The sixth and final Interclub round was held at Prospect in overcast and windy conditions. Reminiscent of the way the season started, there was rain overnight but it cleared before the start of play. Then, once again, more showers arrived just after we had finished. The cosy deal between the pétanque gods and the weather gods still seems to be in place.

Round 5 was held at Adelaide in fine and warm conditions.

With just one more round to go, the results of the competition this season continue to be a bit predictable and repetitive. To no-one’s surprise, the Round 5 winners were ESP’s Pierre Geslin, Ha Nguyen & Van Nguyen. That makes it four out of five this season for Ha and Van.

Round 4 was held at Stirling in glorious conditions, with cool air temperatures to offset the warm summer sun. Once again, our extraordinary run of luck with the weather continued, only this time rain wasn’t the issue. What we dodged (by two days) was the most severe heatwave seen in these parts for some years.

A strong turnout of thirty-two teams participated in Round 3 at Novar Gardens. Once again, our extraordinary run of luck with the weather continued. Of the five SAPL events held so far this season, this was the fourth to follow the same pattern. Coming after a major rain event, with more showers forecast for Sunday, the conditions cleared just in time to make way for a pleasant sunny day of petanque. The only difference this time was that the preceding rain continued until 9am, rather than 3am, and the following rain didn’t come until midnight, rather than 5 or 6pm.