Welcome to the website of Pétanque Wellington. On these pages you will find information regarding the game of pétanque within the lower North Island of New Zealand.
Please take some time to browse through the site and we welcome your feedback (webmaster@petanque.org.nz).
With the start of the new season on 1 September, the links from the website have been updated. The current season link will point to the 2010-11 calendar, last season will point to the 2009-10 calendar, and next season will point to the 2011-12 season.
The 2008-09 calendar (previously last season) has been archived.
The entry form for the first Regional Championship of the season is now available. The Regional Singles will be held at the Kapiti Pétanque club on 25 & 26 September.
For those players unable to play both days, there is the option of playing in the one day Consolante event on the Sunday.
Day One saw Auckland with their noses in front as they took a narrow two point lead into Sunday. On Day Two, Wellington's Triples combinations clicked as they won ten games to six to wrest the Cup back from Auckland with an overall 59 to 49 match point score.
Full details to follow. The brief game statistics are:
Results (Windy Hills names first)
Singles: Myles Cowper vs. Erica Drake 13-2, 13-6, 13-4;
Doubles: Sebastien Merval/Dean Norman vs. Peter Dennett/Catherine Maher 10-13, 13-7, 13-12;
Triples: Jason Andersen/Neil Dykes/Susan Norman vs. Gerald Bryan/Richard Lawson/Christophe Vesse 13-0, 13-9, 10-13.
Score: Windy Hills 7, Hataitai 2
Windy Hills' next defence is away to Upper Hutt.
The tournament entry form for the 2010 National Women's Triples, to be held 18/19 September at Palmerston North is now available.
Fifty-six players took part in the fundraising melee in support of the Pieman, Pete Hamilton, who lost his business in a recent fire. Donations were received from throughout the country (Alexandra to Auckland, and many places in between). Even the weather played its part as the rain stayed away until after the games were completed.
Leading Results were:
A total of $1,320 was raised.
To the players, helpers and supporters, a big thank for your generosity and support.
Yvonne Futcher
