Gavin Twohig just too good for in-form Dónal Riordan

Gavin Twohig beat Dónal Riordan in the feature score of the Carbery-South West festival at the Pike.

Riordan, who was magnificently at the Marsh Road the previous week, never got going in this one.

Twohig won the first tip by 30m with a good bowl and led to the line. Riordan made Giles’ gate with his second and Twohig stretched his lead. Riordan just beat that with his third to leave almost a bowl between them. Twohig ratcheted up the pressure by reaching White’s cross in five, against seven for Riordan, to leave two clear bowls between them.