Coppinger opens title defence in style
He got a lucky opening shot from the village that rubbed the left. Wilmot’s bowl caught the right and missed it by 30m, but he got a good second past the novice line. Coppinger missed that when his second was unlucky to veer into an entrance.
Coppinger then missed sight to leave himself vulnerable. Wilmot looked certain to make the bend and push his lead towards a bowl of odds but missed that chance, and although he was still level after the next shots to the bend, his challenge began to wane.
