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The Inter-Regional tournament is Pétanque England’s biggest annual competition and is the highlight of the Pétanque year for many PE members. The tournament comprises two divisions, and within each division there is a Championship (eight teams per regional squad) and a Challenge (four teams per regional squad).
Each team within a region’s squad is ranked and plays against equally ranked teams from all other regions in their division.
The Presidents Cup aggregates the score of all a regions squads – both Championship and Challenge – to find the overall best-performing region.
Participating PE Regions hold qualifying competitions to select their players, and the Regions then enter their squads in the competition (it is not possible for individuals to enter directly). Booking of accommodation is also done via the Regions, who make bookings for their team with our partner Isle of Wight Tours.
Pétanque England’s 2025 Inter-Regionals will be held at Sand Bay Holiday Village, Beach Rd, Kewstoke, Weston-super-Mare BS22 9UR, from Friday 12th to Monday 15th September 2025, with around 800 competitors staying on site and playing on specially constructed Pétanque terrains. The entire Holiday Village site will be exclusive to Pétanque England.
Please Note:
Booking is only via PE Regions; IOWT contact details and opening date will be sent directly to regional contacts in due course. It is not possible for individuals to book directly with IOWT or Sand Bay. All attendees must pay the accommodation-inclusive fees, even if staying off-site.. You can find out more on PE Inter-Regionals page, which also includes FAQs.
The dates for the Eastern Counties Regional Qualifiers are:
Inter-Regional Qualifier 1- Sunday 1st June 2025 @ Rayne PC
Inter-Regional Qualifier 2 – Sunday 22nd June 2025 @ Birchanger PC
Inter-Regional Qualifier 3 – Sunday 6th July 2025 @ Colne Con Club
ECR IWD Doubles (Women’s)
Sunday 16th March 2025 – Towers PC
ECR Veterans Doubles (>55) 2025
Sunday 13th July 2025 – Ongar PC
ECR Doubles 2025
Sunday 3rd August 2025 – Venue TBC
ECR Vintage (>70 Doubles
Saturday 30th August 2025 – Ongar PC
ECR Triples
Sunday 7th September 2025 – Venue TBC
| Year | Winner/Runner Up | Doubles (Player 1) | Doubles (Player 2) | Triples (Player 1) | Triples (Player 2) | Triples (Player 3) | Singles | Womens (Player 1) | Womens (Player 2) | Veterans (Player 1) | Veterans (Player 2) | Vintage (Player 1) | Vintage (Player 2) | Indoor Doubles (Player 1) | Indoor Doubles (Player 2) | Shooting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Winners | Geoff Evans | M Evans | |||||||||||||
| 1985 | Winners | Graham Mac Dougall | A Bacon | |||||||||||||
| 1986 | Winners | Geoff Evans | M Evans | |||||||||||||
| 1987 | Winners | Graham Mac Dougall | A Bacon | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | Winners | Simon Bird | P Enoch | |||||||||||||
| 1989 | Winners | Simon Bird | P Enoch | |||||||||||||
| 1990 | Winners | Matt Blyton | D Miceli | |||||||||||||
| 1991 | Winners | Pat Watts | Carol Evans | |||||||||||||
| 1992 | Winners | Ian Barnes | Simon Bird | |||||||||||||
| 1993 | Winners | Ian Barnes | Simon Bird | |||||||||||||
| 1994 | Winners | Ian Barnes | Simon Bird | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | Winners | Ian Barnes | Simon Bird | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Winners | M Tarbun | D Covill | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | Winners | |||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Winners | Matt Tarbun | Simon Bird | Dean Middleton | Dean Little | Anil Ganesh | Pat Watts | Dean Middleton | Dean Little | |||||||
| 1999 | Winners | Simon Bird | Michelle Tarbun | Simon Bird | Michelle Tarbun | Tony Hill | John King | |||||||||
| 2000 | Winners | Frank Britt | M Tarbun | Michelle Tarbun | Lorne Gibson | Pat Watts | Pat Watts | Pat Watts | Lorne Gibson | |||||||
| 2001 | Winners | Matt Tarbun | Simon Bird | Vivien Middleton | Simon Bird | Keith Flack | Simon Bird | Vivien Middleton | ||||||||
| 2002 | Winners | Graham McDougall | Michelle Tarbun | Lorne Gibson | Simon Doble | |||||||||||
| 2003 | Winners | Sofiane Lachani | Michelle Tarbun | Simon Bird | Michelle Tarbun | Sofiane Lachani | ||||||||||
| 2004 | Winners | Dean Little | Keith Flack | Simon Bird | Michelle Tarbun | Sofian Lachani | ||||||||||
| 2005 | Winners | Chris Parr | Frank Britt | Chris Allen | Simon Bird | Sofiane Lachani | Keith Flack | |||||||||
| Runners Up | Simon Doble | Roy Edwards | Michael Walkley | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | Winners | Vanessa Webb | Chris Allen | Chris Allen | Simon Bird | Sofiane Lachani | Keith Flack | |||||||||
| Runners Up | Keith Flack | Dean Little | Vanessa Webb | Frank Britt | Kim Lachani | Raj Tupsy | ||||||||||
| 2007 | Winners | Keith Flack | Dean Little | Viv Middleton-Sams | Adam Buxton | Simon Bird | Simon Doble | |||||||||
| Runners Up | Simon Bird | Lorne Gibson | Deke Gardiner | Paul Sparkes | James Carke | Veeraj Bannewari | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Winners | Simon Bird | Sofiane Lachani | Dean Little | Tim McConnan | Keith Flack | ||||||||||
| Runners Up | Dean Little | Lungut | Julie Constable | Daphne Barrow | Kim Lachani | |||||||||||
| 2009 | Winners | Simon Bird | Sofiane Lachani | Vince Scofield | Frank Britt | Adam Buxton | Keith Flack | |||||||||
| Runners Up | Vanessa Webb | Chris Allen | Sofiane Lachani | Trevor Blows | Simon Bird | Trevor Blows | ||||||||||
| 2010 | Winners | Simon Bird | Sofiane Lachani | Eric Taylor | Pauline Taylor | Dawn Bourquin | Naheb Khodabux | |||||||||
| Runners Up | Simon Bird | Dan Blows | Trevor Blows | Dawn Allan | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | Winners | Dean Little | Keith Flack | Booth | Booth | Booth | ||||||||||
| Runners Up | Dan Blows | Lorne Gibson | Trevor Blows | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Winners | Peter Ward | John King | Not held | Not held | Not held | Naheb Khodabux | |||||||||
| 2013 | Winners | Ian Butcher | Andy Butcher | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Winners | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Winners | Michelle Tarbun | Simon Bird | Francois Bourquin | ||||||||||||
| Runners Up | Naheb Khodabux | Graham Penn | Eric Taylor | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Winners | Francois Bourquin | Ian Hall | Ian Barnes | ||||||||||||
| Runners Up | Colin Roper | Naheb Khodabux | Jon Sellar | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Winners | Frank Britt | Mike Brown | Andy Wilmot | Jean Wilmot | Sean Daisley | Paul Daisley | |||||||||
| Runners Up | Carol Barnes | Ian Barnes | Naheb Khodabux | Clare Courtney | Colin Roper | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Winners | Francois Bourquin | Nigel Hills | Ian Barnes | Chris Parr | Sean Daisley | ||||||||||
| Runners Up | Kim Speed | Debbie Speed | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Winners | Bernie Wade | Dave Pearse | Dawn Allan | Jean Wilmot | Bernie Wade | Dave Pearse | Dave Pearse | ||||||||
| Runners Up | Ian Messenger | Mark Jones | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Winners | No Comp | COVID_19 | No Comp | COVID_19 | No Comp | Carolyn Acland | Karen Wade | COVID_19 | No Comps | ||||||
| Runners up | Jean Wilmot | Dawn Allan | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Winners | Chris Parr | Dave Pearse | No Comp | No Comp | No Comp | No Comp | |||||||||
| Runners Up | Sean Daisley | Jake Watson | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Winners | Not held | Not held | Francois Bourquin | Anders Risberg | Dean Preston | No Comp | No Comp | Carol Barnes | Ian Barnes | Not held | |||||
| Runners Up | Chris Wilmot | Jean Wilmot | Ian Anderson | Chris Parr | Dave Pearse | |||||||||||
| 2023 | Winners | Matt Beattie | Tom Sparkes | Chris Parr | Jean Wilmot | Andy Wilmot | No Comp | Margaret Eccleston | Jenny Eaton | Dave Pearse | Chris Parr | |||||
| Runners Up | Bernie Wade | Chris Parr | Naheb Khodabux | Vivien Middleton-Sams | Colin Roper | Jean Wilmot | Zoe Preston | Carol Barnes | Ian Barnes | |||||||
| 2024 | Winners | Matt Beattie | Tom Sparkes | Ian Barnes | Deke Gardiner | Simon Bird | No Comp | Jean Wilmot | Carolyn Innocent | Mark Jones | Dean Preston | Jill Murphy | Marion Pretty | |||
| Runners Up | Charlie Littleton | Ian Messenger | Steve Read | Colin Smith | Dean Little | Pauline Prior | Wendy Woolerton | John Innocent | Ken Glendenning | Alan Bryant | John Cromwell |
TOWERS TIGERS – Richard Shaw, David Hermosa – Towers PC
The Braintree & District Pétanque League caters for clubs in the northeast of the region. There are 2 leagues, Summer: commencing during April played on Wednesday evenings and Winter: commencing in October played on Sundays. This is a friendly league that was formed over 40 years ago. Teams playing come from the following clubs:
We play league matches on Wednesday evenings in the summer and three Sunday mornings a month in the winter. Each club arranges their own club nights. We also arrange singles, doubles, and melee competitions, usually during the Summer.
The Herts & Essex Winter League, catering for clubs in the southwest of the region, is played from October to April. This was originally known as the M25/Orbital League.
The Herts & Essex Summer League, originally known as the McMullen Pétanque League, is played from May to September.
Contact: Carol Barnes
Email: hertsandessexpetanque@outlook.com
We concluded our 2022/23 league matches on Sunday 14th May 2023 at Chequers PC. The league was won by Feering Bell for the sixth time in the last seven years. This year we had twelve teams competing at six venues, starting in October and finishing in May. We play once each month, except for January and February, too cold!! The league offers a friendly, social environment with enjoyment the top priority. All the hosting clubs make a determined effort to provide six playing surfaces plus hospitality on the day.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | For | Against | Diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feering Bell | 22 | 20 | 276 | 155 | 121 | 30 | |
| 2 | Towers 1 | 22 | 17 | 257 | 187 | 70 | 26 | |
| 3 | Little Totham 1 | 22 | 12 | 237 | 191 | 46 | 19 | |
| 4 | Chequers | 22 | 12 | 238 | 210 | 28 | 19 | |
| 5 | Towers 2 | 22 | 11 | 207 | 219 | -12 | 16 | |
| 6 | Towers 4 | 22 | 11 | 212 | 220 | -8 | 15 | |
| 7 | Earls Colne | 22 | 9 | 217 | 231 | -14 | 13.5 | |
| 8 | Little Totham 2 | 22 | 9 | 213 | 236 | -23 | 13 | |
| 9 | Little Totham 3 | 22 | 8 | 194 | 229 | -35 | 13 | |
| 10 | Towers 5 | 22 | 8 | 197 | 239 | -42 | 12.5 | |
| 11 | Towers 3 | 22 | 8 | 197 | 249 | -52 | 12 | |
| 12 | Wethersfield | 22 | 7 | 170 | 249 | -79 | 9 | |
These tables below, from the former Eastern Region, show league competition winners since 1979. Inevitably, in a period spanning over 30 years, there will be some omissions and inaccuracies. If any past winners or visitors to these pages can supply any missing information or corrections, would you please email us.
| Year | Braintree & District Petanque Winter League | Braintree & District Petanque Summer League | Herts & Essex Winter League | Herts & Essex Summer League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rayne Bombers | Feering Bell | ||
| 2022 | Feering Bell | Feering Bell | ||
| 2021 | Feering Bell | |||
| 2020 | Feering Bell | |||
| 2019 | No Competition | Towers 2 | ||
| 2018 | Feering Bell A | Feering Bell | Hanbury 2 | |
| 2017 | Feering Bell A | Feering Bell | Hanbury 3 | |
| 2016 | Rayne Swan Bombers | Hanbury 1 | Hanbury 1 | |
| 2015 | Feering Bell | Hanbury | ||
| 2014 | Towers 1 | DS Brits | ||
| 2013 | Half Butt | Debden | The Plough | |
| 2012 | Feering Bell Marinelli | Colne Demons | Debden | |
| 2011 | Tey Sharpshooters | Chequers Black | Debden Brits 2 | The Plough |
| 2010 | Feering Bell | Rayne Swan 3 | ||
| 2009 | Feering Bell | Rayne Swan 1 | ||
| 2008 | Rayne Swan 1 | Rayne Swan 1 | Potters Bar 1 | |
| 2007 | Chequers | Feering Bell | Towers 1 | Nags Head |
| 2006 | Rayne Swan 1 | Feering Bell | Towers 1 | Victorians |
| 2005 | Onley | Chequers White | Victorians 2 | |
| 2004 | Angel | Chequers White | ||
| 2003 | Rovers Tye | Feering Bell | ||
| 2002 | Rovers Tye | Feering Bell | ||
| 2001 | Angel | Angel 1 | ||
| 2000 | Angel 1 | |||
| 1999 | ||||
| 1998 | Angel 2 | |||
| 1997 | ||||
| 1996 | Feering Bell | |||
| 1995 | Eagle 3 | Chequers 3 | ||
| 1994 | Portobello | Chequers 2 | ||
| 1993 | Eagle A | Chequers 3 | ||
| 1992 | Eagle A | Chequers 2 | ||
| 1991 | Portobello A | Chequers 2 | ||
| 1990 | Portobello A | |||
| 1989 | Portobello A | Portobello | ||
| 1988 | Portobello A | Portobello | ||
| 1987 | Portobello A | Kings Head 4 | ||
| 1986 | Portobello A | Onley 2 | ||
| 1985 | Portobello A | Colne Valley 3 | ||
| 1984 | Portobello A | Portobello C | ||
| 1983 | Rayne Swan A | Colne Valley | ||
| 1982 | Rayne Swan A | Portobello B | ||
| 1981 | Bird in Hand Kestrels | Bird in Hand | ||
| 1980 | Rayne Swan A | Rayne Swan | ||
| 1979 | Rayne Swan A | The Sun | ||
| 1978 | Coggeshall Cricketers |
Secretary | Vivien Middleton-Sams
Public Relations Officer | Jean Wilmot