Canberra Petanque

08/06/2026

On a glorious winter day, 22 people enjoyed deceptively pleasant weather when, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, we should have been freezing. Which we were at around 4pm, when the sun dipped below the trees.

In a refreshing change, we saw some new faces enter the winners’ circle today. Rob Ferguson was the only player to win all 3 games, although Susan and Adele were each 2 wins from 2 games. In the women’s competition, Susan triumphed while Adele and Isa shared the second spot. In the men’s competition, Rob came first, with Bob second and Seb third and Smitty lost his undefeated crown with his first loss of the year.

A huge thank you to Michael M for sweeping the piste, to Smitty and Adele for marking the lines and for umpiring one game each.

In the overall results, Smitty is still in the lead with Remi second and Greg third. In the women’s competition, Isa is in the lead overall with Adele second and Catherine third.

01/06/2026

Nice to get a shout out in the Petanque Australia newsletter, still spots available for the singles in 3 weeks time.

16/05/2026

Smitty playing with Tim in the Queensland international. They unfortunately came 18 (3W,2L) so have missed out on tomorrow's principale. Thanks to Aussie petanque for the photos from the day.

05/05/2026

11 degrees in the capital. -1 forecast overnight. It's Canberra in the cold. At yet our members are still out playing under the lights.
The new jackets are a success and starting to get some game time.

Anyone who is looking for jackets can order through the website https://www.capitalpetanque.org.au/equipment

03/05/2026

We had 28 competitors for the May First Sunday of the Month competition, who enjoyed a couple of sun showers, as well as drizzle, mizzle or smirring, depending on where you grew up.

In the men’s competition Greg, Remi and Smitty all had 3 wins and were ranked in that order on the day. In the women’s competition, only Helen had 3 wins and won on the day with Isa second and Catherine third.

In the overall results, we are now 6 months in and at the half way point of the competition, Smitty is leading the men’s division, yet to lose a game 🤨 with Remi second and Greg third. Isa is leading the women’s competition with Catherine second and Candida third.

A huge thank you to Rob Meller for umpiring today and to Isa and Remi for doing the piste sweeping.

26/04/2026

Fantastic photos from today at Preston's from Tim and Aussie Petanque (and he won the B division)

26/04/2026

Seb and Adele (with Peter), Isa and Remi (with Vincent), Smitty (with Shane and Meredith) all into the principale finals at the new l NSW state mixed triples.

Good luck to all the competitors this afternoon

23/04/2026

Start planning Canberra people... we are going back to Novar Gardens Pétanque Club in 2027

2027 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Petanque Australia is pleased to announce that, following a collaborative agreement with Novar Gardens Sports Club and the SA Petanque League, the 2027 National Championships will be held in Adelaide from 25th to 29th March 2027.

Details regarding the event format, venues, and schedule for this premier occasion on the Australian Petanque calendar will be released later this year.

22/04/2026

Boulesheet 172 is online https://www.capitalpetanque.org.au/boulesheet

Enjoy the read covering the nationals, the Alexanders and other news from Capital Petanque

If it's happening at Capital Petanque it will be in the regular Boulesheet sent out to subscribers.   We report on the club, special events, tournaments, trips, results and classifieds.