Congratulations to Caerleon RFC PC on winning the 2024 Welsh Cup.
Details
The weekend of the Welsh Cup will be busy, with the competition on both Saturday and Sunday. Therefore, the timing is important, and clubs should endeavour to keep the break between rounds to a minimum. To that end, the following times are suggested.
Morning:
- Start – 09h00
- Finish – 12h30
Afternoon:
- Start – 14h00
- Finish – 17h30
Finish times are approximate.
The timings are based on the following durations with a short break between rounds:
- Singles – 45 minutes plus 2 ends.
- Doubles – 60 minutes plus 2 ends.
- Triples – 75 minutes plus 2 ends.
A coin is tossed to decide the Home Team. Lanes will be allocated (See below).
Please remember that the team members must be entered on the score sheet before the encounter between the two clubs starts.
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Competition Draw
The Welsh Cup was drawn during the National Mixed Doubles Championship break. Representatives of each club that entered the competition took part in the draw.
The results of the draw and who each club is playing against, together with the venue, are listed and tabulated below. The clubs hosting the rounds have yet to confirm that their facilities will be available to the clubs involved.
| Group One: Clubs drawn 1, 4 and 5. | Group Two: Clubs drawn 2, 3 and 6. | |
Round One:
Date: Saturday 29/06/24 AM |
Round One:
Date: Saturday 29/06/24 AM |
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Round Two:
Date: Saturday 29/06/24 PM |
Round Two:
Date: Saturday 29/06/24 PM |
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Round Three:
Date: Sunday 30/06/24 AM |
Round Three:
Date: Sunday 30/06/24 AM |
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| Round Four:
Winner Group 1 v Winner Group 2 Date: Sunday 30/06/24 PM |
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Updated: 28/06/2024
Confirmation of participation in the Welsh Cup has now closed.
We have six clubs that have confirmed their entry for 2024.
The entered clubs are:
- Cardiff Harlequins
- Caerleon RFC PC
- Monkstone PC
- Pontyclun PC
- SWBRC-PS
- Twyn y Ffrwd Inn PC
The executive has now published the 2024 Welsh Cup document, which includes the playing format, this can be downloaded on the Documentation page. The reserved dates on the playing calendar will be used.
A schedule will be published directly.
Updated: 01/06/2024
Free Entry for the 2024 Welsh Cup
Does your club think it is pretty good at playing Pétanque? Then, why not try to gain the Best Club in Wales accolade by participating in the Welsh Cup?
It has been decided and announced at the 2024 AGM that all clubs are automatically registered to participate, and the even better news is there is no entrance fee.
There are currently 12 Affiliated Clubs, which will make the organiser’s task nice and easy if all the clubs participate. This is the only competition for clubs where any club member, regardless of membership level, can participate.
We are currently reviewing the rules for 2024 and the competition format, which is directed by the number of clubs wishing to participate. This has the opportunity to be a great inter-club competition for both the new and well-established clubs, so please do think carefully before opting out of this fun competition.
Competition Overview.
For each encounter a club team can consist of 6-8 players under the following conditions:
- The teams of 6 players must possess at least 1 player of the opposite sex to the rest of the team;
- The teams of 7-8 players must possess at least 2 players of the opposite sex to the rest of the team.
All the participants must be licensed with the Club they represent at the time of the competition and may not, under any circumstances, play for another club during the course of the competition.
The games for the Welsh Cup are played in the following format:
- Five (5) open singles and one (1) between the designated female players,
- Two (2) open doubles and one (1) mixed double,
- One (1) open triple, one (1) mixed triple.
Each encounter consists of eleven games played over three (3) rounds.
Follow this link for the Rules for the Welsh Cup. This will be updated when required.
Ideally, the Welsh Club Champions shall be decided upon the total number of points won. However, should there be a tie on the number of wins, then Article 22, detailed in the published Rules European Cup For Clubs, shall be used, which states that:
The following formula will be applied to decide the results:
- The number of Match Points, if two or more teams are tied, then:
- Game Points between the tied teams.
- Points Difference between the tied teams.
- Points Difference between all the teams in the group.
All results must be relayed to the WPA Executive using the official Registration/Score Sheet.
European Cup for Clubs
Although the Welsh Cup is an inter-club competition, there is a European aspect. The WPA will ask the winning Club if they want to participate in the European Cup, held in France at the end of the year. This invitation is NOT a compulsory requirement for the winning Club and may be declined.
The European Cup for Clubs is organised by the Confédération Européenne de Pétanque (CEP). Click here to learn more.
Welsh Cup Roll of Honour
Welsh Cup
Year Club
2024 Caerleon RFC Pétanque Club
2023 SWBRC-PS
2022 SWBRC-PS
2021 Not held.
2020 Caerleon RFC Pétanque Club
2019 Monkstone Pétanque Club
2018 Caerleon RFC Pétanque Club
2017 Wenvoe Pétanque Club
2016 Pontyclun Pétanque Club
2015 The Wheatsheaf Pétanque Club
2014 The Monkstone Inn Pétanque Club
2013 The Wheatsheaf Pétanque Club
2012 The Wheatsheaf Pétanque Club
2011 Sir Henry Morgan's Pétanque Club
2010 The Wheatsheaf Pétanque Club
2009 Monkstone Pétanque Club
2008 Monkstone Pétanque Club
2007 The Wheatsheaf Pétanque Club