Road bowling: Thomas Mackle storms into Ulster senior championship semi-final

Meanwhile, Wayne Parkes is Munster U18 champion following a five-star display against Tipperary’s Michael O’Donoghue at Templemartin

Thomas Mackle. File photo: David Keane

Thomas Mackle advanced to the 2020 Ulster senior championship semi-final through a clear win over Bryan O’Reilly on the Knappagh Road.

He won the first three, but O’Reilly hit the front with a super fourth to the planting corner. Mackle regained the lead at Farley’s and pushed almost a bowl clear to the top of the Minister’s Hill. O’Reilly played a brilliant bowl down the hill. Mackle hit back with a sensational shot to sight to raise a bowl.