Overall it was a good performance by the team Australia (Sperne, Fedele and Ganeo) who after only their second time at the World Juniors, did Australia proud in the way they played and were competitive in every event. This year’s BFA training program orchestrated by National Coach Tony Biancacci along with the players previous years experience, produced the improvements that were realised on the courts at St Vulbas.
Some clever coaching by Frank Fava helped keep the team focused and The much improved Kelly Sperne was the stand out player for Australia, with her great poise and precision throwing.  

National Coach Tony Biancacci pointed out that overall, the Australia’s results were marginally better than it’s performance at the previous World senior Championships.  But with newer countries entering and the continental countries improving their performance, it made it tough for distant Australia to make that break through.  

DonateLife Mixed Triples Bocce $3,000 event.

A thrilling final saw the Casa D’Abruzzo home team of Fernando Cardinale, Adele Farcione and Michelangelo Roberto out play the Furlan team of Gino Montuoro, Pas Annetta and Attila Mezzalira. A gallant effort by the Furlan team saw the team claw back, point by point, the huge lead that the home team had made over the first few ends. A tired lead thrower for the Furlan team, Gino Montuoro, had some narrow misses as their opportunity to level the score went astray. In the end the Casa D’Abruzzo team was well on target with precision bowling, closing access to the jack and winning the match.

AUSTRALIAN BOCCE CHAMPIONSHIP 2011

The Championship started off with a new Australian and Oceania record on the first night. Santo Pascuzzi from Victoria hit 41 target bowls from 47 throws in the 5 minute running Progressive Throw event eliminations, raising the bar by ten points over his previous record. However, in the final round he was pipped at the post by rising star, Nicholas Cooper representing Morwell in regional Victoria.

 This Championship decided the 2011 Title Holders for 6 men’s and 3 women’s bocce events.

Nick Cooper was the star performer at the Australian Junior Open Championship, capturing ALL of the Under 23 titles - Singles, Bowl Throw, Rapid Throw and Precision Throw. What a remarkable effort!

Australia accepts an invitation to compete in World Raffa! Gino Montuoro and Nicholas Penney competed in the 30 nation tournament.
The awe inspiring venue for the 2010 World Raffa Championship was the backdrop to Australia’s introduction to World Raffa Bowls competition!