Sixteen teams competed in the first Grand Prix of the 2016 season, played at Fochabers PC on Sunday 17 April. It was nice to see some new faces competing this year. Play was over 6 rounds, using the Swiss Ladder format and timed games as per in previous years. The Swiss Ladder always makes a very […]
SPA Grand Prix I is on Sunday 17 April and the hosts are Fochabers Petanque Club. Registration will run from 09.00-09.15AM for a 09.30AM start. The club will have tea / coffee / cake available all day and will have options for lunch. The host club will also run their “Spring Fling” on the Saturday afternoon. Registration at 1.00pm […]
The rules for all SPA qualifiers and other competitions have been finalised and can be viewed here. Players are asked to familiarise themselves with them. As a reminder, the 5 June qualifier format and venue will be determined once entry has closed. It is anticipated that the day’s play will include a mixture of singles, […]
A total of 49 players from club’s across Scotland (Troon, Ayr, Inverleith, Perth, Fochabers, Penicuik and our newest club, Melrose) attended our traditional curtain raiser to the season at Perth on Sunday. 9 teams per side split roughly according to geography, played 4 rounds. The weather was cold a damp for most of the day, […]
The FIPJP are holding the first combined Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles World Championship for men and women in Gent, Belgium on April 13-16th 2017. On Sunday 5 June 2016 the SPA will hold a one day qualifying competition for this. Teams of 2 men and 2 women are requested to register in advance for […]
Players who wish to play in the North v South on 3rd April should note the following: Registration is 10 am for 10.30 start. Coffee and croissants will be available at registration. Please bring your own lunch (the cafe at Bells is likely to be very busy – see below). Due to a major gymnastics […]
Troon PC have released details of their 2016 open competitions. These are now available to view in the Calendar.
The SPA have received details of the 2016 Jersey Open competitions. You can see the details and entry form by clicking on the link below. THE JERSEY PETANQUE CLUB OPEN DOUBLES 2016
Perth PC have released the dates for their 2016 open competitions. See calendar for details.
The 2016 Calendar is now available to view in the events section. There are two dates reserved for potential qualifiers – 20 March (for the EuroCup) and 5 June (may be a qualifier for the 2017 World Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles pending a final decision by the SPA). Club secretaries/contacts have been sent details of […]