Coming off the back of a major wet weather event, there were some doubts about whether Round 1 at ESP would be able to proceed. Fortunately, the rain stopped overnight – just in time. There was still some standing water, but, thanks to the efforts of some dedicated ESP volunteers, the number of lanes deemed unplayable was reduced to three, leaving the required number of 13 available for play. Even more fortunate, given the forecast of more cold, wet and windy conditions, was the weather on the day – much more comfortable than expected and no rain at all until 5pm, when all but one game had finished.
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2024-2025 INTERCLUB PLAYER RANKINGS
The 2024-2025 SAPL Interclub competition had 148 participants and the player rankings are available for download below.
Continue reading2024-2025 InterClub Competition Round 6 at Prospect Petanque Club 18 May, 2025
The final round of the 24/25 season was held on a sunny day which made for very pleasant conditions on the pistes despite the low temperature. 28 teams took part.
Continue reading2024-2025 InterClub Competition Round 5 Club de Petanque d’Adelaide 23 Mar 2025
Round 5 was held in the South Parklands at Club d’Adelaide. It was a sunny day, but not too hot. Thankfully, after a long dry summer, some welcome rain a few days prior helped to dampen down the dust a little bit.
Continue reading2024/25 SA State Triples Championship at Eastern Suburbs Pétanque Club – 2 March, 2025
Unlike the recent Singles, the weather for the State Triples Championship was nigh on perfect for a day of petanque. However, with the very dry conditions we’ve had this summer, the ground was rock hard and the ESP terrain was even more challenging than usual. Nevertheless, there were plenty of players up to the challenge.
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