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Scotland edged out by South Africa in mixed pairs final

Robert Conway and Irene Edgar win silver for Scotland in the mixed pairs final of the lawn bowls event.

South Africa have edged out Scotland to take gold in the mixed pairs B2/B3 event at the Commonwealth Games.

Robert Conway and Irene Edgar, who were representing the host nation in Glasgow, found themselves 5-2 down in the fifth end, but they managed to level the contest at 5-5 before South Africa asserted their dominance.

The lead stretched to 10-6 in the 11th, but once more the Scots battled back to make it 10-10 in the visually impaired contest.

Conway had the opportunity to win gold with the last shot of the match, but he missed the target with the African nation prevailing 14-10.

Meanwhile, Australia defeated New Zealand 14-11 in the third-place shootout to seal bronze.

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