Just a quick upload of the Christmas and New Years Eve events for the Monkstone Pétanque Club. The club celebrates many social occasions throughout the year and everybody’s welcome!
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The First Day of Summer! – 09/03/2014
Pétanque Blog 3 – 09/03/2014
On Sunday the club celebrated it’s first real weekend of the year of sunshine with a training session packed full of members! The sun was out, the hats were on and the competition was heating up! Members are looking forward to many more sunshine filled weekends to come this season.
Liam Milton
Category: Membership /
President’s Cup – The Results!!!
“The Monkstone Pétanque Club fielded three teams for the President’s Cup on the 2nd of March 2014. Despite the pouring rain and bitter wind all three of the Monkstone’s teams (The Minotaurs, Marauders and the Monarchs) reached the semi-final of the Plate.
However, The Monkstone Marauders (John Barnes, Peter Kensett and Jim Harrison) managed to progress to the final to meet the Dambusters. By this time the rain had approached near monsoon conditions and both teams agreed to play one boule each to decide. Sadly the victory went to the Dambusters! Well done to them!
What could have been a great day was sadly spoilt by the weather. The result was nevertheless a good one for the team!”
Jim Harrison
Category: Membership /
President’s Cup – Playing Format
The following playing format has been posted on the WPA website.
if you have any questions, please ask.
Morning play:
There will be three pools of four teams play a round robin. The games will be timed with a 10 minute break between each game.
The top eight teams will qualify to play in the main competition. The next four teams will play in a plate competition (if requested).
Afternoon play:
The main competition will be a knockout from the quarter final stage for the 8 qualified teams.
The plate competition (if requested) will be a round robin for the 4 qualified teams.
The games in the afternoon will not be timed.
Category: Competition, WPA /
President’s Cup – Sunday 2nd March
Three teams from the Club have entered this year’s President’s Cup – the first competition of the new season.
The three teams are:
Monkstone Monarchs: Tony Smith, Inthrayut Kongchun & Roger Griffin.
Monkstone Marauders: Jim Harrison, Peter Kensett & John Barnes.
Monkstone Minotaurs: Bernard Adshead, Vicki Adshead & Keith Nott.
Travel arrangements will be confirmed on Wednesday evening.
There will be hot food available on the day, either Cawl or Faggots, both come recommended.
For a number of the members this will be their first competition, we wish them all and all the teams good luck.
You will need your licences.