Team Scotland Bowls and Para Bowls squad named for Glasgow 2026

A mix of youth, experience and multi-games medallists make up the team for this summer’s Commonwealth Games

The full lineup of Bowls and Para Bowls athletes for Team Scotland at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games has been announced.

Headlining a very strong team is seven-time Commonwealth Games athlete and seven-time medallist, Alex ‘Tattie’ Marshall, who will join forces with Paul Foster, who is heading to his sixth Games with six medals in hand, in the Men’s Pairs.

On his eighth selection, Alex said: “It is always such an honour and privilege to be selected to represent Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. To have another opportunity to be a part of a home Games is also not lost on me, and I know that Paul and I will give it our very best to try and win a medal for the team.”

Keeping it in the family, one of the two notable newcomers is Beth Riva, the niece of Alex Marshall who celebrated her 23^rd birthday last weekend. She won the World Championship mixed pairs in 2025 with Jason Banks who will also make his Team Scotland debut in Glasgow in the Men’s Singles.

Riva is partnering with the experienced Caroline Brown in the Women’s Pairs. Brown is heading to her fifth Games with the team and will be looking to add to her silver medal she clinched at the Gold Coast in 2018.

Glasgow 2026 will see Bowls and Para Bowls in a reimagined format and for the first time in Games history it will be played indoors. With four medal events in Bowls and three in Para Bowls, the revised competition formats will be fully integrated and run across all ten days of the competition.

Leading the charge for the Para Bowls team is Birmingham 2022 gold medallist Pauline Wilson. In her Team Scotland debut, Wilson took gold in the Women’s B6-8 Pairs and will be hoping to repeat her success four years on. She will be partnered by Mary Wilson.

The youngest member of the Bowls and Para Bowls team will be Sophie McGrouther aged 22. After taking up the sport at the age of ten, she was the youngest player ever to qualify to play at

the Scottish National Championships at 14. In 2025 she was crowned World Indoor Singles Champion aged 21.

Sophie said: “It is an absolute dream come true to be picked for Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. “I am looking forward to the whole experience and especially the home crowds. Obviously, I’ll be hoping to medal but I also just want to take it all in and enjoy every second of it.”

The depth of experience and accomplishments continues with returning gold medallists from Birmingham 2022 and all heading to their third Games for the team namely Garry Brown in the Mixed Pairs (B6-B8); Robert Barr in the Mixed Pairs (B2-B3) and his Para Director Sarah Jane Ewing.

Elinor Middlemiss, Team Scotland Chef de Mission, said: “We are delighted to announce the entire team for Bowls and Para Bowls, and I’d like to congratulate all the athletes selected.

“Our Bowls and Para Bowls athletes have historically been very successful at the Games, and I am sure it will be no different with this exciting new format and in an indoor setting. This team has such a mix of youth and experience, it is wonderful to see the sport attracting new players of all ages and I am sure they will undoubtedly inspire those who come along to watch and cheer them on at the SEC Centre.”

Athletes from across all 10 sports and six para-sports featured at Glasgow 2026 will continue to be selected in the coming months as Team Scotland shapes up for an exciting home Games.

Bowls and Para Bowls take place at the Scottish Event Campus with competition running from 24 July to 2 August. Tickets to watch Team Scotland compete are available here.

You can learn more about the Glasgow 2026 Bowls and Para Bowls programme here.

Selected Team Scotland Athletes & Staff: