The Isle of Man team travelled to Cardiff today in preparation for the World Short Mat Bowls  Council Championships.

They will be competing against teams from Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland, Belgium, Sweden, India, Norway, Holland, Germany, Italy & Cyprus over 3 days.

Updates on the teams progress will be posted on www.manxshortmatbowls.com and updates on the competition in general can be found at https://twitter.com/worldshortmat.

The team is:

Singles

Stephen Gale
Michael Collister

Pairs

Ann Hollingworth & Sylvia Maddrell
Ann Gale & Wyn Collister

Triples

Eddie Brew, Chris Holland & Collin Holland

Fours

Bernie Durcan, James Teare, Seamus Whelan & Steven Durcan