On the 13th of September 2023 the Red Lion 1 Pétanque Team beat 3rd place 3 Crowns C, to finish top of the 1990 Premier Pétanque League. Steve Bauld, Derek Mulford and Rob Linforth (Capt.) won their first match 13-0 and their second 13-11. Kate Jones, Iain Jones and Rich Mills won their first game to 7, before losing the final game to 8. A solid 3-1 victory on the night.
Overall, Red Lion 1 Pétanque Team finished 3 match points clear of the Farriers in 2nd with a healthy +98 shot difference over their rivals. 3 Crowns C finished in 3rd place 5 points behind.
Red Lion 1 Pétanque Team started in the bottom division of the 1990 Pétanque League in 2019 and have been promoted year on year. This is the first time they have won the Premier Pétanque League.
They were top by a slender margin for most of the year and there was a lot of tension going into the final match. No one wanted to fall at the final hurdle. Now looking forward to 2024.
What is Pétanque? A sport of skill, precision & strategy
Pétanque is a sport that falls into the category of boules sports, along with Raffa, bocce, boule lyonnaise and to some degree, lawn bowls and crown green bowling. All of these sports share something in common, in that players or teams play their boules/balls towards a smaller target ball. In English, this will commonly be referred to as the Jack, however in France, the correct terminology is the ‘But’ which translates to Goal.
The aim of the game is to be the first player/team to score thirteen points. Points are scored by having one or more of your boules closer to the target than those of your opponent, after all boules have been thrown.
The game is played out over a series of rounds, often referred to as an end, with the scoring team of an end being first to start the next round. Pétanque isn’t just about throwing your Boule to get as close to the target as possible (a method known as pointing).
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