Four men’s pairs and two women’s pairs contested the World Championships Qualifier on Sunday 25th November at Perth. Weather-wise, it was a difficult test for the players with cold and wet conditions throughout the day. The qualifiers are: Mags Montgomery Dani Cassini Robbie Stronach Paul Fletcher They will represent Scotland at the Singles, Doubles and […]
Many congratulations to Tweed Valley Pétanque Club, which has been awarded Clubsport Tweeddale Club of the Year 2018, sponsored by Tontine Hotel Peebles. It is great to see their hard work being rewarded. To find out more about the club, visit the website www.tweedvalleypetanque.org
The Scottish Petanque Association held its AGM on Sunday 28 October at Perth Petanque Club. At the AGM, the members voted to adopt a new constitution and you can view it here. Among other things, the constitution creates 2 SPA membership categories which come into effect on 1 April 2019: Affiliate Member. Every member of […]
We are delighted to announce our 13th affiliated club, Walkerburn Bowling & Petanque Club. A very big welcome to them.
It is with great sadness that we pay tribute to Malcolm McKinlay who passed away earlier this month. Malcolm was a passionate pétanque player at his home club of Troon and who represented Scotland on numerous occasions, the last being at this year’s Home Nations in Jersey. Our thoughts are with Rosemary, Malcolm’s family and […]
The 2018 Masters were contested on 13 and 14 October at Inverleith PC and we were treated to hearty lunches both days (with thanks to the assistance from Ferranti Bowling Club). The Masters is the culmination of the international qualification series, with places in the Women’s World Championships (Cambodia), Men’s and Veteran’s European Championships (Bulgaria) […]
12 triples teams competed in the 2018 SPA Triples at Perth PC on Sunday 19 August. We are pleased to see two new triples teams competing this year – The Combies (from Moffat PC) and Carnoustie PC. We hope they enjoyed the experience and will join us again at our events next season. The winning […]
The SPA National Triples will be contested at Perth PC on Sunday 19 August. Registration will be open from 9am – 9.15 sharp with play commencing asap thereafter. A reminder, competitors need to hold an SPA licence to compete. Licences should be presented at registration. Perth PC will offer tea/coffee and perhaps a light breakfast […]
The results from Inverleith’s group of the EuroCup have now been checked and published. The team managed a good match with against the Wheatsheaf from Wales, meaning Inverleith finished 6th in the Group. Sadly that means they didn’t qualify for the finals. But we hope they had a good trip to Italy and enjoyed the […]
A team of 6 from Inverleith Petanque Club will compete in Group D of the EuroCup for Clubs Qualifying Round in Imperia, Italy from Thursday. Contested over 4 days, they will compete against the following clubs: S. Giacomo Petanque T.Arbustini (Italy) Żywiecki Klub Boules (Poland) Helsingin Boule Yhdistys (Finland) Wheatsheaf PC (Wales) Carrefour PC (Jersey) SCP […]