Foot faults – What to do?

For a number of years a slow-motion discussion/debate has been creeping along on Mike Pegg’s “Ask the Umpire” Facebook forum, about how umpires should handle foot faults. This is a technical debate by, for, and about umpires and has little … Continue reading

Petanque rules 2020 FIPJP (French)

Back to 2020 rules home page REGLEMENT OFFICIELS POUR LE SPORT DE PETANQUE Applicable sur l’ensemble des territoires des fédérations nationales, membres de la F.I.P.J.P Contents DISPOSITIONS GENERALES   Article 1 – Formation des équipes  Article 2 – Caractéristiques des boules … Continue reading

Petanque rules 2020 FIPJP (UK English)

Back to 2020 rules home page OFFICIAL RULES FOR THE SPORT OF PÉTANQUE Applicable to all territories of the national federations, members of the FIPJP GENERAL RULES Article 1, Composition of teams. Article 2, Characteristics of approved boules. Article 2a, … Continue reading

Petanque rules 1984 (French)

Règlement officiel du JEU DE PETANQUE (1984) applicable sur l’ensemble des territoires des Fédérations Nationales membres de la Fédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal (F.I.P.J.P.) REGLES GENERALES Article 1 – La pétanque est un jeu qui oppose : –   … Continue reading

Petanque rules 2016 FIPJP (American English)

[This is an American English translation of the FIPJP rules, prepared by Stephen Ferg. The formatting is very simple HTML. This page is meant to provide an easily-accessible online copy of the rules for English-speaking players. Text in square brackets … Continue reading