The fixtures lists and results for the Thursdays Fours Pétanque Leagues were updated throughout the 2009 season.

The Air Hostess 5 & 6 teams played their fixtures in Division One whilst the Air Hostess 3 team played its fixtures in Division Two.

The annual Air Hostess Petanque Club's Pairs competition is now  "The Munro Challenge Trophy".

The trophy was renamed in 2007 in honour of our longest serving member, Ian Munro, who has moved on to new pastures and whose name appears most frequently on the original Pair's Cup

The Knock Out Cup for 2009

First Round Draw

Plough B   v   Air Hostess 6

Nutbrook 2   v   Killarney Park 1

Red Lion Tree   v   3 Crowns            Air Hostess 5   v   Air Hostess 3  

Nag's Head   2   v   Plough T/Acre           Nutbrook 1   v   Cap & Stocking    

Plough A   v   Nag's Head 1             Killarney Park 2   v   Red Lion Too

(Games  played on 2nd. July 2009)

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       Quarter Finals Cup Draw                                                               Plate Draw

Nutbrook 1       v       Red Lion Too                    Air Hostess 3     v     Nag's Head 1 (withdrawn) 

Red Lion Tree  4 - 0    Air Hostess 6

Plough T/Acre   v       Nutbrook 2

Air Hostess 5    v       Plough A  (withdrawn)

(Ties played on Thursday 27th August 2009)

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Semi-Finals Knock-out Cup

                                                    Air Hostess 5 .........3 - 1.........Plough Thorpe Acre                                           (venue Plough Normanton)

Red Lion Tree.....v.....Nutbrook 1

Plate Semi-Final

                                 3 Crowns (Hathern)........3 - 1........Air Hostess 3                                                               (venue Plough T/Acre)                                  

Ties played 3rd September @ neutral venues

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Knock-out Cup Final

                                               Red Lion Tree...........3 - 2...........Air Hostess 5                                                         (after extra time)

Final played at Thorpe Acre on 10th September. 

Read on for results and match reports........

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EASTER MONDAY PÉTANQUE TRIPLES COMPETITION 

13^th April 2009

MATCH REPORT

The Air Hostess Pub welcomed a full house of 54 players in 18 teams for the annual Easter Monday competition.

The sun shone, the boules rolled and everyone had a good time. The bar was open all day with free coffees from 10.30am.

This was the first competition of the 2009 season for most of the players and many old friendships were renewed.  The standard of play belied the lack of practice and many matches were keenly fought on the interesting and occasionally cursed sloping pistes.

After the last boule was thrown, the league table reflected the close results with four teams on four wins from 5 games. The final placings were decided on points difference and the home triple of Osman, Peter & David pipped the runners up of Robbie, Ian & Derek from the Red Lion by the narrowest of margins.

Third & fourth positions again very close -  an all Nutbrook affair with big Dave's "2+1" team just ahead of Steve's "Cevoc" by a couple of points.

Mike presented the Easter Competition Shield and individual trophies to the successful home team along with cash prizes and wine to each of the winners & runners up.

A big thank-you to Steve and the bar staff for keeping us all fed and watered throughout the warm day, with the excellent value for money meals and well kept beer.

Thanks to all the participants from far and wide for their support and also to all those who helped with the organisation especially Peter for his huge input into the event.

We look forward to welcoming everyone back again next Easter if not before, don't forget that anyone wanting to have a casual game is very welcome to come to our club evenings on Mondays from 7.30pm or just come along to the pub and use the club boules which are kept behind the bar.  

Coaching Session at "The Air Hostess"