In his Petanque America blog, Philippe has written a fine post on the results of the Europétanque d’Azur 2008, in which our own LBNY team, featuring Jean-Pierre Subrenat, Xavier Thibaud, and Eric Bertin, lasted into the 4th game (32th finals). Quiet a respectable showing.
Petanque America Blog: Europetanque 2008
It’s been one and a half weeks since the conclusion of Marseillaise 2008, which was won by Hernadez, Castano, and Hovaguimian. And it was an exciting few days for our club.
The early morning internet live broadcast from France 3. The anticipation of the day’s result on Boulistenaute. And the hope that our two members survived [...]
A day of surprises. Not about the outcome: that seemed like it as pre-ordained. Well, only looking back now.
Everything was going according to plan. The street blocked off. The tents up. The sand on the ground. Uh, oh. Just not enough of it. Only half the court were built on time. And in the mean [...]
Most of you know that Steve had to spend a lot of time in Israel this year. But don’t think there’s no fun and no petanque. There, he plays in Club Tel-Aviv. And he says that not only are they nice people, they play at a high level.