Bob McDonald was one of the early greats of New Zealand bowls. He was born in 1933 and competed at four Commonwealth Games, the first way back in Perth, Australia, in 1962, winning gold, silver and bronze medals in the men's pairs.

Strangely, the immensely popular McDonald, representing the Onehunga club, won only two New Zealand titles – the pairs with Frank Livingstone in 1962 and the fours with N Church, Morrie Davis and C Smith in 1973, though he had a lot of near misses along the way.

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Robert's Games History