Meet Team Aero South Africa

  • Anneke Snyman

    Anneke is a stalwart in the SA side and a well respected figure on the international scene. Despite her youth, she now leads the team events for South Africa and added a second Silver in the 2022 CWG Fours to her cabinet. Her international trophy cabinet includes 6 medals including the overall winning gold medal at the recent Atlantic Championships in Wales. On the local scene, Anneke recently won the gold medal at the WP Masters having moved from Boland to Cape Town. Expect many more achievements to roll in for this easy going star.

  • Jason Evans

    Jason is SA’s No 1 player by a country mile. He has dominated the Singles circuit having won the last 4 JBA Singles titles and the last 3 SA Masters crowns. He was recently runner up in the National Singles event and has just returned from the World Indoor where he claimed the bronze medal in both the Singles and the Mixed Pairs. Jason has also played in three Commonwealth Games.

  • Gerry Baker

    Gerry is South Africa’s most decorated bowler having played internationally for 25 years including 6 Commonwealth Games - a SA record in all sports as well as 6 World Championships winning numerous medals. The highlight being the Gold medal in the Pairs discipline in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi India. Gerry has won an unprecedented 18 SA Masters Singles medals. Despite recently retiring from International bowls, Gerry still competes at provincial level and has represented his district JBA for the past 30 years.

  • Mbona “Prince” Neluonde

    Prince has been a regular feature in the JBA team for the past 6 years. In the last 12 months he has won the JBA Pairs - Fours - Triples and the SA National Fours. In addition to that, he won the gold medal in the Triples in his first ever Commonwealth Games - a rare feat! Prince is a member of the Gold squad. He is a jovial sort but beneath that easy demeanour lies the strength of a champion - he knows how to win and will be an asset in the Proteas side for many years to come.

  • Esme Kruger

    Esme Kruger

    The latest superstar to join Team Aero needs no introduction! Esme is as decorated on the international stage - two silver medals in the Women’s Fours at the Commonwealth Games - as she is locally - multiple medals at the BSA Masters in recent years. We look forward to more silverware following her switch to Aero bowls.

  • Wilson Malobolo

    Wilson is one of the young guns and has immense talent. He recent won the Gold Medal in the biggest Singles event in South Africa - the Gauteng Open. He followed this up with winning the Gold Medal in the SA National Fours where he teamed up with Aero star Prince Neulonde. He won the SA Junior Masters in 2022 which gave him an automatic entry into the SA Open Masters in 2023. Wilson is a member of the current SA Gold Squad and he looks likely to be awarded National colours in the not too distant future.

  • Bradley Robinson

    Bradley is one of the nice guys of SA bowls. He is the No 1 in his district and is a member of the Gold Squad and made his debut at the Commonwealth Games. There is nothing he hasn't won in the NIBA district and narrowly lost in the final of the SA Singles in Cape Town two years ago. Bradley features prominently in recent SA Masters and one feels that his maiden Masters win is around the corner.

  • Jax Janse Van Rensburg

    Another young player with a seriously good CV in the game. Jax is a fierce competitor who has been in the national picture for some time already. Jax is back in the national setup and her Gold Squad inclusion has seen her called up to the Proteas team for the upcoming Multi-Nations tournament in Australia. We look forward to see her on the podium again soon.

  • Wayne Roberts

    Wayne is well established player for someone so young. He is already considered a senior member of the Port Natal Interdistrict side. His consistency over the past few years has been recognised with a place in both the SA Masters field as well as the SA Gold Squad.

  • Shaun Thomas

    Shaun aka “Mr Bowls”, a new addition to the SA Gold Squad, burst on to the bowls scene a few years ago when he won the JBA Presidents Invitational Singles and by virtue of this win he qualified for the JBA Masters a week later and won this event as well. He has won a series of JBA titles and has been a regular member of the JBA side for the last couple of years. His day of glory came recently when he defeated Jason Evans to be crowned SA Singles National champion in 2022. He will now compete in the World Champs of Champs to be held in NZ. His passion for the sport is unrivalled.

  • Brendan Ferns

    Brendan Ferns

    One of the newest Proteas, Brendan has been quietly going about accumulating an impressive. A regular medalist at district level, Ferns captured the 2019 SA Open Pairs title and has a silver in the same event. We look forward to being apart of his long and successful career.

  • Zaine Roets

    Zaine has been around the provincial scene forever having won Gold as far back as 2007. Since then he has won five SFS Singles events and virtually every other provincial title. He is a Gold squad member and is well respected and a very tough opponent.

  • Susan Nel

    Susan recently moved from Rustenburg to KZN and is the current Elite Coach and Selector of the SA Ladies team. She still competes and wins at Provincial level. Susan made her debut for the Proteas in 2005 and played continuously until she retired in 2016. Although she has won two Golds and a Silver medal in the SA Masters Singles, her highlight must be winning the CWG Gold medal in the Triples in 2010 and then again in the Fours in 2014.

  • Armand Ascaray

    This youngster burst on to the bowls scene and made an immediate impact in his province proving that a combination of talent and hard work is recipe for success. Armand won both the WP Pairs and WP Champion of Champions and he is now ready for his second outing in the WP Interdistrict A side. His rise also included Junior SA Masters debut where he won Bronze. His passion for the game is infectious and expect to see his name on the leaderboard for many years to come.

  • Grant George

    Another star in Team Aero, Grant is a recent bronze medalist in the Open Singles discipline at the SA National Championships.

Aero Young Guns

  • Francesca Baleri

  • Lethabo Mathibela

  • Paul White

  • Emma Murphy

  • Shannon Davies

  • Josh Turner

  • Tyler Pitcher

  • Keegan Bauristhene

  • Jarred Bauristhene

  • Terrance McGlynn

Meet Team Aero International

Team Aero continues to attract the world’s best bowlers, below you can see some of the finest talent around the world who choose to play Aero bowls including Barrie Lester, Corey Wedlock and Brett Wilkie.

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Interview With The Great Gerry Baker At The Perfect Delivery JBA Masters 2021.

 
 

Evans wins the 2021 SA National pairs title

Baker wins the JBA Fours

 

Jason Evans beats Victor Siphali in the final of the JBA Masters

A world class delivery by Gerry Baker

Baker plays his side into the final of the JBA Fours