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Rules of Pétanque

Tournaments

For competition play the tournament entry form will usually state that the tournament will be played to FIPJP Rules as adopted by Pétanque New Zealand.

These rules may be modified slightly for the local terrain, e.g., piste size, obstacles etc.

A printable version of the FIPJP Rules of Petanque with NZ Interpretations 2021-Updated June 2023 (pdf 1.13MB)