Dai Wilkins


David Wilkins better known as Dai Wilkins is a former Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

Wilkins was the youngest ever winner of the Neath Bowls Open in 1969. The following year he represented the Welsh team, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinbugh, Scotland, where he participated in the singles competition.
He went on to win two Commonwealth Games bronze medals in the fours at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
He is a seven times Welsh National Bowls Championships winner, winning the singles in 1983 & 1996, the pairs in 1987 with his son Jeff, triples winner in 1986 & 1991 and fours winner in 2012 & 2013.

Football

He had a soccer trial with Cardiff City F.C. before playing rugby for Glynneath RFC.