Petanque England Veterans
for players 55 and over
About Petanque England Veterans
Our England Veterans (55 years of age and over) compete in a mixed gender competition bi-annually in odd numbered years at European level (organised by the CEP). In 2019 the European Veterans Championship was held in Bulgaria in September & in 2023 the European Veterans Championship was held in France.
This year (2025) the European Veterans Championship will be held in Santa Suzanna, Spain. See the P.E. playing calendar for exact dates.
To qualify to represent England in the European Veterans Championship you will need to compete in the Veterans Triples SSE. You can find how the dates and how to enter on the P.E. playing calendar. As with all international competitions, PE members have to be UK nationals to represent our country.
We are currently looking for a new Veterans Lead to help with the organisation of the Petanque England Veterans team if you are interested in the role more details on how to apply can be found on our board & officers page.
Coming up
2025 European Veterans Championship
This year (2025) the European Veterans Championship will be held in Santa Suzanna, Spain. See the P.E. playing calendar for exact dates.
To qualify to represent England in the European Veterans Championship you will need to compete in the Veterans Triples SSE. You can find how the dates and how to enter on the P.E. playing calendar. As with all international competitions, PE members have to be UK nationals to represent our country.
We will add more details of the team going when we have them.
How have we done?
2023
in 2023 PE sent a representative team to Albertville, France, consisting of Matt Blyton, Cliff Campbell, Mokhtar Benarab and Simon Bird. The team had the best result yet of a veterans team, losing an epic 2 hour 15 minute match against the holders and eventual champions, France, in the quarter-finals 8-13. Just 5 points away from a medal. They also beat a strong Switzerland team 13-12 in the Last 16.
2019
In 2019 the European Veterans Championship was held in Bulgaria in September, our Veterans team was Ian Barnes, Simon Bird, Cliff Campbell and Hassi Leverett and our team secured a place in the final knockout stages and eventually ended up being ranked joint 13th out of 28 nations that competed. In 2017, our team secured a Quarter Final place. There is no Precision Shooting competition.
