The 2025-2026 SAPL Interclub competition had 144 participants and the player rankings are available for download below.

The new season kicked off at Eastern Suburbs in fine conditions. 29 teams took part, which is a good turnout for July.

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.