Rebecca Field married name Rebecca Willgress is an English international lawn & indoor bowls player. Field was the 2013 World Indoor singles champion.
Personal life Field starting playing bowls at the age of eight,Mustard video: Norfolk’s Potters resort prepares for WIBC return GY Mercury. 08-01-2014. Retrieved 30-01-2015. in her local village hall in York, giving the short mat game a go. She was attracted to the sport following a big drive in the 1990s to get people playing indoor bowls in their communities. Subsequent moves to Boston, Lincolnshire with her family and then to study at the University of East Anglia in Norwich only increased her appetite for the game. Field has language degrees in French and Spanish and currently works for a Norwich-based marketing firm.
Field is a supporter of the Championship team Norwich City Football Club.
Bowls career Indoors Field plays and competes for the Norfolk Bowling Club in Norwich.Norfolk Bowling Club - Our players Norfolk Bowling Club. Retrieved 27-01-2015. She competed as a junior (U25) international player for several years and won multiple titles. Amongst her accomplishments as a junior, is being a two-time English and British Isles indoor singles champion.
Field first competed for the England senior ladies team at indoor level in 2011, when she was named in the squad for the BIWIBC International Series.BIWIBC Series 2011 (England squad) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 26-01-2015. Field competed at her first World Indoor Championships in 2012 in the ladies singles event. Organisers invited Field to the competition after being impressed with her recent rise in the sport.
Field reached her first World Indoor Bowls ladies singles final in 2013, defeating Alison Merrien in a tie-break setRebecca Field beats Alison Merrien to win world indoor title BBC Sport. 24-01-2013. Retrieved 25-01-2015. becoming the youngest ever winner of the event at 23.World Indoor Bowls 2014: Rebecca Field to defend title BBC Sport. 10-01-2014. Retrieved 25-01-2015. The victory gained Field a wild card entry into the WBT International Open and direct qualification for the World Indoor Championships in 2014, where she was beaten by 18-year-old Katherine Rednall in the final.Katherine Rednall is youngest World Indoor Bowls winner BBC Sport. 23-01-2014. Retrieved 25-01-2015.
Field was twice runner-up in the 2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship and 2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship losing to Ellen Falkner and Katherine Rednall respectively.
Outdoors Field won her first outdoor titles, winning the ladies two-wood singles and junior pairs events at the National Championships in 2014.NBA: Ladies Section - News Norfolk Bowls Association. 14-08-2014. Retrieved 25-01-2015.Rebecca Field wins National titles Norfolk BC. Retrieved 21-06-2015. She first competed for the England senior ladies team at outdoor level in 2015, when she was named in the squad for BWIBC International Series.2015 International Team Women Bowls England. Retrieved 21-06-2015. Also at outdoor level in 2015, Field was selected to represent England at the European Team Championships and Atlantic Rim Games. She won gold in the ladies pairs, mixed fours and team events at the European Team Championships.
In 2018, she finished runner-up to Amy Gowshall in the National Two Wood Singles. Five years later, she won another national title at the 2023 Bowls England National Finals, partnering her husband Wayne in the mixed pairs.
Titles and finals Legend 'World' Championships European Championships British Championships English Championships County Championships Other
Year Org Competition Level Event Ref 2016 Outdoor BE Bowls England National Championships Senior Ladies Fours Runner-up NBA NBA Women's County Finals Senior Ladies 4-Wood Singles Senior Ladies Triples Senior Ladies Rinks BIWBC BIWBC International Series Senior Ladies Team Indoor BIWIBC BIWIBC International Series Senior Ladies Team EWIBA EIBA / EWIBA National Championships Senior Vivienne Trophy Senior Egham Trophy Senior Atherley Trophy PBA World Indoor Bowls Championships Senior Ladies Singles Runner-up 2015 Outdoor EBU European Bowls Championships Senior Ladies Pairs Senior Mixed Fours Senior Combined Team BIWBC BIWBC International Series Senior Ladies Team England retain BIWBC International Series Bowls England. 16-06-2015. Retrieved 21-06-2015. Indoor BIWIBC BIWIBC International Series Senior Ladies Team BIWIBC Series 2015 (England squad) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 16-03-2015.BIWIBC Series 2015 (results) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 16-03-2015. BIWIBC BIIBC / BIWIBC Championships Senior Ladies Triples BIWIBC Previous Champions BIIBC/BIWIBC. Retrieved 25-01-2015.BIIBC/BIWIBC Champs 2015 BIIBC/BIWIBC. Retrieved 16-03-2015.BIWIBC Champs 2015 (results) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 16-03-2015. Combined Team1 BIIBC/BIWIBC Gedley Trophy champions BIIBC/BIWIBC. Retrieved 29-01-2015. EWIBA EIBA / EWIBA National Championships Senior Ladies Champion of Champions EWIBA Past Champions - Ladies Champion of Champions EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 16-03-2015.EIBA/EWIBA Finals - 2014/15 EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 16-03-2015. 2014 Outdoor BE Bowls England National Championships Senior Ladies 2-Wood Singles Norfolk's Rebecca Field defeats Somerset's Kate Herbison Bowls England. 14-08-2014. Retrieved 26-01-2015. Junior Ladies Pairs Junior pairs crown heads for Norfolk Bowls England. 17-08-2014. Retrieved 26-01-2015. Indoor BIWIBC BIWIBC International Series Senior Ladies Team BIWIBC Series 2014 (England squad) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 26-01-2015.BIWIBC Series 2014 (results) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 26-01-2015. BIWIBC BIWIBC Under-25 International Series Jnr / U25 Ladies Team BIWIBC U25 Series 2014 (England squad) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 31-01-2015.BIWIBC U25 Series 2014 (results) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 31-01-2015. EWIBA EIBA / EWIBA National Championships Senior Ladies Triples EWIBA Past Champions - Ladies Triples EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 25-01-2015.EIBA/EWIBA Finals - 2013/14 EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 25-01-2015. Mixed Fours Runner-up EIBA Past Champions - Mixed Fours EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 25-01-2015. PBA World Indoor Bowls Championships Senior Ladies Singles Runner-upKatherine Rednall takes the Ladies World Title WBT.23-01-2014. Retrieved 30-01-2015. 2013 Outdoor BIWBC BIWBC Under-25 International Series Jnr / U25 Ladies Team Women Junior Team 2013 Bowls England. Retrieved 21-06-2015.England Win Junior Title Bowls England. 21-07-2013. Retrieved 21-06-2015. Indoor BIWIBC BIWIBC International Series Senior Ladies Team BIWIBC Series 2013 (England squad) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 26-01-2015.BIWIBC Series 2013 (results) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 26-01-2015. BIWIBC BIWIBC Under-25 International Series Jnr / U25 Ladies Team BIWIBC U25 Series 2013 (England squad) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 31-01-2015.BIWIBC U25 Series 2013 (results) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 31-01-2015. BIWIBC BIIBC / BIWIBC Championships Senior Ladies Singles BIIBC/BIWIBC Champs 2013 BIIBC/BIWIBC. Retrieved 26-01-2015.PHOTOS: International Events 2012/13 (+ results) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 25-01-2015. Combined Team1 EWIBA EIBA / EWIBA National Championships Senior Ladies FoursRunner-upEWIBA Past Champions - Ladies Fours EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 26-01-201ROW5.EIBA/EWIBA Finals - 2012/13 EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 26-01-2015. Mixed Fours PBA World Indoor Bowls Championships Senior Ladies Singles Norfolk’s Rebecca Field takes World Women’s Matchplay Singles bowls title EDP24. 25-01-2013. Retrieved 30-01-2015.Norfolk's Rebecca Field WBT. 24-01-2015. Retrieved 30-01-2015. 2012 Indoor NCWIBA NCIBA / NCWIBA County Championships Senior Ladies Singles Rebecca Field’s Norfolk and national Indoor Bowling double GY Mercury. 24-04-2012. Retrieved 28-01-2015. BIWIBC BIWIBC International Series Senior Ladies Team BIWIBC Series 2012 (England squad) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 26-01-2015.BIWIBC Series 2012 (results) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 26-01-2015. BIWIBC BIWIBC Under-25 International Series Jnr / U25 Ladies Team BIWIBC U25 Series (England squad) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 31-01-2015.BIWIBC U25 Series (results) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 31-01-2015. WIBC WIBC Under-25 Championships U25 Ladies Singles Runner-upWIBC Previous Champions and Finalists WIBC. Retrieved 26-01-2015 EWIBA EIBA / EWIBA National Championships Senior Ladies Singles EWIBA Past Champions - Ladies Singles EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 25-01-2015.EBIA/EWIBA Finals - 2011/12 EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 25-01-2015. 2011 Outdoor NBA NBA Women's County Finals U25 Ladies Singles Runner-upRebecca completes under-25s hat-trick EDP24. 12-07-2011. Retrieved 28-01-2015. Indoor BIWIBC BIWIBC International Series Senior Ladies Team BIWIBC Series 2011 (results) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 26-01-2015. BIWIBC BIWIBC Under-25 International Series Jnr / U25 Ladies Team BIWIBC U25 Series (England squad) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 30-01-2015.BIWIBC U25 Series (results) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 30-01-2015. BIWIBC BIIBC / BIWIBC Championships Jnr / U25 Ladies Singles BIIBC/BIWIBC Champs 2011 BIIBC/BIWIBC. Retrieved 28-01-2015.BIWIBC Champs 2011 (results) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 27-01-2015. EWIBA EIBA / EWIBA National Championships U25 Ladies Singles EWIBA Past Champions - Ladies U25 Singles EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 25-01-2015.EIBA/EWIBA Finals - 2010/11 EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 25-01-2015. 2010 Indoor BIWIBC BIWIBC Under-25 International Series Jnr / U25 Ladies Team BIWIBC U25 Series 2010 (England squad) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 28-01-2015.BIWIBC U25 Series 2010 (results) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 28-01-2015. BIWIBC BIIBC / BIWIBC Championships Senior Ladies Pairs BIIBC/BIWIBC Champs 2010 BIIBC/BIWIBC. Retrieved 26-01-2015.BIIBC/BIWIBC Champs 2010 (results) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 30-01-2015. 2009 Indoor BIWIBC BIIBC / BIWIBC Championships Jnr / U25 Ladies Singles BIIBC/BIWIBC Champs 2009 BIIBC/BIWIBC. Retrieved 28-01-2015.PHOTOS: International Events 2008/09 (+ results) EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 25-01-2015. EWIBA EIBA / EWIBA National Championships Senior Ladies Pairs Runner-upEWIBA Past Champions - Ladies Pairs EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 26-01-2015.EWIBA - 2008/09 Ladies Pairs Finals EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 26-01-2015. U25 Ladies Singles EIBA - 2008/09 Ladies U25 Finals EIBA/EWIBA. Retrieved 25-01-2015. 1The Gedling Trophy is awarded to the best overall performing nation.
Awards Norwich Sportsperson of the Year (2013)Norwich Sports Awards 2013 Nowrich City Council. Retrieved 28-01-2015.
Personal life Her husband is England international Wayne Willgress.
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