Road Bowling: Mackle leads all the way to victory in O’Sullivan Cup

AND ANOTHER ONE: Thomas Mackle (Armagh) in action. Pic: Dan Linehan

All-Ireland champion, Thomas Mackle led all the way to victory over Arthur McDonagh in the final of the Joe O’Sullivan Cup on the Eyeries Road at Castletownbere.

McDonagh was on the back foot after his first bowl hit a pillar. He recovered ground with a big second shot, but he pushed his third one left to fall almost a bowl behind. Mackle’s fourth rubbed the right, but he still missed light in five. McDonagh now had a chance to level, but played his bowl into the left and missed Mackle’s tip to fall a full bowl behind.