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Welsh international lawn bowler

NationalityBritish (Welsh)

Born (1969-02-07) 7 February 1969 (age 56)

Swansea, Wales

SportLawn and indoor bowls

ClubGraig Merthyr BC
Llanelli IBC

Wyn Matthews

Personal information

Nationality

British (Welsh)

Born

(1969-02-07) 7 February 1969 (age 56)

Swansea, Wales

Sport

Lawn and indoor bowls

Club

Graig Merthyr BC
Llanelli IBC

Medal record

Representing Wales

British Isles Championships
	1991	triples
Welsh Nationals
	1990, 2023	triples
	2014	fours

David "Wyn" Matthews (born 7 February 1969) is a former international lawn bowler from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Matthews was a member of the Graig Merthyr Bowls Club,^[1] making his debut in 1984 at the age of 15 and represented Carmarthenshire aged 17.^[2]

Outdoors, he represented Wales at international level from 1991 to 1999^[3] and indoors, Matthews played for Llanelli IBC and also represented Wales at international level.^[4]

Matthews represented the Welsh team^[5] at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada,^[6] where he competed in the fours event, with Jim Hoskins, Phil Rowlands and Dai Wilkins.^[7]^[8]

He was a three-times champion of Wales at the Welsh National Bowls Championships, winning the triples in 1990 ans 2023 and the fours in 2014.^[9] He subsequently qualified to represent Wales at the British Isles Bowls Championships, winning the triples title in 1991.^[10]

References

↑ "Alan jins title hunt". South Wales Daily Post. 28 June 1986. p. 23. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Wyn takes his place". South Wales Daily Post. 31 May 1986. p. 22. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Internationals". Carmarthen County Bowling Association. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
↑ "Double joy in club's festive ties". Llanelli Star. 8 January 1998. p. 50. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Unlucky Price out of Games". South Wales Echo. 16 July 1994. p. 32. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Biggest ever in Welsh Games bid". South Wales Echo. 18 May 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Wales Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "Gold on the Greens". South Wales Echo. 29 July 1994. p. 51. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
↑ "History". British Isles Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2026.

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