Welsh Pétanque Association

Welsh Squad Session
2025-03-22 10:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Harlequins Pétanque club, Cardiff Harlequins RFC, Diamond Ground, Cardiff, CF14 7JN

Welsh Squad Session
2025-04-05 10:30 - 16:30 | Monkstone Petanque Club, The Penylan Club, Marlborough Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 5BU, United Kingdom

Welsh Squad Session
2025-04-21 10:30 - 13:00 | Vale Petanque Club, Wenvoe Playing Fields, Station Road East, Wenvoe, Wales, CF5 6AH, United Kingdom

National Championship Triples: Men and Women
2025-05-11 | Monkstone Petanque Club, The Penylan Club, Marlborough Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 5BU, United Kingdom
Registration: 09h00 to 09h30
Organiser: WPA Executive
Umpire:
Rules of Play:

The Official Rules of the Sport of Pétanque
Qualification rounds: The games will be timed.
Elimination Rounds: The games will be untimed.
All lanes will be allocated

Number of Teams: 13
Play Begins: 10h00 – latest

Junior/Adult Open Doubles-Postponed
2025-05-24 | Monkstone Petanque Club, The Penylan Club, Marlborough Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 5BU, United Kingdom
Unfortunately, this event has had to be postponed due to personal circumstances. However, the competition will be rescheduled later in the year.
A junior/adult doubles competition offers numerous benefits for juniors and adults, fostering growth, learning, and community building. Here are some key advantages:
For Juniors

Skill Development – Playing alongside an experienced adult helps juniors learn strategies, positioning, and decision-making.
Confidence Boost – Competing with an adult partner provides reassurance, helping young players build self-confidence.
Mentorship – Juniors receive guidance and constructive feedback, accelerating their improvement.
Exposure to Competitive Play – It introduces them to a different style of play, enhancing adaptability.
Social Growth – Interacting with adults improves communication skills and sportsmanship.

For Adults

Leadership and Teaching Opportunities – Adults can mentor juniors, reinforcing their knowledge.
Fresh Perspective – Playing with juniors brings energy and creativity into their game.
Community Engagement – Strengthens bonds between different generations of players.
Encourages Patience and Teamwork – Adapting to a junior’s style fosters better communication and cooperation.
More Fun & Variety – It provides a unique, enjoyable challenge compared to regular adult competitions.

Why not give it a go? Could you put it on your calendars now?

National Championship Triples: Veterans
2025-06-01 | Caerleon RFC PC, The Clubhouse, Broadway, Caerleon, Newport, Wales, NP18 1AY, United Kingdom

4th EC Triples: Veterans
2025-07-12 - 2025-07-15 | Santa Susanna, Spain, Spain

8th EC Triples: Men
2025-07-17 - 2025-07-20 | Santa Susanna, Spain, Spain

Vale PC "Mid Summer" Open Doubles
2025-07-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Vale Petanque Club, Wenvoe Playing Fields, Station Road East, Wenvoe, Wales, CF5 6AH, United Kingdom
VALE PETANQUE CLUB are holding an Open Doubles competition on Sunday 27th July as part of a “Mid Summer” series of events – including a Women’s only event on Saturday 26th July. Come and join in !!
Cash Prizes, Tea and Coffee
Sunday 27th July 2025
Registration: 9:00, start 9:30
Cup and Plate
£10 per team.
Station Road East,
Wenvoe CF5 6AH
valepetanque25@gmail.com

Pontyclun Open Triples
2025-08-03 09:00 - 17:00 | Pontyclun Petanque Club, Pontyclun Rugby and Sports Club, Pontyclun, Wales, CF729DQ, United Kingdom
An open competition which will allow the Home Nation teams to practice on the pistes that will be used for the following week’s Home Nations event.
Further details to follow.

Vale PC Open Doubles - European Cup Fundraiser
2025-08-17 08:00 - 17:00 | Vale Petanque Club, Wenvoe Playing Fields, Station Road East, Wenvoe, Wales, CF5 6AH, United Kingdom
VALE PETANQUE CLUB are holding an Open Doubles event in aid of their European Cup Team who will be travelling to France
in November to represent Wales.

Cash Prizes, Raffle will be available
Sunday 17th August 2025
Registration: 9:00, start 9:30
Cup and Plate
£15 per team.
Station Road East,
Wenvoe CF5 6AH
valepetanque25@gmail.com

WC Singles & Doubles: Men & Women
2025-09-18 - 2025-09-21 | Rome, Italy

WC Triples: Women
2025-10-09 - 2025-10-12 | Boulodrome du Douaisis, 150 rue Joséphine Baker, Sin-le-Noble, 59450, France

27th European Cup
2025-11-06 - 2025-11-09 | Boulodrome du Douaisis, 150 rue Joséphine Baker, Sin-le-Noble, 59450, France

Qualifying Tournament for the 2026 World Championships Triples: Men
2025-11-29 | Boulodrome national de la Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Boules et de Pétanque (FLBP), 184 Chemin Rouge, BELVAUX, SANEM, 4480, Luxembourg
The counties that finished in the top 24 places after the five rounds of the Swiss system played at the last World Championships in Dijon are automatically qualified for the next World Championships in 2026 (the venue is to be announced by the end of October).
In Europe, the following teams have already qualified: Italy, France, Belgium, Monaco, Sweden, Turkey, Germany, Denmark, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Spain and Finland.
For the remaining European Federations, the Luxembourg Federation is pleased to invite you to a qualifying tournament that will determine the last 9 European nations to qualify for the 2026 World Championships. This will comprise a single five-round Swiss tournament held over one day. The top 9 countries will be eligible to participate in 2026.

3, 2, 1 Series
2025-12-06 09:30 - 16:30 | Caerleon RFC PC, The Clubhouse, Broadway, Caerleon, Newport, Wales, NP18 1AY, United Kingdom
The 3-2-1 series returns! Each competition starts and finishes with your team playing triples – in between your team splits to play parallel doubles and singles games.

As with last year, we are running the 3-2-1 as a competition series. You can enter a single comp or – if you are up for a challenge – you can enter all 3 events. Teams entering more than one event accumulate points towards a season ranking: can your mini-squad take the top spot?

Around 70% of the entry fee for each event will go back as prizes on the day, with 15% going into the accumulator pot. If we have 12 teams at each event this means 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes of £60, £45and £30 on the day, with £36 going into the accumulator pot.

Each competition is limited to 12 teams of 3 players*. This is an Open event so no licence is needed. The coffee shop should be open – and they serve good food too – but feel free to bring lunch and flask: the bar will open at 12pm.

Registration is 9.15 to 9.30. We will play timed games, and should be wrapped up by 4.30pm.

Entry is £21 per team for each competition, and is secured by pre-pay only.

To register, email caerleon.petanque@yahoo.co.uk – we will send bank info and rules by return
*teams entering more than one event can include a 4th player for the series – but only 3 can play on the day: but please note rules for teams of 4 which will be sent out in response to email enquiries.

3-2-1 Series
2026-01-17 09:30 - 16:30 | Caerleon RFC PC, The Clubhouse, Broadway, Caerleon, Newport, Wales, NP18 1AY, United Kingdom
The 3-2-1 series returns! Each competition starts and finishes with your team playing triples – in between your team splits to play parallel doubles and singles games.

As with last year, we are running the 3-2-1 as a competition series. You can enter a single comp or – if you are up for a challenge – you can enter all 3 events. Teams entering more than one event accumulate points towards a season ranking: can your mini-squad take the top spot?

Around 70% of the entry fee for each event will go back as prizes on the day, with 15% going into the accumulator pot. If we have 12 teams at each event this means 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes of £60, £45 and £30 on the day, with £36 going into the accumulator pot.

Each competition is limited to 12 teams of 3 players*. This is an Open event so no licence is needed. The coffee shop should be open – and they serve good food too – but feel free to bring lunch and flask: the bar will open at 12pm.

Registration is 9.15 to 9.30. We will play timed games, and should be wrapped up by 4.30pm.

Entry is £21 per team for each competition, and is secured by pre-pay only.

To register, email caerleon.petanque@yahoo.co.uk – we will send bank info and rules by return
*teams entering more than one event can include a 4th player for the series – but only 3 can play on the day: but please note rules for teams of 4 which will be sent out in response to email enquiries.

AGM
2026-01-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Harlequins Pétanque club, Cardiff Harlequins RFC, Diamond Ground, Cardiff, CF14 7JN

Over 50s Round 1
2026-02-08 | Leicester Petanque Club, Western Park, Hinckley Road, Leicester, England, Western Park, Hinckley LE3 6HX, United Kingdom

3-2-1 Series
2026-02-08 09:30 - 16:30, 2026-03-08 09:30 - 16:30 | Caerleon RFC PC, The Clubhouse, Broadway, Caerleon, Newport, Wales, NP18 1AY, United Kingdom

Meeting - Club Committee Members
2026-02-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Monkstone Petanque Club, The Penylan Club, Marlborough Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 5BU, United Kingdom
Update: 17/02/2026
This meeting will take place at Monkstone PC in the annexe, situated to the left of the main building.
This meeting is for the three main functions of a club committee: Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. The meeting will be held face-to-face and via Zoom. Those wishing to participate remotely, please complete the form below.
The agenda can be downloaded by clicking here.
REMOTE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Registration opens on 05/02/2026 at 09h00.
Registration closes on 17/02/2026 at 22h00.

Over 50s Round 2
2026-02-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Lordswood PC, Lordswood Sports & Social Club, North Dane Way, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8YL, United Kingdom

International Women's Day
2026-03-08 | The City of Llandaff Petanque Club, The Boathouse, Bridge Rd, Cardiff, Wales, CF5 2PT, United Kingdom
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a wonderful opportunity to bring together women from across Wales who enjoy the game of petanque. This year’s theme for IWD is “Give to Gain” with a focus on generosity and collaboration.
Arrival Time: 10 am
Start Time: 10:30 am
Finish Time: About 2:30 pm
Format: 3 Round Melee
There will be Refreshments and Prizes
£5 cash contribution on the day
To make the day better, wear something Purple, Green or White (or all three).
We invite all Women members (and their friends and family) to come together in celebration of International Women’s Day. Information about the worldwide celebration of IWD can be found here.
Please register your attendance by joining the IWD WhatsApp Group by clicking here.
Please get involved and share the above information. It is a women-only event.
If you have any questions, please let us know.

Over 50s Round 3
2026-03-14 | Adur PC, South Downs Leisure Centre, Lancing Manor, Old Shoreham Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 0PH, United Kingdom

President's Novice Cup
2026-03-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Monkstone Petanque Club, The Penylan Club, Marlborough Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 5BU, United Kingdom
This form is closed for submissions.

President's Cup
2026-03-22 | Monkstone Petanque Club, The Penylan Club, Marlborough Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 5BU, United Kingdom

Over 50s Round 4
2026-03-29 | City of Bath Petanque Club, Charlcombe Lane, Bath, England, BA1 6NR, United Kingdom

Monkstone Open Doubles
2026-04-12 | Monkstone Petanque Club, The Penylan Club, Marlborough Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 5BU, United Kingdom
This is a date change from the 5th April (Easter Sunday) to Sunday 12th April.

27th CEP European Congress
2026-04-18 | CEP Office, 184 Chemin Rouge, Belvaux, L-4480, Luxembourg
