[SOC] We are the Champions ...

[Claude - F5PBL]

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And well France should be champions!
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Well, during the round against Thailand, one of the comments made was : "if
France lost this tournament, and according to the fact that French official
players are about 30% of the WW ones, it would be the same as for example USA
not being anymore the WW basket-ball champions"
FWIW ... !

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"The umpire or the jury may, at any time, check the boules of any player."
(Try checking my boules and your  p�tanque career will end prematurely.)
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Well, now let's see something ... Official rules say : balls should be of metal,
from 7,05 to 8 cm of diameter (2.75 to 3.15 inches), weight from 650 to 800 gr
(22.92 to 28.21 oz). Main goal is to launch your balls the closest to the "goal"
(called "cochonnet"), a small wooden ball, diameter 25 to 35 mm (0.98 to 1.37
inches) which has be previously thrown away at 6 to 10 m (19.7 to 32.8 ft). This
is a summary of the Petanque rules, a game mainly played in the Southern part of
France (Provence mainly).
There is also the "Boules lyonnaises", "boules parisiennes" and other
variations.

So Bill, I will not pretend to check your boules but I _hope_ yours do not
qualify for a petanque tournament ;o)

72!
Claude