Marches Petanque
Rules
(Amended 11th April 2007)
Rules
1 to 12 relate to (but are not exclusive to) the main summer league competition.
1.
A team may consist of a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 players in any league
match.
2.1
In each league match teams will play:
1.
2x
Triples (3 players using 2 boules each)
2.
2x
Doubles (2 players using 3 boules each)
3.
2x
Singles (1 player using 3 boules)
2.2
The total number of games per league match will therefore be 6.
2.3
No individual player may play more than two games in the same match.
2.4
No individual player may play more than one game of the same format (i.e.
triples, doubles or singles) in the same match.
2.5
The match will commence with the 2 Triples (played concurrently),
followed by the Doubles and ending with the Singles.
2.6
It is permissible for the Doubles and Singles to be played concurrently if there
are sufficient pistes available and if both Teams Captains agree that they have
players available in accordance with rules 2.3 and 2.4.
3.
All league matches shall be played to B.P.F. rules and all league games will be
played to 13 points.
4.
Where
there is a choice of terrains (playing areas), the visiting team will be advised
on arrival which terrain will be used for the duration of the match.
5.
Prior to the start of any league match, the home captain must explain to his/her
opposite number, all out of bounds rules of that terrain.
6
Score sheets
a. Names of all players taking part in a league match must be recorded in the
provided place on the match score sheets.
b.
It will
be the responsibility of the HOME team captain to forward the league match
result to the Results Secretary within SEVEN DAYS of the match date. Failure of
the home team to comply with this rule will result in the home team having one
league point deducted from their total for the season, and the Executive
Committee will decide the best course of action to avoid any unfair advantage or
disadvantage accruing to any team whether or not involved in the match in
question.
7.
Each
team must appoint a captain for each league match. This appointment need not be
the same member for each league match.
8.
League
match captains will be responsible for agreeing to the game scores and final
league match result.
9.
If there is a dispute concerning the rules of play etc. during a league match,
it will be the
responsibility of BOTH captains to report the matter to the Results Secretary if
no agreement can be reached on the night of the league match.
10.
League Positions.
Three League points will be awarded per match won. One League point for a draw.
League positions will be decided by:-
a. Total League Points
b. Games Won
c. Game Points difference.
d. Game Points scored
11.
Penalty Sanctions.
a. Under normal circumstances, all league matches should start within 5 minutes
of the stipulated time of
b.
Should no player from the opposing team appear by the end of the 5 minutes grace
period the following penalty sanctions will apply:
 | The
non-offending team may claim one game point in each of the opening two games
of Triples, and a further game point after each subsequent 5-minute period
until the opposing team arrives or a maximum of 45 minutes have elapsed, at
which point the games will be claimed 13-0. |
| On
arrival, the offending team joining a game late will start with a zero
points score. |
| If
the opponents have still not appeared after the opening Triples have been
conceded 13-0, the non-offending team will claim subsequent games after a
further 5 minutes per game. |
| All
4 remaining games (2xDoubles & 2xSingles) will be claimed after the same
5-minute period has elapsed if sufficient lanes were available for all the
games to have been played concurrently. |
c.
If a team is represented by less than the minimum six players at the end of the
5-minutes grace period, the non-offending captain must ask the opposing
team to commence play although their team is incomplete. In this case, the
remaining players of the incomplete team may only play their own boules;
those of the absent player/s are forfeit. Late arriving players may join
their partners at the start of the next end after they arrive.
d.
In the event of a Team starting a match with less than the minimum six players,
the score sheet will be filled out and games commenced according to the
following convention:
- All
three players names must be filled in for the first Triple before any
players names are filled in for the
second Triple.
- The
names of late arriving players will be allocated to vacant places in the
first or second Triple until all of the places in both Triples are filled.
- Late
arriving players must be allocated places in the Triples (as point 2 above)
even if they arrive after the end of the game(s). In this way a player who
arrives after the completion of both Triples will
be permitted to play in only one of the remaining Doubles or Singles
if, had they arrived sooner, they would have been required to make up the
numbers in a Triple.
- The
principle applied to the Triples (as point 3 above) will also apply to the
Doubles and Singles. Hence if a team has insufficient players available to
start both Doubles after the
Triples have been completed, both players names for the first Double must be
filled in on the scoresheet before any players names are filled in for the
second Double. Likewise, no players names will be filled in for the Singles
unless all four places in the Doubles have already been filled.
12.
Postponement of League matches.
- A
League match may only be postponed on the scheduled fixture date due to very
inclement weather e.g. resulting in a flooded or snow-covered piste. It
is the responsibility of the home team captain to notify the Results
Secretary of the postponement and date of the re-arranged match within seven
days.
- A
team may rearrange a match with the agreement of the opposing team captain.
The match must be played before the original scheduled date of the fixture.
Should a match not be played by the agreed date the postponing team will be
penalised by the deduction of one League point, but the match will still
have to be played at a later date before the end of the current League
season. In the event that a postponed match cannot be re-arranged, the
Executive Committee will decide the best course of action to avoid any
unfair advantage or disadvantage accruing to any team whether or not
involved in the unplayed match.
- If
a match is postponed less than 24 hours before the scheduled start time, the
team that required the postponement will have one League point deducted from
their total, but the match will still have to be rearranged before the end
of the season.
- Where
a League match is abandoned and remains unfinished, and arrangements to
complete the match are not agreed within seven days, then the complete and
incomplete scores from the original abandoned match will stand.
- Where
a League match that was previously abandoned has to be completed at a later
date, either team may introduce a substitute player with the agreement of
the opposing team captain.
- If
any member of the Executive Committee is involved in a disputed match, that
member must declare an interest and withdraw from the meeting while the
matter is being discussed until the outcome has been decided.
13.
Other Competitions.
a. The League Committee will be responsible for the efficient organisation of
all other Marches
Petanque competitions in accordance with articles 3 (b) and 6 (b) of the
Constitution.
b. The League Executive or Committee when deciding on a venue for a Marches Petanquecompetition will not take into account any players personally banned from that venue.