In a true David versus Goliath battle, David has come out on top in the form of Rosehill Bowling Club.
The humble lawn bowls club, located on James Ruse Drive and Hassall Street, recently won the 2025/26 Metro North West Bowls Open Pennant Grade 7 competition.
Rosehill Bowls, which comprises of less than 20 registered members aged between 25 and 92, beat out larger clubs in the district such as Merrylands, Wenty Leagues, Carlingford, Northmead and Hunters Hill for the coveted title.
Speaking with Parra News, Rosehill Bowls Secretary Darren Graham said it was a monumental result considering how much the club has changed over the years.
“We were a big club for a long time, we were very competitive, but things changed,” the Parramatta resident explained.
“The bigger clubs took over and stole many of our players. The small groups hanged around; we’re just a good bunch of guys that stuck together and we stuck it up the big guys this time.”
Following a strong regular season where Rosehill won seven out of eight games, they took on Merrylands in the semi-final, beating them in hard fought battle by six shots.
Rosehill Bowls then played Hunters Hill in the final, prevailing by just one shot in the end.
“We were feeling pretty comfortable before Hunters Hill started to come back after a rain delay and we just held on for victory,” Graham recalled.
“The boys were elated. They ran onto the green – it was pretty emotional.”
The memorable victory will not only see Rosehill Bowls move up to Grade 6 next season, but they will also travel to West Tamworth Bowling Club in late August to compete in the State Finals against 15 teams.
Graham said he’s confident his “motley crew” can perform well in the country music capital of Australia and come away with a State flag.
“There’s no use in going if we didn’t think we could win,” Graham declared.
“Our zone, Metro North West, is pretty strong. For us to come out on top, we’d rate ourselves very highly.”
Rosehill Bowling Club is currently on the hunt for more bowlers to join their small but mighty team. They play each Wednesday and Saturday morning at 10am. People of all ages are welcome to participate in a game of social bowls.
Nathan Taylor is Parra News' sports journalist. He also compiles the weekly Chatter on the Box TV column. Nathan is an award-winning journalist, who has worked in western Sydney media for more than a decade.