This is part 2 of a possible scenario

Take a look at and compare article 24 to article 20 of the rules of petanque

Article 24 – Throwing Boules Contrary to the Rules.

“Any boule thrown contrary to the rules is dead and, if marked, everything it has moved in its travel is put back in place. The same applies to any boule played from a circle other than that from which the jack was thrown.
However, the opponent may play the advantage rule and declare it to be valid. In this case, the boule pointed or shot is valid and everything it has displaced remains in its place.’’

There could be no mistake here, the - boule shot - means the boule thrown by the shooter!

Article 20 - Stopped Boules

“Any boule played that is stopped by a spectator or the Umpire will remain where it comes to rest.
Any boule played that is stopped by a player to whose team it belongs is dead.
Any boule pointed that is stopped by an opponent can, according to the wishes of the player, be replayed or left where it comes to rest.
If a boule shot or hit is stopped by a player, the opponent has a choice to:
(a) to leave it where it stopped, or
(b) to place it on the extension of a line which would go from the original position it occupied to the place it was found, but only on the playable area and only on condition that it had been marked.
The player purposely stopping a moving boule is immediately disqualified, along with his or her team, for the game in progress.’’

Here, the - boule shot - means the boule the shooter shot, hit, removed, etc (the target boule) and not the boule thrown by the shooter, otherwise (b) does not make any sense! You don't mark a boule in your hand (original position).

Anyone agrees or disagrees with me?
Two different meanings for the boule shot in a document such as the rules of a game?

Just food for thought,
Guy

Clearly they must teach English in Australia differently to other parts of the world.

As an Australian English speaker your interpretation seems bizarre.

Law is practiced in a court room not on a piste.

Aren’t petanque rules written in French?

So if you wish to be pedantic anything written in English can not be the rules of petanque?

Or on refection is there a typographical mistake where an o has been substituted for an i?? :-)

Don,
I am French-Canadian! I can assure you that the english version of the rules are an accurate, exact translation of the rules from the Fedération Internationale de Pétanque et de Jeu Provencal - Règlement International de Pétanque.

I submitted my observation to a french forum... with the same result (interest) from this forum!

Guy