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30-04-2024
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2024 South and Metro Region Cup
23-04-2024
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Avoca Triples results. How we did
26-11-2023
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Triple Champions 2023
13-11-2023
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Finalists in 2 Boroondara Sports Awards
24-09-2023
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30-04-2023
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Jolly Roger 29th April
10-04-2023
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State Single Championships 2023
27-03-2023
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Big Win for David & Libby
13-03-2023
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Qualifying for Precision Shooting comp
06-03-2023
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Apollo Bay
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Success at the Clifford Edouard Trophy
09-12-2022
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Some Avoca Pics
05-12-2022
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Victorian Championship Triples
10-11-2022
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CPC wonderful at Weird
03-11-2022
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Caulfield Sth. Community House
09-10-2022
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Southern Championships At Dove
04-05-2022
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The Nationals - OUR COMPETITION HEROES
03-05-2022
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Jolly Roger Result
10-04-2022
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Placed in Jennifer Shaw Memorial
05-04-2022
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Success at Nagambie
31-03-2022
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Mixed Doubles Sunday 27th Feb
06-03-2022
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Caulfield Triples - Outstanding Team
21-02-2022
21-02-2022
State Singles Championships
12-02-2022
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St Kilda Mixed Triples 23 Jan 2022
24-01-2022
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St Andrews Beach Twilight
18-01-2022
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Surf & Turf 2021
30-11-2021
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Mary is Magnificent
13-11-2021
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CPC wins Vic Triples Championship
08-11-2021
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Travel Update
13-09-2021
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Rocky Piste
09-08-2021
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MAIN RIDGE IS BEAUTIFUL
26-05-2021
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Vic Singles Championships 2021
12-02-2021
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Wierd Open Doubles 11 Jan 2021
13-01-2021
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09-11-2020
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Avoca Triples 16-17 November 2019 Results
19-11-2019
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CPC Mixed Doubles 18 August 2019
23-08-2019
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Main Ridge Mixed Triples Sun 26 May
28-05-2019
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Super Sixers
23-05-2019
23-05-2019
South & Metro Regional Challenge Cup
30-04-2019
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CPC Open Doubles 14 April 2019
16-04-2019
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Nagambie Cup
11-04-2019
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A Picture Says a Thousand Words
01-04-2019
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Jennifer Shaw Memorial Trophy 2019
27-03-2019
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St.Kilda Menage a Trois 20.01.2019
27-03-2019
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Avoca Doubles Sat 16 March -Sun 17 March
27-03-2019
27-03-2019
Dove Open Doubles Sun 24 Feb 2019
27-03-2019
27-03-2019
Trips. Cancelled
26-03-2019
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Dove Mixed Doubles 11.11.2018
26-03-2019
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Petanque at the Rock 25.11.2018
26-03-2019
26-03-2019
Report by Ben Nicholson (A Proud Dad)
My son, Zac, is one of Camberwell (CPC) & Victoria's only Junior members. He started playing petanque at around 10 yrs old.
For some history, flash back to 2017 when Zac travelled (with kind support from CPC & the Australian sport commission) to Kaihua, China. There he competed with the Australian team in the World Junior Petanque Championships. In the International petanque world, Australia is always an underdog & all the more so with a team 4-6yrs younger than much of their opposition, i.e. 17 yr old, 6ft tall, bearded Europeans (picture David & Goliath)! Remembering the semi-final still brings tears to my eyes – as the crowd erupted when the tiny Aussies defeated Latvia 13-12 with a game winning carreau! With the odds stacked against them, the team went on to finish runner-up to Japan 6-13 in the Nation's Cup (very solid game), bringing home Australia's 1st ever International petanque trophy. At this stage someone from CPC gave Zac the title "Zaction".
Flash forward to Easter 2019, at the Australian National Championships - played over 4 days, consisting of 2 days Triples & 1 day each of Doubles & Singles. Zac (15 yrs old) reunited to play doubles with his friend (China 2017 team) Bronson (17 yrs old) from Newcastle, NSW. They were the only junior team at the competition, which needless to say contained some very experience senior teams (Bronson's younger brother, Logan, had played in the triples). After qualifying in top 16 teams, Zac & Bronson were knocked into the Complementaire draw. They then defeated a Canberra team in the Semi-final with one of the best games of the tournament - a very strong, united & aggressive (style not demeanour) display of petanque. One of their opponents was a former jeu provençal (or boule Lyonnaise) champion. Zac & Bronson played as a real team, displaying the focus & concentration required to win in challenging circumstances. They showed that age is no barrier to skill & after 12 hours of petanque the boys continued to win the Complementaire final 13-2, against one of the top Victorian teams (Jessen Soomary & Frederic Vencatasamy).
One needs to search quite hard to find a negative from the boys play. The only one I can think of is that they stole a number of spectators (myself included) from the Principale final which was played on the adjoining piste. Insert smiley face here:-).
Great achievement for any team, let alone a junior team! Something everyone to be proud of – especially me.
WELL DONE – ZACTION & BRONSON.
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