The SPA has decided to adopt a new system issuing and renewing petanque licences and this is now in effect for 2017 licences. To remind you, you need an SPA licence to play in SPA competitions, as well as any overseas competitions where an international licence is required. The benefit of the new system is […]
Good luck to Emma Montgomery and Colin Stewart who travel to Halmstad, Sweden this week to compete in the first European Singles Championships. The competition was hastily rearranged following the late withdrawal of the original hosts and we are very grateful to the Swedish and Danish federations for agreeing to host at such short notice. You […]
The 2016 SPA Masters was contested on 17 and 18 September at Troon PC. The top 12 ranked teams from the Grand Prix Series battled it out in a round robin to determine the 2016 Masters team and those who would compete for Scotland in 2017. A big thank you to Troon PC for their hospitality and […]
Our Women’s team of Alison Swiffin, Chistine Thomson, Lynn Jenkins and Mari Snell are competing in the Women’s European Championships in Bratislava this weekend. We wish them the very best of luck. You can follow their progress at http://petanquebratislava.com/en/
The SPA Singles and Doubles titles were contested over the weekend of 20th and 21st August at Fochabers Petanque Club. Due to the number of entries for the Singles and a lack of suitable space, the Shooting title was not contested. First up, the Singles on Saturday and 22 entries. The format was a 6 […]
The Scottish Petanque Association and Inverleith Petanque Club hosted the 2016 Home Nations on 6th and 7th August. Teams from Scotland, England, Wales and, for the first time, Jersey competed for the trophy that has been won by England on each occasion since the competition was founded in 2000. England kept to their winning ways […]
It is with a great deal of shock and sadness that we pay tribute to Pierre Bretenoux who passed away suddenly on Friday. Pierre was a Life Member of the SPA and, during his competitive days, won the Scottish Triples and Grand Prix Series both on five occasions, as well as a Scottish Doubles title. He […]
On Saturday 23rd July, Colin Stewart and Colin Montgomery travelled to Moffat to give our newest club members a session on basic petanque technique. Here’s what they had to say about it: “Dear Colin I would like to thank both you and Colin Montgomery for coming to Moffat on Saturday to teach the members of […]
11 teams contested the annual SPA Triples Championship at Inverleith PC on Sunday 17 July. The weather forecast threatened rain but thankfully it remained dry, if slightly chilly all day. Many thanks to Inverleith PC for hosting. The competition was dominated by Triaxle (Paul, Kevin and Emma) who played some fantastic petanque at times. The […]
The SPA is delighted to welcome two new petanque clubs in 2016. Melrose PC are based at Kingsknowe Hotel, between Galashiels and Melrose in the Scottish Borders. Moffat PC are based in Station Park in Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway. This brings the total number of SPA affiliated clubs to 11 and it is very encouraging to know that petanque […]