Celtic Challenge 2019 – Update
Great weekend at the Celtic Challenge, held at Pontyclun PC. Scotland – 32 games Wales A – 24 games Wales B – 24 games (just behind Wales A on points) Ireland – 16 games Full update and pics to follow tomorrow.
Getting people to play Pétanque
Great weekend at the Celtic Challenge, held at Pontyclun PC. Scotland – 32 games Wales A – 24 games Wales B – 24 games (just behind Wales A on points) Ireland – 16 games Full update and pics to follow tomorrow.
So, another Celtic Challenge comes to a close. The weather was kind, the pistes were challenging, the play was mostly of a very high standard (not necessarily my own and notwithstanding a few unlucky kicks and bounces off the stones) and the craic was great. I’ve heard lots of talk about the Celtic Challenge and […]
Today saw the start of the 2019 Celtic Challenge. It opened with welcoming words from Cllr. Margret Griffiths, Rhondda Cynon Taff and her husband Cllr. Paul Griffiths, leader of Pontyclun Community Council, these were then followed by welcoming speeches from Bob Pugh, president of the WPA, Heads of delegations for Ireland and Scotland along […]
2019 Welsh International Squad Assessment For European Championships Veterans Triples Bulgaria 16th– 18thSept 2019 European Championships Men’s Triples Bulgaria 19th– 22ndSept 2019 World Championships Women’s Phnom Penh Cambodia 17th– 24thNov 2019 The Playing format and Rules for these assessments can be found by following this link. 2019 National Representation Policy […]
Last Sunday the Welsh National Veteran’s Triples Championship was held at Monkstone PC and as can be seen from the results below it was a tough contest. We were incredibly lucky with the weather following the visit from Storm Hannah on Saturday, it was actually a pleasant day. The first semi-final saw a very close fought […]
2019 Home Nations Championships Grand Prix Qualifiers This year’s Home Nations Championships Qualifiers Are To Be Held At Grand Prix 1 – Monkstone Petanque Club – Sunday 12th May Grand Prix 2 – Monkstone Petanque Club – Sunday 19th May (if Required) Registration is 9.00 – 9.30 The Top Eight Teams Will Be Expected To Represent Wales […]
Last Saturday our president Bob Pugh gave the new Welsh shirts to the players going to Almeria, Spain to represent Wales in the World Cup Championships. We would like to wish them every success and a safe enjoyable trip. Pictured centre, Bob Pugh. Left to right: Matthew Howells, Richard Harris, Gemma Foster and Tansy Mayfield. […]
Good morning folks, Further to my last post regarding this competition we now have nine teams entered and as you are all well aware, competitions are easier to run when there are an even number of teams. For any of you that are still thinking of entering a team please don’t forget the closing date […]
Good Luck to all teams for the 2019 Season which starts tomorrow 24 April 2019. Team Captains are reminded of the new rules that have been introduced this season particularly the requirement for BOTH teams to submit the results – not just the Home team as previously. The sanction for non-compliance is deduction of points. […]
Good afternoon everyone, As you are no doubt aware, we have the Welsh National Veteran’s Triples Championship this coming Sunday which is being held at Monkstone PC. Below is the list of current entries, Kon is still accepting entries and will be until the 26th April so if you are quick there is still time to […]