The history of the Jersey Petanque Club has its origins in friendly games of boules on St. Ouen’s beach, progressing to more challenging encounters on campsites in France and culminated in regular gatherings of enthusiasts at the Old Portelet Inn before the club was eventually established in April 1986.
Four local residents had first proposed the idea for a club in Jersey and through the columns of the local Jersey Evening Post, they encouraged others to join them. A feature item in September 1985 attracted more than 30 like-minded novices to the game and great progress was made in this first season.
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Ian Foster & Martin Koradi vs Linda Taylor!
The first major competition of the year was won by Keaven Taylor & Rita Le Brocq
After the final round of the Soup Night competition, Barbara Cunliffe and Ron Le Herissier were this season's winners
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Welcome to the new, updated website of the Jersey Petanque Club. At the moment, the site contains the full 2012 fixture list, details of the 2012 Open Doubles competition and highlights of the 2011 results as well as information about the club itself and links to other sites of interest.
In the coming weeks and months, not only will the on-going results and news be added to the site but all historical and archived news and results will be included. In addition, a new page will be available to view, dedicated solely to the continuing Jersey/Coutances visits.