Come Along and Give Petanque a Try
Club Days are held every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Contact Ray 027 756 3565 for times and further details.
ALL LEVELS, AGES AND VISITORS ARE VERY WELCOME! All that is required is sensible footwear (a boule dropped on a bare toe will hurt and may break a bone), hat, sunscreen and water bottle.
Three full games are played each Tuesday & Saturday with a random draw for players in each game, which mixes players of various skills in each team. Generally, on these days, we enjoy some apres petanque refreshments at the main club house!
Two full games are played each Thursday with a random draw for players in each game, which mixes players of various skills in each team. After play, we go to a local cafe for coffee/brunch.
Competitive Petanque
As well as social play we run club championships for those who wish to participate. These include singles, doubles and triples mixed tournaments. We also run seasonal Open Drawn Challenges which visitors and members from other clubs are welcome to enter.
Many of our members also travel away to Open, Regional and National tournaments.
Facilities
Our membership fee includes membership of Club Mt Maunganui and the privilege to use all the many facilities there. It also includes affiliations fees for all member to PNZ & APA, enabling members to compete in PNZ/APA tournaments.
You are welcome to come along on any club day to try the game for a few sessions whilst deciding whether to join. We are a very friendly social club; all our members welcome casual players as well as visitors from other clubs and areas too. We have plenty of spare boules which are you are welcome to borrow if you don’t have your own.