Monkstone Pétanque Club

Round 9 of the Super League was played out last week.

On Tuesday Mammoths, still looking for their first win since the winter break, came up against Mavericks. All the games were closely contested but Mammoths managed to pull away towards the end of 3 of the games and got their noses in front by 3-1 [50-39] to finally record that elusive win.

On Wednesday evening, Mercenaries took on Meerkats with both teams seeking their first win since the winter break. And so it remained with the match ending 2-2 [45-32]

The week’s matches ended on Thursday when Marlins took on Mustangs. with match ending in a draw 2-2 [37-43].

So its on to the final round this week where any one of 4 teams could take the runners-up spot.

Round 8 of the Super League was played out this week.

Tuesday saw Mercenaries take on Mammoths in a match where the final score didn’t reflect what was a fairly close contest. The 4-0 win to Mercenaries made it look like a walkover but the points [52-39] showed it was not all it appeared.

On Wednesday evening Mavericks took on Mustangs with both  teams unbeaten since the restart after the winter break. And so it remained with match ending at 2-2 although with the points at [48-36] to Mustangs it seems as though it should have been a Mustang victory.

The final match of the round on Thursday evening was between Meerkats and Marlins. This was a top v bottom clash which should, on paper, have gone to Marlins. The forecast proved correct with Marlins taking the match 3-1 [48-30].

With only 2 rounds remaining, well done to Marlins who confirmed their position as League winners for 2023/24.

SUPER LEAGUE TABLE AFTER ROUND 8

The Super League continued this week with Round 7.

On Tuesday Mammoths took on Mustangs who were looking to improve on their 1 point lead over Mammoths. It wasn’t to be, however, as the match ended in a 2-2 draw [40-41].

On Wednesday evening there was another double header with  Marlins v Mercenaries and Meerkats v Mavericks. The first of these was a top v bottom clash and the result went to form as Marlins took the match 3-1 although Mercenaries put in a strong showing with the points at [44-42]. In the second game Mavericks were looking to capitalise on the previous evenings draw. Mavericks set themselves up well, coming from behind in both the  opening games to snatch a win. Although they dropped a game in the second pair of games, they ran out as worthy winners by 3-1 although, strangely, they were down on game points [40-41], but the win put them above Mammoths and Mustangs.

SUPER LEAGUE TABLE AFTER ROUND 7

The Super League is back after the winter break.

Round 6 was played out during week commencing 19 February 2024. The opening game was Marlins v Mammoths and Marlins extended their lead at the top of the table with a 3-1 win.

On Wednesday evening there was a double header with  Mustangs  v Meerkats and Mercenaries v Mavericks both ending with honours even at 2-2.

SUPER LEAGUE TABLE AFTER ROUND 6

The 2023/24 Super League kicked off this week with some exciting matches. Tuesday saw Mammoths take on Marlins race into a comfortable 2-0 lead at the break but in the reverse matches Marlins pulled out all the stops and pegged Mammoths back to gain well deserved draw.

On Wednesday, Meerkats came up against Mustangs who were in no mood to give ground and Mustangs took the game 4-0. The score though did not do justice

The final match in Round 1 came on Thursday when Mavericks played Mercenaries. Despite some good play by Mercenaries, Mavericks took the first two games. Mercenaries continued to push Mavericks with some good play and they got their reward by taking the final game of the night but still went down 1-3.

The round produced some very good play from our less experienced members and, with encouragement from their team captains and other experienced players in the squad, they will undoubtedly improve particularly in the tactical aspects of the game.