) Tokanui

ROSEBOWL (Ladies)
25/26 Holder – Winton RSA
Conditions of Play here
Games format: One team of four - 15 ends
(1) Gore RSA (2) Hokonui (3) Woodlands (4) Edendale (5) Tokanui (6) Otatara              (7) Limehills (8) Waihopai (9) Bluff (10) Te Anau (11) Waikiwi (12) Northend             (13) Lumsden (14) Tapanui (15) Waverley (16) Te Rangi (17) Riverton

HOLLOWAY LADIES COUNTRY CLUBS
25/26 Holder – Hokonui
Conditions of Play here
Game format: One team of Four - 15 ends
(1)​​​​​​​ Te Anau (2) Lumsden (3) Riverton (4) Tokanui (5) Winton RSA  (6) Tapanui            (7) Edendale (8) Riversdale


MURIHIKU CUP (Men)
25/26 Holder — Waihopai
Conditions of Play here
Game format: One game of four - 15 ends
(1) Lumsden (2) Te Anau (3) Hokonui (4) Balfour (5) Tokanui (6) Te Rangi (7) Edendale (8) Waverley (9) Invercargill (10) Otatara (11) Winton RSA (12) Woodlands                (13) Waikiwi (14) Riversdale (15) Wyndham (16) Riverton (17) Kew (18) Tapanui      (19) Bluff (20) Northend


PRESIDENTS CUP (Men)
25/26 Holder — Waihopai
Conditions of Play here
Game format: one team of four (1-10 years) - 15 ends
(​​​​​​​1) Riversdale  (2) Edendale (3) Kew (4) Wyndham (5) Waikiwi (6) Hokonui (7) Invercargill (8) Woodlands (9) Tapanui (10) Winton RSA (11) Northend (12) Bluff (13) Te Rangi (14) Waverley (15) Balfour (16) Tokanui  (17) Otatara

2027/28 Club Challenges to: Bowls Southland closes 31 July 2027