Welcometo the official website of The South Australian Pétanque League.
The South Australian Pétanque League (SAPL) is the administrative body of its South Australian member clubs.
SAPL is affiliated, through Pétanque Federation Australia (PFA), with the Federation Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provencal (FIPJP), the world governing body of pétanque. South Australian members are eligible to participate in local, national and international competitions.
We are responsible for state championship competitions and many major pétanque events held in South Australia.
Our mission is to promote this wonderful game/sport, increase its participation in South Australia and to provide an environment and an organisational structure in which pétanque can be enjoyed.................................SAPL
14May12 Latest SAPL Committee-Meeting minutes(29 March 2012)
13May12Sunday 27 May2011-12 Interclub Round 5 at Club de pétanque d'adelaide
Send your team lists to Anthony Pietsch at anthony.pietsch@gmail.com by 5:00pm Thursday 24 May.
REMEMBER!Register and pay on the 27th before 9.30am. NOTE! The Interclub Competition is a PFA sanctioned competition.
13May12Reminder!South Australian 2012 State Triples - 17 June at Club de pétanque d'adelaide. (Rescheduled event) Send your team registration to Anthony Pietsch at anthony.pietsch@gmail.com by 5:00pm Monday 11 June.
REMEMBER!Register and pay on the 17th before 9.30am. NOTE! The Interclub Competition is a PFA sanctioned competition.Flyer/Entry/Form - COMING SOON!
11May12 New season starting soon... Read the (slightly revised) 2012-2013 Interclub format and match structure.
08May12
2012 Trans Tasman Challenge - Wanganui New Zealand - 14-15 April. Comprehensive report
submitted by Warren Sowter,
National Administrative Director of Coaching.
25Apr12Latest 2011-12 Player Ranking "The ranking of players is one part of the process of selecting State teams. It is not the only criterion. Only players with a full (National) licence can represent the state or play for Australia."
23Apr12Results2011-12 Interclub Round 4 - Adelaide Hills Pétanque Club - 22 April 2012 details
08Apr12ResultsSAPL Easter Mixed Triples Competition - Gawler Petanque Club 7 April, 2012pics
27Mar12 Pétanque Federation Australia:
Players selected to represent Australia in the Pan Pacific Games in Sydney 16-17 June 2012. (27Mar12)
13Feb12 Another beautiful weekend of pétanque is over. Report and results of the 16th Coonawarra Vignerons
Classic Clash Pétanque
Tournament 11-12 Feb 2012
06Dec11Need some inspiration? On 10 May 2011 in Dreux, 10 pétanque players "shot" 1,000 boules in 1 hour at 87.6%.
Graham Rodney Clark
23.01.1947 - 11.09.2011 "A loveable character with principles."
11Sep11
Dear all,
I am very sorry to have to tell you that Graham Clark died this afternoon (Sunday 11 September).
While he was very sick, it was more sudden than expected, we all thought we had more time with him.
Graham had many friends in many places. Anna O’Connor,
Secretary,
Eastern Suburbs Pétanque