Kapiti Petanque

We are now into a new season. Here are some of the the tournaments coming up. Looking forward to seeing you all

•Jacques Cochonnet Challenge vs Masterton — at Kapiti.on Sunday 6th September
•WPA Fundraiser Doubles — Horowhenua Club, 12 September. A brand new annual event to support our Wellington rep team. A great cause and a great day out — more details to follow.
•Club Coaching Session for Kapiti Members — 10:30am, 13 September. All welcome, all levels.
•WPA Mixed Doubles — Otaki, 19 September.
•Whanganui East Melee — 26 September.
•Kapiti Club Doubles — 27 September

It has been pretty quiet lately as 2025/2026 season has ended. 2026/2027 is about to start, so time to start practising. We are looking forward to renewing our friendship with you all

The Sinclair Memorial Doubles was played this weekend with 28 teams taking part. A great turnout as usual. Not being the least bit biased, our Kapiti members entered did very well. The eventual winners were Michael Rocks(Naenae) and Grant Bray(Kapiti). In 2nd place, Kevin McFadgen and Judy Atkinson from Kapiti. In 4th position were Kathy and Tony Gatford, from Kapiti. Congratulations to all. Here are the full results

SINCLAIR MEMORIAL DOUBLES

1 G Bray/M Rocks (Kapiti/Naenae) 5 wins +47
2 J Atkinson/K McFadgen (Kapiti) 5 W +40
3.C Daykin/N Eriksen (Manawatu/Horowhenua) 4 W +33
4. K & T Gatford (Kapiti) 4 W +30
5. R Winkel/A Hall (Horowhenua)4 W +26
6.W Lawson/B Ray (Whanganui) 4 W +20
7.A & D Gwerder (Upper Hutt) 4 W +18
8.J & A Frost (Whanganui) 4W +15
9.J & G Tyree (Horowhenua) 4 W +13
10.L Wistrand/S Macdonald (Otaki) 3 W +14
11=A Christensen/I Bailey (Horowhenua) 3W+5
11=K Simpson/P Anderson (Whanganui East) 3W +5
13J Whittaker/P Fotheringham (Horowhenua) 3W +4
14D Hunt/G Jones (Manawatu/Horowhenua) 3W +2
15K Richdale/J Neild (Manawatu) 2 W 0
16=J Gilbert/J Pickett (Whanganui East) 2W –1
16=P & J Galbraith (Horowhenua) 2W -1
18C Wilson/C Strichen (Whanganui) 2W -2
19D Bramwell/A Legge (Horowhenua) 2 W -19
20M Pomana/L Rose (Whanganui) 2 W – 21
21=N Copplestone/D Smart (Manawatu) 1W -15
21=S Smith/J Smith (Manawatu) 1W -15
23S Walker/S Loftus (Masterton) 1SW -16
24S Gibson/J Satherley (Whanganui) 1W- 29
25J Reid/ M Trembath (Horowhenua) 1W -36
26J Affleck/ K Kirkham (Otaki) 0 W – 32
27A Cameron LKohika (Manawatu) 0 W - 37
28J Prior/ T Davidson (Masterton) 0 W -38

A little bit of delay in posting this. Apologies. Kapiti Petanque Club held its AGM recently and all ran smoothly, with members in accord with all topics raised. At the conclusion of the meeting, the end of season trophies were presented.

Club Champion - Kevin McFadgen
Club Singles - Annick LeGuen
Club Doubles - Kevin McFadgen and Alan Taylor
Club Triples - Kevin McFadgen, Alan Taylor, Brett Maguire
Jo Maxwell Plate - Kevin McFadgen and Annick LeGuen
Anniversary Trophy - Annick LeGuen
Most improved new player - Wendy Lloyd
Most valued member - Alan Taylor

Congratulations to you all

Check out the total points. Kapiti was only 2 points away from the eventual winners

National Clubs Championship at Tauranga Bay of Plenty Petanque Club
Last year at Horowhenua Petanque Club, it was Herne Bay (Open) in first place followed by Herne Bay (Senior) and Bay View (Open).

This year is was Herne Bay 1 (Open) on Sum of Opponents Scores (aka Buchholtz) ahead of Herne Bay 2 (Open) with Bay View (Senior) in third.

Hibiscus Hallions took second place in the Senior section.

The Combined results from Saturday and Sunday appear below.

The National Club Championships were held in Tauranga this weekend. Seventeen teams were entered. The competition was of the highest quality as would be expected as the top players throughout New Zealand entered. It was an amazing weekend , catching up with those in other clubs. Kapiti put in a fine performance, ending up in 7th position. A superb effort, team. Winners were Herne Bay, with the winners of the seniors, Bayview

The last round of the Casey Cup was played today in Manawatu. It was one of those days where the rain turned pistes into semi swimming pools, however, by the time the third and last round started, the sun decided to come out. As always, Petanquers come prepared for all weather conditions. Rain clothing also creates a disguise for any bad shots or points made by competitors. The winners of this year's Trophy is Kapiti . A brilliant effort by all who have taken part in any or all of the four rounds. See you all next year. Manawatu, Horowhenua and Otaki, it has been a real pleasure to compete with you all