Tayla Bruce

Born in Christchurch in 1995, Bruce plays for the Burnside Bowling Club.[1] She won the 2017 national women's fours title, in a team with Jo Edwards, Val Smith, and Kirsten Edwards.[2][3] At the annual Canterbury awards, she was named as sportswoman of the year and young player of the year.[4]

She was selected as part of the New Zealand team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[5]

A second national fours title was secured in 2020, playing alongside Sandra Keith, Clare Hendra, and Selina Smith.[6] During the same year she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[7]

In 2022, she won her third national title after securing the singles crown.[8] Also in 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[9] She won double bronze; in the triples playing with Nicole Toomey and Val Smith and in the fours, playing with Selina Goddard, Toomey and Smith.[10] In November 2022, she won the gold medal at the World Singles Champion of Champions in Wellington, New Zealand.[11]

In January 2023, Bruce won the national women's pairs title with Clare Hendra.[12]

• Tayla Bruce at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Tayla Bruce at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archive)
• Tayla Bruce at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games