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2023 Triples League

After the successful introduction of a triples league last year we will be running the second incarnation this year. The leagues will be randomly drawn and will be no bigger than 5 but aiming, dependent on numbers, for 4 teams per league so 6 games between April 3rd April & 17th September alongside a knockout cup and plate – each team can consist of 4 players (the same 4 players throughout the season) and a match will consist of 2 games with 3 points awarded for a 2-0, 1 point each for a 1-1 and in the event of a 1-1 a bonus point will be awarded for the team with the highest aggregate over the 2 games.

The cup event will, from round 1 be best of 3. The entry fee is £10 with all fees going to trophies and prizes. If you haven’t already entered or have any questions please contact [email protected] – payment details and final format will be confirmed subsequent to the entry closing date of 19th March

Scheduling of games is flexible but largely these should be played on evenings and Saturdays to avoid fixture congestion with the league…

2023 – Triples League – Registration open

After the successful introduction of a triples league last year 2023 will see the launch of season 2 – leagues will be drawn randomly with some geographical limits applied – again each match in the league stage will consist of 2 games with 3 points awarded for a win and 1 for a draw with a bonus point awarded to the team with the highest aggregate score in the event of a draw.

Teams can consist of up to 4 players all of whom can play in a match – unlike last year we will run the leagues independently witha view to divisions in 2024, but will also run a cup and plate competition – season will start towards the end of March and finals day will be late September (dates tbc in next 2 weeks) – expectation is that games will be played primarily weekday evening and Saturdays and scheduling will be flexible, there will however be hard cut off dates for each round of the cup and plate – £10 per team, initial notes of interest to [email protected]

SCPA Regional Status – One Step Closer

As most of you (should) know by now, it has long been a target to obtain Regional Status for our Suffolk Coastal Petanque, and after two years of requesting the required criteria check-list from Petanque England, we have now been given this info and plan to use 2023 as our “year of preparation” for this national recognition to hopefully fall into place by 1st January 2024.

To put everyone’s minds at rest, this step WILL NOT affect anything we currently do as Suffolk Coastal Petanque Alliance, nor any of our leagues, cups or tournaments, so if you never plan to apply for a Petanque England National Licence, then for you, absolutely nothing would change.

This step is only for those who have held a Petanque England licence in the past, are current licence holders, those who are in the process of renewing their licence, or are planning to hold a licence now or in the near future.
It will involve the creation of its own Regional Committee along with its own playing calendar, that is then only eligible to enter if you hold a current licence. It would also allow us to compete on a national standing in sending our own Suffolk Coastal Regional representative team to the annual Inter-Regional Championships.

There is far more to this step than we can mention in just a few paragraphs but we plan to discuss this matter a little further when we host next months Team Representative Meeting on Thursday 16th February. Please ensure ALL your team-mates see this latest update information before then.

Yours in Petanque,

The Suffolk Coastal Petanque Alliance Committee.

Summer 2023 Registrations

The Summer 2023 Registrations are now open, click here

Registration closes on 10th February and the Team Representatives Meeting will be held at the Riverside Centre in Stratford St Andrew on Thursday 16th February at 7:30pm.

As usual, all teams are required to send a team member to the meeting.

Ladies League 2023

The Ladies League 2023 registration form is now open - click here.

Entry close on 19th March, and is £10 per pair.

The leagues start on 30th of April 2023, and all games must be completed by 3rd September 2023. The Finals day and presentation dinner will be on Saturday 23rd September 2023, time and venue to be confirmed.

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Winter Plate 2022

The Winter Plate 2022 draw was made on Saturday, fixtures are online.

Some fixtures are listed as TBC, this is where we are waiting on the results of two second round Cup games where teams received byes in the first round.

Guidance on National Mourning

We join sporting bodies up and down our country in expressing our profound sadness on the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Our thoughts and sincere condolences are with the Royal Family and we join the nation in mourning her loss.

Following guidance from the Government, we will not be cancelling any matches this weekend. Should any players/teams wish to hold a minutes silence before a match, we would ask that this request is respected.

2022 Summer Finals Weekend

The 2022 Summer League Finals weekend will be held on the weekend of the 1st and 2nd of October.

The Triples Finals will be held on Saturday 1st October, venue tbc, with the Cup and Plate semi-finals and finals on Sunday 2nd October at Aldeburgh.