Sixty-six players took part in this year’s State Triples Championship, which was twelve less than the seventy-eight players in last year’s competition. Congratulations to the 2023-2024 SA State Triples Champions: Alexi Alexi, Iskender Maski & Van Nguyen.Continue reading
2023-2024 InterClub Competition Round 1 – Eastern Suburbs Petanque Club – 30th July 2023
The first round of the new InterClub season was held at Eastern Suburbs in cloudy but fine conditions. However, recent rain ensured that there was a spring in the step of the challenging ESP terrain. Eighty-four players participated, including four making their debut in this competition.Continue reading
SAPL CALENDAR 2023-2024 – UPDATE
The South Australian Petanque League Calendar for 2023-2024 has been updated to version 1.4 to accommodate the following change:
Due to a previous commitment made by Novar Gardens Petanque Club which makes the club unavailable, the Jonny’s Popcorn round 3 scheduled for August 13th 2023 will have to move to the long weekend in January (28th January 2024 where there are no other club events scheduled), making December 10th Round 3, 28th January Round 4 and 26th May remains as Round 5.
These changes have been incorporated into the South Australian Petanque League Calendar for 2023-2024 (version 1.4) which has been uploaded to the Calendar page.
2022-2023 SAPL INTERCLUB PLAYER RANKINGS
The 2022-2023 SAPL Interclub competition had 152 participants and the player rankings are available for download below.
The players in the top 10 positions:
Download complete rankings:
- PDF: SAPL Interclub 2022-2023 – Player Rankings – 2023-07-28.pdf
- Excel: SAPL Interclub 2022-2023 – Player Rankings – 2023-07-28.xlsx
2022-2023 InterClub Competition Round 6 – Novar Gardens Petanque Club – 28th May 2023
Round 6 was another wet one, with several periods of rain during the middle of the day. But no amount of rain would have been enough to dampen the enthusiasm of the 32 teams that took part in what was the final and deciding round of the Interclub competition. The stakes were high, as there were five clubs still in with a chance of winning the championship – something we’ve never seen before (and may never see again). Fortunately, the showers stopped just in time to avoid rendering many of the pistes unplayable. Continue reading
AUSTRALIAN MASTERS GAMES – 8 TO 13 OCTOBER 2023 – EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
Register now to receive your Early Bird discount! EARLY BIRD CLOSES 31 JULY 2023.
This year’s AMG has over 50 sports to choose from and a massive entertainment program from the Opening Ceremony, Mid Week Concert, Nightly entertainment at the District – SkyCity as well as the Foreshore Fiesta at Glenelg, there is something for everyone.
Don’t forget we have supporter passes available too. So, what are you waiting for? Head on over to www.australianmastersgames.com and hit Register Now! or phone us on +61 (08) 6146 3250 one of our friendly staff will assist you.
You won’t want to miss out. Come on Let’s Play!
2023 INTERSTATE CHALLENGE – EOI CLOSE 1st JUNE 2023
At the SAPL committee meeting held on the 18th May 2023, it was decided to support this years Interstate Challenge and send two teams to Newcastle. This year’s Interstate Challenge will be an Open competition and Expressions of Interest are sought from players of all ages.
Attached is a proposed timeline for the team selection and training process and an “Expression of Interest” form.
SAPL players who are interested in taking part should complete the form and return it to Adrian Clements by the 1st June 2023. Both Adrian Clements ( clementsadrian@hotmail.com ) and Stan Wilson ( secretary@sapetanque.com ) welcome any questions from interested players.
Expression Of Interest – SA State Team – 2023 (PDF)
Expression Of Interest – SA State Team – 2023 (Word)
AUSTRALIAN MASTERS GAMES 2023 – EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
The 2023 Australian Masters Games will include Petanque under the auspices of the SAPL. Naz Saunders (amg@sapetanque.com) is the Convenor of the Organising Committee for Petanque.
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
Details of the Petanque programme are at https://australianmastersgames.com/sport/petanque
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DATES: Sunday 8th, Monday 9th, Tuesday 10th, Thursday 12th & Friday 13th October 2023
TIMES: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
CATEGORIES: 30+ and 70+
VENUES:
- Mixed Triples – Sunday 8 October 2023 – Club de Petanque d’Adelaide
- Triples (Men’s & Women’s) – Monday 9 October 2023 – Eastern Suburbs Petanque Club
- Singles (Men’s & Women’s) – Tuesday 10 October 2023 – Novar Gardens Petanque Club
- Doubles (Men’s & Women’s) – Thursday 12 October 2023 – Prospect Petanque Club
- Mixed Doubles – Friday 13 October 2023 – Prospect Petanque Club
2022/2023 SA State Mixed Doubles Championship
The 2022/2023 SAPL Mixed Doubles Championship was held at Eastern Suburbs Pétanque Club on Sunday 30th April, 2023.
Twenty-eight teams competed in this year’s SA Mixed Doubles Championship, a record turnout for this event. The conditions were mild but damp, with a few light showers keeping a spring in the step of the newly refurbished Eastern Suburbs terrain.
An update to the 2022-23 Calendar has been released
The 2022-23 SAPL Calendar has been updated (Version 2.3) with the following change:
- The Spicy Bites will be held on Saturday 13th May 2023 (2:00 PM at the Eastern Suburbs Petanque Club). This is a replacement for the previous date of Sunday 21st May 2023.
Clink the link to view and download the updated calendar: SA Petanque Calendar 2022-23 – Version 2.3 – 28-04-2023