John McRae (bowls)
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | c.1924 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Uddingston BC | ||||||||||||||
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John McRae (born c.1924) is a former international lawn bowler from Scotland.[1][2]
Biography
McRae represented the Scottish team at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand,[3] where he competed in the fours event, with Bill Scott, John Marshall and Morgan Moffat[4] and won a bronze medal.[5][6]
He played for the Uddingston Bowls Club and captained Scotland for eight years.[7]
References
- ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
- ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ "Scotland Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Details of the 89 competitors". The Scotsman. 22 October 1973. p. 18. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Bowls". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Uddingston members bowled over by civic reception to mark 150 years". Motherwell Times.