Competitions

Upcoming Saxons competitions (excluding GWR/PE): None at present Saxons competitions Results Saxons 3-Ender competition was held on Sunday 30th June, the results are HERE Eileen Mitchell trophy competition Saturday 20th July, results ae HERE Upcoming GWR / PE competitions: GWR Triples 1st September at RWB GWR Mixed Doubles at ?? Completed GWR / PE or other competitions: GWR Winter Doubles have concluded, league table HERE Gotherington Invitation Doubles competition was held on Sunday 21st April results HERE GWR Singles and Shooting: Pete entered and was knocked out in the bronze quarter-finals of the singles GWR Doubles at Larkhall, no entries from Saxons GWR Vets doubles at Cricklade PC, Jenny and Prue were knocked out in the ¼ Finals of the silver section. Kath and Pete were knocked out in the semi finals of the silver section. PE Euro Cup Round 1 Saturday 28th October 2023 Saxons were drawn against Nomades Berbers at Kenilworth on Saturday 28th October. Saxons lost the 2 triples matches and then lost the 3 pairs matches. Saxons were then drawn against Nomades Gitanos in round 1 of the plate competition. After many emails of trying to arrange a date, Nomades Gitanos conceeded a walkover to Saxons.

The club runs a scores competition on all playing days These are run for the winter months and again for the summer months Other internal competitions are run from time to time such as the Saxons 3-ender We run a singles Challenge ladder. And occasionally play friendly matches There are various local competitions that individuals or teams can enter Some members join Petanque England (PE) and have access to extra regional and national competitions

Cotswold League Report Saxons Crusaders in the 2024 season are in Division 1 out of 3 divisions after gaining promotion. The teams in Division 1 are Saxons Crusaders, Bassett Allsorts, Cricklade PC, RWB Royals, Boule Hitters, and Nomades Berbers A new team, Saxon Warriors has been entered in division 3 The teams in Division 3 are Saxon Warriors, RWB Bees, Cricklade Magpies, Sherston, Cheltenham U3A, and Nomades Touaregs Next Match Saxon Warriors V RWB Bees at home 15th September 10am Saxons Crusaders V Nomades Berbers at home 22nd September 2pm Saxons Crusaders V RWB Royals at home 28th September 2pm Results 1. CPL match result for Sunday 28th April: Crusaders 2 - 3 Cricklade PC played at Cricklade Leisure Centre Crusaders won 2 triples but just lost the 3 doubles games in very wet conditions 2. CPL match result for Saturday 18th May: Crusaders 5 - 0 Boule Hitters at Sherston recreation ground Crusaders won everything comfortably in good sunny conditions 3. CPL match result for Sunday 19th May: Warriors 3 - 2 Nomades Touaregs at Cricklade Leisure Centre Warriors won there first match at their first attempt in the league the score was 1 all after the triples and then winning 2 of the doubles to clinch the win 4. CPL match result for Thursday 23rd May: Warriors 3 - 2 RWB Bees at RWB sports ground Warriors won their 2nd match by winning 1 of the triples and 1 of the doubles leaving John and Prue in the deciding match which Warriors won 5. CPL match result for Sunday 26th May: Crusaders 2 - 3 Bassett Allsorts at Cricklade Leisure Centre It was one all after the 2 triples matches. Then Crusaders could only win 1 of the doubles and so lost on a soggy piste 6. CPL match result for Sunday 2nd June: Warriors 5 - 0 Cheltenham U3A at Cricklade Leisure Centre With squad rotation to give everyone a match, there were some very good close games but their battling qualities showed through to win 5 games to 0 7. CPL match result for Sunday 9th June: Warriors 2 - 3 Cricklade Magpies at Cricklade Hotel and Spa Our closest rivals and with a last minute replacement Warriors were one all after the triples. Then only wining one of the doubles just lost 2 games to 3 8. CPL match result for Wednesday 19th June: Crusaders 0 - 5 RWB Royals at RWB It was a struggle on the pistes at RWB a couple of the pairs did quite well 9. CPL match result for Sunday 23rd June: Warriors 4 - 1 Cricklade Magpies at Cricklade Leisure Centre Our closest rivals and with a last minute covid replacement Warriors were two up after the triples. Then only losing one of the doubles easily won 4 games to 1 10. CPL match result for Wednesday 10th July: Crusaders 0 - 5 Cricklade PC at Cricklade Hotel & Spa It was a struggle on the pistes at Cricklade PC one of the thriples was close 12-13 the rest were not so close 11. CPL match result for Sunday 28th July: Warriors 2 - 3 Nomades Touaregs at Cricklade Leisure Centre This was the “Home” match and the score was 1-1 after the triples. The team then only managed to win one of the doubles matches, so just losing 12. CPL match result for Wednesday 7th August: Crusaders 0 - 5 Nomades Berbers at Cricklade Leisure Centre Nomads although won all the games the score did not reflect how tight each end was and could have gone either way. In the return match the ends might go our way 13. CPL match result for Sunday 11th August: Warriors 1 - 4 Cheltenham U3A at Sandford park Cheltenham The score was 1-1 after the triples. Then on a very hard grit free surface proceeded to lose all the doubles, Warriors were unable to adapt to the surface 14. CPL match result for Wednesday 14th August: Crusaders 3 - 2 Bassett Allsorts at RWB Crusaders managed to win 3-2 against a fairly unsociable team winning 1 triple and 2 doubles games 15. CPL match result for Monday 19th August: Crusaders 2 - 3 Boule Hitters at Cricklade Leisure Centre Crusaders managed lost 2-3 against a reasonable team winning 1 triple and 1 double games For the full reports click HERE Click/touch the button below to see the latest standings

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PE Euro Cup Plate Round 2 Saturday 24th March 2024 Saxons were drawn against Whitnash Windmills Millers at Whitnash. The score after the 2 triples was 1-1. Then Saxons lost 2 of the 3 pairs matches to lose 2-3 overall. But there were some very good matches. Thats the end of the Euro Cup competition for this year.

The Saxons team that played against Whitnash

March 2023 - September 2023 1st Stephen Roberts, 2nd John Zarola & 3rd Jenny Clabon.

Friendly Matches Against Faringdon on 24th April 2024 Venue: Cricklade leisure Centre Saxons won 5-0 but this was a traing run for Faringdon players who were new to the game and never played on a different terrain. Once Faringdon have build their terrain they will invite Saxons for a return match Full Report at the bottom of the Cotswold League Full Repoprts page HERE