SA State Interclub Competition
2020/21 Season
Round 2 at Club de Pétanque d’Adelaide 27 Sept, 2020
The SA Interclub competition has been leading a charmed life this season, when it comes to the
weather. For Round 2, we were very fortunate to strike the one window of fine and mild weather
in the middle of an extended wet spell. Things could have got awkward with so many players to
accommodate under COVID-Safe requirements, with limited shelter available. Instead, it turned
into another near-perfect day.
Participant numbers did not quite match the high reached in July, but the notable thing on this
occasion was that 19 of the 30 triples teams had also competed in the previous round with
exactly the same line-up. Team compositions have usually been more fluid in the past. (Less
people going away this year, perhaps?) Given also that it’s just a few years ago we were
struggling to even get 19 teams or more, this is undoubtedly a record.
As in Round 1, the day’s honours went to the Eastern Suburbs club. For the second time in a row,
the gold medals went to Alexi Alexi, Arwed Turon & Maurice Belz and they can now go into
Round 3 gunning for a ‘threepeat’. It is eight years since anyone has achieved a threepeat. (The
last time it happened, there were some familiar names amongst the culprits – Alexi and Arwed,
at that time playing with George Lainas). The silver medallists were Rada Pierre, Alain Rousse &
Dominique Pierre, while Tory McBride, Ray Drummond & Lionel Pujol took the bronze.
Another big points haul puts ESP in a formidable position already at this early stage of the
season. Also faring well in Round 2 was Club d’Adelaide, with three teams in the top six. The
resultant points were enough to lift them into second on the ladder, with a bit of a buffer ahead
of Adelaide Hills.
The other big mover was FAB. After a disappointing Round 1, the four FAB teams this time all
finished in the top half, with good points for 5th and 7th. They are now tied with Novar Gardens in
fifth position, just three points behind Prospect.
Thanks to the Adelaide club for hosting – you did a great job and the new awnings look fantastic.
| CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS | Round 2 | Season |
| Eastern Suburbs (ESP) | 51 | 105 |
| Adelaide (CPA) | 42 | 72 |
| Adelaide Hills (AHP) | 15 | 51 |
| Prospect (PP) | 15 | 39 |
| Novar Gardens (NGP) | 15 | 36 |
| Feral Aussie Boulistes (FAB) | 33 | 36 |
| Gawler (GP) | 0 | 3 |
| Port Noarlunga (PNP) | – | – |
| Team | Club | Ch’ship points | Games | |
| 1st | Alexi Alexi, Maurice Belz & Arwed Turon | ESP | 30 | 5 |
| 2nd | Rada Pierre, Dominique Pierre & Alain Rousse | CPA | 24 | 4 |
| 3rd | Tory McBride, Lionel Pujol & Ray Drummond | ESP | 21 | 4 |
| 4th | Louis Oltarczy, Jean-Paul Bouyer & Tina Stockley | CPA | 18 | 5 |
| 5th | Penny Lyons, Steve Hambour & Terry Hall | FAB | 18 | 3 |
| 6th | Jenny Key, Claire Rex & Judith Brown | CPA | (15) | 5 |
| 7th | Susan Krieg, Rae Grierson & Ken Medhurst | FAB | 15 | 3 |
| 8th | Selina Dally, Deb Rodda & Wendy Bensen | ESP | (12) | 4 |
| 9th | Jonathan Giddings, Jean-Luc Gonnet & Bruce Lucas | NGP | 12 | 3 |
| 10th | Axel Monneron, John Nowland & Paula Puleston | FAB | (9) | 3 |
| 11th | Greg Anderson, Ross Coleman & Quentin Jones | AHP | 9 | 2 |
| 12th | Brett Williams, David Jones & Martin Verdonk | PP | 9 | 3 |
| 13th | Annie Hambour, Carol Ward & Lance Campbell | FAB | (6) | 3 |
| 14th | Heike Whitehorn, Marilyn Trebilcock, Allan Sanderson | PP | 6 | 3 |
| 15th | Brian Tuckfield, Ralph Foster & Anthony Pietsch | AHP | 6 | 2 |
| 16th | Sandy Tilburgs, Dee Greenslade & Nathan James | ESP | (6) | 2 |
| 17th | Kenny May, Jean May & Kendy Attenborough | NGP | 3 | 2 |
| 18th | Llianne Healey, Deb Coleman & Peter Davies | AHP | (3) | 3 |
| 19th | Roland Peik, Miriam Peik & Iliano Puccini | NGP | (3) | 2 |
| 20th | Rod Sandercock, Julie Sandercock & Lesley Davis | NGP | (3) | 3 |
| 21st | Anna Phillips, Richard Huntley & Kym Wilson | PP | – | 1 |
| 22nd | Mike Read, Ashton Claridge & Mal Bedson | AHP | – | 2 |
| 23rd | Anna O’Connor, Kathy Gepp & John Hanlon | ESP | – | 1 |
| 24th | Anne Lucas, Kel Waters & Deric Oehlers | NGP | – | 1 |
| 25th | Neil Maslin, Rob Mawson & Robin Austin | AHP | – | 1 |
| 26th | Glenis Head, David Willis & Colin Hill | GP | – | 2 |
| 27th | Stan Wilson, Mark Reardon & Helen Hill | GP | – | 1 |
| 28th | Ernie Palmer, Wayne Twigden & Adrian Clements | CPA | – | 1 |
| 29th | Richard Arbery, Ken Hull & Jill Morrell | AHP | – | 1 |
| 30th | Steve Cadman, Dave Watson & Richard Voskamp | PP | – | 0 |
OCT
2020