The concept of the game of pétanque (commonly known as French Boules) is simple and similar to bowls, i.e. resting your boule closer to the jack than your opponent.

However, instead of rolling wooden bowls over an immaculately maintained lawn, pétanque is played on an easily maintained area of fairly level 'stony' ground, with metal boule rolled or tossed to the jack.

Hoxne Swan Petanque Team

Our team at present consists of two players from Hoxne, two from Fressingfield, two from Framlingham, two from Harleston and one player from Cranley. For the 2011 season we have been drawn in the Waveney Division.

Our fixtures in the Suffolk Coastal League are:

From 1st August 2011 until the end of our 2012 season, we are pleased to announce that local brewers Adnams of Southwold will be our league sponsors and as such the league will now be re-titled the ''Adnams Coastal Petanque League''.


Want to Join?

We practice at the Swan on Sundays from 10.30am (unless we have an away game on) but would ask any interested locals or visitors who might like to play to phone first on 01379 668220 and speak to team captain Chris Johnson.

Loan of boules and tuition provided free of charge initially.