Round 2 was held at Gawler in fine and sunny conditions. There were a lot of close games and no team escaped without at least one loss. But it was also notable for a couple of other reasons…

Historically, the Gawler venue has not been a happy hunting ground for the usually formidable Eastern Suburbs club. In July 2008, an ESP team¹ took home Interclub gold as joint winners with an Adelaide team². That was 15 years ago. ESP were the premier club at the time and they won every round that season.³ Subsequently, they have won 9 more pennants and they have taken the gold medals at 45 of the 88 rounds played since that date. That’s a pretty good record, to put it mildly. But at Gawler, it’s been a different story.Continue reading→

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→

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

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→

Round 5 was played at Club d’Adelaide in slightly damp conditions. However, the intermittent showers were so light that they had little impact on either the terrain or the players. There was no wind and the temperature was comfortable.

This was a round where experience rose to the fore as three highly credentialed teams from three different clubs took their place on the podium. The bronze medallists were Rada Pierre, Alain Rousse & Dominique Pierre, from Adelaide. In second place were Prospect’s Melissa Scott, Ha Nguyen & Van Nguyen. On the top step were Alexi Alexi, Iskender (Ken) Maski & Craig Stewart, for Eastern Suburbs. All of these players have been in this position before, but one deserves a special mention.Continue reading→