Pétanque (from pieds tanqués, meaning feet together) was
created in La Ciotat, near Marseilles, in 1910, when an elderly boules
player, Jules Le Noir, created a new set of rules designed to help those,
like him, who had trouble moving
Under the rules you have to be standing still with your feet on the ground
when you throw your boule at the porcelet (or jack).
In official competitions, the teams are made up of three players.
The pitches must be a minimum of 4m wide and 15m long. The
metal boules weigh between 650g and 800g
The boule nearest the porcelet wins the point. The first team to reach
13 points wins the game
18th
July 2002 - 1st Pétanque International - Finland vs
Rest of the World
26th
March 2003 - 2nd Pétanque International - Italy/America
vs Canada/Ireland
6th May 2003 - 3rd Pétanque
International - England vs Singapore/Ireland
23rd April 2004 - 4th Pétanque
International - America vs Cananda vs Ireland
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