Played at the St Kilda Pétanque Club, Melbourne
Dates: Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 April, 2007
Arbitre: Ray Beaumont (Australia)
The fifth Trans-Tasman challenge match was played in Melbourne, Australia. In the Open team, the dominance enjoyed by the New Zealand Women last year in Levin was reversed with Australia winning 18 games to 8. The New Zealand Men had a slight advantage over their Australian counterparts winning 14 games to 12.
In the Senior (Over 60) section, the match was evenly balanced with both teams gaining an upper hand at various times. In the final game, played in deepening gloom, the Australian pair of Glenis Head and Brett Williams beat Rex Hayes and Margaret Maher 13-12 to secure the match. A victory for NZ in that game would have tied the match.
Australia now take a 3-2 lead in the Open section and 2-1 lead in the Senior section.
Australia names first
Ryma Terbah/Tatiana Terbah 9, Sharon Cannon/Barbara Johnston 13
Julie Leconte/Sabrina Terbah 13, Nicola Brock/Bethne Rouse 4
Kate Mangan/Josie Petrolo 13, Joanne Lippard/Claire Wilson 12
Patrick Dufresne/Louis Fenolar 13, Christian Fouquet/Andre Noel 4
Sebastian Edouard/Pierrot Lubin 13, Ian Baker/Dirk Winnie 12
Stephane Langlois/Eric Leconte 13, Maurice Belz/Ron Sandilands 10
Progress score: Australia 10, New Zealand 2
Ryma Terbah/Tatiana Terbah 13, Nicola Brock/Bethne Rouse 7
Julie Leconte/Sabrina Terbah 11, Joanne Lippard/Claire Wilson 13
Kate Mangan/Josie Petrolo 13, Sharon Cannon/Barbara Johnston 12
Patrick Dufresne/Louis Fenolar 1, Ian Baker/Dirk Winnie 13
Sebastian Edouard/Pierrot Lubin 13, Maurice Belz/Ron Sandilands 9
Stephane Langlois/Eric Leconte 6, Christian Fouquet/Andre Noel 13
Progress score: Australia 16, New Zealand 8
Ryma Terbah/Tatiana Terbah 13, Joanne Lippard/Claire Wilson 9
Julie Leconte/Sabrina Terbah 12, Sharon Cannon/Barbara Johnston 13
Kate Mangan/Josie Petrolo 5, Nicola Brock/Bethne Rouse 13
Patrick Dufresne/Louis Fenolar 11, Maurice Belz/Ron Sandilands 13
Sebastian Edouard/Pierrot Lubin 8, Christian Fouquet/Andre Noel 13
Stephane Langlois/Eric Leconte 3, Ian Baker/Dirk Winnie 13
Progress score: Australia 18, New Zealand 18
Ryma Terbah/Sabrina Terbah/Tatiana Terbah 13, Sharon Cannon/Joanne Lippard/Claire Wilson 9
Julie Leconte/Kate Mangan/Josie Petrolo 13, Nicola Brock/Barbara Johnston/Bethne Rouse 5
Patrick Dufresne/Louis Fenolar/Eric Leconte 9, Maurice Belz/Christian Fouquet/Andre Noel 13
Sebastian Edouard/Stephane Langlois/Pierrot Lubin 12, Ian Baker/Ron Sandilands/Dirk Winnie 13
Progress score: Australia 24, New Zealand 24
Ryma Terbah/Sabrina Terbah/Tatiana Terbah 13, Nicola Brock/Barbara Johnston/Bethne Rouse 4
Julie Leconte/Kate Mangan/Josie Petrolo 13, Sharon Cannon/Joanne Lippard/Claire Wilson 9
Patrick Dufresne/Louis Fenolar/Eric Leconte 12, Ian Baker/Ron Sandilands/Dirk Winnie 13
Sebastian Edouard/Stephane Langlois/Pierrot Lubin 13, Maurice Belz/Christian Fouquet/Andre Noel 6
Progress score: Australia 33, New Zealand 27
Ryma Terbah/Tatiana Terbah 13, Sharon Cannon/Barbara Johnston 3
Julie Leconte/Sabrina Terbah 13, Nicola Brock/Bethne Rouse 5
Kate Mangan/Josie Petrolo 5, Joanne Lippard/Claire Wilson 13
Patrick Dufresne/Stephane Langlois 13, Christian Fouquet/Andre Noel 8
Louis Fenolar/Eric Leconte 9, Ian Baker/Dirk Winnie 13
Sebastian Edouard/Pierrot Lubin 13, Maurice Belz/Ron Sandilands 3
Progress score: Australia 41, New Zealand 31
Ryma Terbah/Tatiana Terbah 13, Nicola Brock/Bethne Rouse 6
Julie Leconte/Sabrina Terbah 13, Joanne Lippard/Claire Wilson 10
Kate Mangan/Josie Petrolo 7, Sharon Cannon/Barbara Johnston 13
Patrick Dufresne/Stephane Langlois 10, Ian Baker/Dirk Winnie 13
Louis Fenolar/Eric Leconte 13, Maurice Belz/Ron Sandilands 7
Sebastian Edouard/Pierrot Lubin 5, Christian Fouquet/Andre Noel 13
Progress score: Australia 47, New Zealand 37
Ryma Terbah/Tatiana Terbah 13, Joanne Lippard/Claire Wilson 4
Julie Leconte/Sabrina Terbah 7, Sharon Cannon/Barbara Johnston 13
Kate Mangan/Josie Petrolo 13, Nicola Brock/Bethne Rouse 6
Patrick Dufresne/Stephane Langlois 2, Maurice Belz/Ron Sandilands 13
Louis Fenolar/Eric Leconte 13, Christian Fouquet/Andre Noel 9
Sebastian Edouard/Pierrot Lubin 13, Ian Baker/Dirk Winnie 11
Progress score: Australia 55, New Zealand 41
Ryma Terbah/Sabrina Terbah/Tatiana Terbah 13, Sharon Cannon/Joanne Lippard/Claire Wilson 10
Julie Leconte/Kate Mangan/Josie Petrolo 13, Nicola Brock/Barbara Johnston/Bethne Rouse 2
Sebastian Edouard/Stephane Langlois/Pierrot Lubin 2, Maurice Belz/Christian Fouquet/Andre Noel 13
Patrick Dufresne/Louis Fenolar/Eric Leconte 9, Ian Baker/Ron Sandilands/Dirk Winnie 13
Progress score: Australia 61, New Zealand 47
Ryma Terbah/Sabrina Terbah/Tatiana Terbah 13, Nicola Brock/Barbara Johnston/Bethne Rouse 4
Julie Leconte/Kate Mangan/Josie Petrolo 8, Sharon Cannon/Joanne Lippard/Claire Wilson 13
Patrick Dufresne/Louis Fenolar/Eric Leconte 13, Maurice Belz/Christian Fouquet/Andre Noel 12
Sebastian Edouard/Stephane Langlois/Pierrot Lubin 13, Ian Baker/Ron Sandilands/Dirk Winnie 11
Final score: Australia 70, New Zealand 50
Australia names first
Judith Brown/Valmai Nicoll/Claudia Wright 13, Dawn Gardner/Margaret Maher/Jean Parley 7
Glenis Head/Pam Mitchell/Trudy Morris 8, Claire Bradburn/Diane Findlay/Joan Miller 13
Allan Sanderson/Peter Sharpe/Brett Williams 11, Dave Bosley/Rex Hayes/Terry Lambert 13
Mike Mulvihill/Arwed Turon/Dave Ward 13, Charles Brock/Bill Peachey/Ralph Priddle 8
Progress score: Australia 6, New Zealand 6
Judith Brown/Valmai Nicoll/Claudia Wright 13, Claire Bradburn/Diane Findlay/Joan Miller 3
Glenis Head/Pam Mitchell/Trudy Morris 13, Dawn Gardner/Margaret Maher/Jean Parley 12
Allan Sanderson/Peter Sharpe/Brett Williams 7, Charles Brock/Bill Peachey/Ralph Priddle 13
Mike Mulvihill/Arwed Turon/Dave Ward 13, Dave Bosley/Rex Hayes/Terry Lambert 7
Progress score: Australia 15, New Zealand 9
Judith Brown/Claudia Wright 1, Margaret Maher/Jean Parley 13
Pam Mitchell/Valmai Nicoll 7, Diane Findlay/Joan Miller 13
Glenis Head/Trudy Morris 9, Claire Bradburn/Dawn Gardner 13
Allan Sanderson/Brett Williams 13, Rex Hayes/Terry Lambert 11
Arwed Turon/Dave Ward 13, Charles Brock/Bill Peachey 7
Mike Mulvihill/Peter Sharpe 12, Dave Bosley/Ralph Priddle 13
Progress score: Australia 19, New Zealand 17
Judith Brown/Claudia Wright 0, Diane Findlay/Joan Miller 13
Pam Mitchell/Valmai Nicoll 9, Claire Bradburn/Dawn Gardner 13
Glenis Head/Trudy Morris 5, Margaret Maher/Jean Parley 13
Allan Sanderson/Brett Williams 13, Charles Brock/Bill Peachey 3
Arwed Turon/Dave Ward 13, Dave Bosley/Ralph Priddle 5
Mike Mulvihill/Peter Sharpe 13, Rex Hayes/Terry Lambert 3
Progress score: Australia 25, New Zealand 23
Judith Brown/Claudia Wright 13, Claire Bradburn/Dawn Gardner 10
Pam Mitchell/Valmai Nicoll 3, Margaret Maher/Jean Parley 13
Glenis Head/Trudy Morris 1, Diane Findlay/Joan Miller 13
Allan Sanderson/Brett Williams 3, Dave Bosley/Ralph Priddle 13
Arwed Turon/Dave Ward 7, Rex Hayes/Terry Lambert 13
Mike Mulvihill/Peter Sharpe 11, Charles Brock/Bill Peachey 13
Progress score: Australia 27, New Zealand 33
Judith Brown/Brett Williams/Claudia Wright 13, Margaret Maher/Jean Parley/Bill Peachey 12
Trudy Morris/Valmai Nicoll/Allan Sanderson 13, Dawn Gardner/Joan Miller/Ralph Priddle 6
Glenis Head/Peter Sharpe/Dave Ward 13, Claire Bradburn/Rex Hayes/Terry Lambert 10
Pam Mitchell/Mike Mulvihill/Arwed Turon 13, Dave Bosley/Charles Brock/Diane Findlay 10
Progress score: Australia 39, New Zealand 33
Judith Brown/Brett Williams/Claudia Wright 8, Dawn Gardner/Joan Miller/Ralph Priddle 13
Trudy Morris/Valmai Nicoll/Allan Sanderson 4, Margaret Maher/Jean Parley/Bill Peachey 13
Glenis Head/Peter Sharpe/Dave Ward 13, Dave Bosley/Charles Brock/Diane Findlay 11
Pam Mitchell/Mike Mulvihill/Arwed Turon 12, Claire Bradburn/Rex Hayes/Terry Lambert 13
Progress score: Australia 42, New Zealand 42
Peter Sharpe/Claudia Wright 4, Rex Hayes/Margaret Maher 13
Glenis Head/Brett Williams 13, Dave Bosley/Dawn Gardner 10
Judith Brown/Dave Ward 13, Charles Brock/Jean Parley 9
Pam Mitchell/Arwed Turon 13, Joan Miller/Ralph Priddle 10
Trudy Morris/Allan Sanderson 13, Diane Findlay/Terry Lambert 3
Mike Mulvihill/Valmai Nicoll 4, Claire Bradburn/Bill Peachey 13
Progress score: Australia 50, New Zealand 46
Peter Sharpe/Claudia Wright 13, Dave Bosley/Dawn Gardner 11
Glenis Head/Brett Williams 6, Charles Brock/Jean Parley 13
Judith Brown/Dave Ward 13, Rex Hayes/Margaret Maher 3
Pam Mitchell/Arwed Turon 11, Diane Findlay/Terry Lambert 13
Trudy Morris/Allan Sanderson 11, Claire Bradburn/Bill Peachey 13
Mike Mulvihill/Valmai Nicoll 10, Joan Miller/Ralph Priddle 13
Progress score: Australia 54, New Zealand 54
Peter Sharpe/Claudia Wright 3, Charles Brock/Jean Parley 13
Glenis Head/Brett Williams 13, Rex Hayes/Margaret Maher 12
Judith Brown/Dave Ward 13, Dave Bosley/Dawn Gardner 3
Pam Mitchell/Arwed Turon 13, Claire Bradburn/Bill Peachey 8
Trudy Morris/Allan Sanderson 3, Joan Miller/Ralph Priddle 13
Mike Mulvihill/Valmai Nicoll 13, Diane Findlay/Terry Lambert 1
Final score: Australia 62, New Zealand 58
Ian Baker (Herne Bay), Maurice Belz (HBLT), Nicola Brock (Kennedy Park), Sharon Cannon (Bay View), Joanne Evans (Herne Bay), Christian Fouquet (Herne Bay), Barbara Johnston (Masterton), Andre Noel (Kennedy Park), Bethne Rouse (HBLT), Ron Sandilands (Cockle Bay), Claire Wilson (Masterton), Dirk Winnie (Khandallah). Manager - Elizabeth Rocks (Khandallah)
Dave Bosley (Bay View), Claire Bradburn (Silverstream), Charles Brock (Kennedy Park), Diane Findlay (Christchurch), Dawn Gardner (Bay View), Rex Hayes (Kapiti), Terry Lambert (Herne Bay), Margaret Maher (Northcote), Joan Miller (Masterton), Jean Parley (Stanley Bay), Bill Peachey (Hibiscus Coast), Ralph Priddle (Masterton). Manager - Murray Porter (Bay View).
Patrick Dufresne, Sebastian Edouard, Louis Fenolar, Stephane Langlois, Eric Leconte, Julie Leconte, Pierrot Lubin, Kate Mangan, Josie Petrolo, Ryma Terbah, Sabrina Terbah, Tatiana Terbah. Coach: Jean Francois Veyssiere
Judith Brown, Glenis Head, Pam Mitchell, Trudy Morris, Mike Mulverhill, Valmai Nicoll, Allan Sanderson, Peter Sharpe, Arwed Turon, Dave Ward, Brett Williams, Claudia Wright