Summer Triples

Spring Doubles

Giles and Lee have won the Spring Double with a game to spare. They had a good week, winning both of their games. With Linda & Dave beating Shane & Fred, the league has been decided. Del & Sean will be pleased with their third place finish.

In Division B, long time leaders Jimmy & Jane fell at the last hurdle, losing against Bob & Rob and then losing against Clare & Rose in their final game. This opened the door for Bob & Rob to once again win a B league. Congratulations to them! Clare & Rose will be happy with second in their first league together.

Liberation Day Doubles 2026

Craig & Seb have won the 2026 Liberation Day Doubles, beating Lee & Shane 13-12 in the final match. Craig & Seb are more accustomed to playing against each other, but with the European Championships in Murcia in less than three weeks, they teamed up to gain some practice. Both teams won their first two games fairly easily which set up a very long final match. With Seb placing exceptionally well all day and Lee placing and firing to a high level, the game went the distance, including several dead ends. Ultimately though, Craig pulled out an important carreaux on the last end and followed this up with a final boule fire when Lee placed his last boule to reach 13 on the ground. Two points was enough to win 13-12 and to take the trophy.

Mixed Triples 2026

The Mixed Triples competition has concluded and this was another tournament that went down to the last games. The title was between defending champions Dan, Craig & Andi and Seb, Del & Lee. They both went into the final evening with six wins from seven, but Seb, Del & Lee had a superior points difference. As they won their first game 13-0, the points difference soon became insurmountable and so it just came down to the number of wins.

Dan, Craig & Andi played their first game against Mark, Julian & Linda. Whilst they were ahead for most of the game, Mark then played two amazing shots removing three boules with two fires, both of which were carreaux. This gave them an end of five and they subsequently managed to take the score to 11-12. Dan, Craig & Andi finally managed to scape a 13-11 win.

In the last round of matches, Seb, Del and Lee came up against Shane, Keith and Joan. This match was neck and neck the whole way, but in the end, Shane, Keith and Joan came from behind to prevail 13-10. In the other match, Dan, Craig & Andi found themselves 7-8 down. After a good performance during the match, Dave, Margaret and Kathie suddenly fell apart and had two horrendous ends, thus gifting their opponents a 13-8 victory and with it the title.

Winter Doubles 2026

Giles & Lee have won the Winter Doubles A League and Mark & Linda have won the B league. Congratulations to both teams!

In the A league, Giles & Lee merely had to beat Dan & Fred in their final game but they were pushed to the limit, coming through 13-11 after a long match, with Giles saving his team on a couple of occasions when well down in a few ends. This result meant that Dan & Fred finished in third place with Craig & Keith in second.

Division B also went down to the last week, with Mark & Linda winning their final game 13-8. With Bob & Rob losing to Dave & Joan and then being beaten by Kathie & Pam, Mark & Linda ended up winning by one extra victory.

On Wednesday there are no matches as we need you all to sand and paint the greenhouse.

The Mixed Triples start on 18 March.

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.