Something special and a wonderful x-mas present for the boule players in mid europe was to visit the final of the "championsleague", the "EUROCUP" this week-end in Rastatt, Germany (next to Strasbourg).
Contributed by A. Bauer, Germany.
Pictures from planetboule.de
200 spectators watched out for the hole week-end
to the best club teams of petanque in europe:
D.U.C. Nice (France), PASA Auderghem St.Anne (Belgium),
Bocciofila Valle Maira (Italy) and S.V. Odin Hannover
(Germany).
First Round (Saturday, 11th):
Nice : Auderghem (7:0)
Valle Maira : Hannover (4:3)
Second Round (Saturday, 11th):
Nice : Valle Maira (7:0)
Auderghem : Hannover (4:3)
Barrage (Sunday, 12th):
Auderghem : Valle Maira (4:3)
Finale (Sunday, 12th):
Nice : Auderghem (4:3)
Some Players of the Teams:
Nice with: Philippe Quintais (12 x W. Champion),
Philippe Suchaud (5 x W. Champion),
Khaled Lakhal (W. Champion 1997), Frederic Foni etc.
Auderghem with: Jean-Francois Hemon (Vice-Ch. 2004,
W. Champion 2000), Jean-Claude Brohee etc.
Valle Maira with: Paolo Lerda (W.C.-Player) etc.
and Hannover with: Sascha von Pless (W.C.-Player) etc.
It was a marvellous, fantastic tournament with
games of the highest possible level! Incredible!
read more about this event at planetboule.de
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