Green’s Grand Prix Trophy

Dan Le Sauvage has won the 2025 Green’s Grand Prix Trophy. In another very tight race, Dan won through by just 2 points over Craig. Over the course of the year, Dan won two Triples tournaments and the Mixed Doubles. Congratulations to Dan!

Craig came second but has the consolation of the Singles title. Seb and Giles tied for third place. Seb won the first two tournaments of the year plus some one off wins. Giles will be happy with his recent Vauclusienne victory.

Winter Doubles 2026

Here are the league tables at the half way point of the Winter Doubles.

Craig & Keith remain in the lead, but Giles & Lee are in a strong position just behind them with a superior points difference and a game in hand. They beat Iain & Joan 13-12 in the match of the round. Dan & Fred will still fancy their chances but have several games to catch up.

Bob & Rob still lead Divsion B but they were beaten by Sean & Mandi who had a good week.

Vauclusienne

Giles Cleal has been crowned as winner of the Vauclusienne tournament. Playing with six boules and against the best players/teams, this is the ultimate test of placing, shooting, tactics and playing under pressure.

Going into the last round, Giles was in the lead but needed to win at least two games to take the trophy. In the first match of three, he lost narrowly to Iain Haith. This then set up an all important match against Shane and Keith. The stakes were raised as Giles could see his nearest rival Craig winning his matches in the terrain next door. In the end Giles came through 13-9 which meant that a final match against Donal stood between him and glory. Giles duly dispatched Donal 13-1 to match Craig’s total of 8 wins but with a superior points difference. As Giles also beat Craig in their head to head, his victory was well deserved.

The lower places were tightly contested and after a sequence of players/teams beating each other in the last three rounds, Dan and Fred sneaked into third on points difference, sealing the night with a comprehensive victory over Vikki.

In Division B, there was a top of the table clash between Martyn and defending champions Bob and Rob. After a long and tight game, Bob and Rob came through 13-11 to retain their title.

Placing Trophy

Craig Allen won the placing trophy.