Umpiring Resources

Rules and Interpretations

The FIPJP (International Pétanque Federation) Rules or amendments are now ratified every four years (in the Olympic year), so the next update of FIPJP Rules is due out in 2024.

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

Approved list of Boules and Cochonnet (June 2021) (370KB)

Other Resources

Petanque New Zealand Umpire Resources

Wellington Pétanque Graded Umpires

Lists of WPA members who have been awarded a pass in the PNZ Umpire examinations with the year and grade of qualification. The first list is of currently active umpires. The second is of former umpires who are no longer active. Any errors and omissions, please contact the WPA Umpiring Coordinator at wpa.umpire.coordinator@gmail.com

Note

Active Umpires

YearNameClubGrade Achieved
2007Claire BradburnSilverstreamRegional Umpire
2007Graeme MorrisMastertonRegional Umpire
2017Barbara WhittingtonNaenaeOceania Confederation Umpire
2021Trish SmartManawatuClub Umpire
2022Te Wai Haa Rangi Biddle-AmoroaWanganui EastClub Umpire
2022Tony SimpsonWanganui EastRegional Umpire
2023Michael RocksNaenaeOceania Confederation Umpire
2024Clive WilliamsNaenaeNational Umpire
2024Lin JacksonNaenaeClub Umpire
2024Christine DaykinManawatuClub Umpire
2024Simon GrantNaenaeClub Umpire
2024David GwerderUpper HuttClub Umpire
2024Paul BonseyUpper HuttClub Umpire

Non-active former Umpires

YearNameClubGrade Achieved
2004Andy GilbertRotoruaNational Umpire
2007Jane GilbertRotoruaRegional Umpire
2007Gwen HillKapitiRegional Umpire
2007Myrna LaneMastertonRegional Umpire
2007Jan McHardyKapitiClub Umpire
2007Tony MudgwayWanganui EastRegional Umpire
2007Glen SelbieWanganui EastRegional Umpire
2009Nyra BentleyHorowhenuaClub Umpire
2009Peter BlakeKapitiClub Umpire
2009Gary BruntonOtakiClub Umpire
2009Ian CalderKapitiClub Umpire
2009John ClarkMastertonClub Umpire
2009Terry DawsonKapitiClub Umpire
2009Peter Dennett †HataitaiClub Umpire
2009Michael LacosteKapitiClub Umpire
2009Barry SarneySilverstreamClub Umpire
2009Patrick SmithUpper HuttClub Umpire
2009Dirk WinnieKhandallahClub Umpire
2010Steve Frampton †KapitiRegional Umpire
2010Jack Gazzard †KapitiRegional Umpire
2010Bob McCarthy †OtakiRegional Umpire
2010Ralph PriddleMastertonRegional Umpire
2010Bryan WellsHorowhenuaRegional Umpire
2015David CorleyManawatuClub Umpire
2015David GatchellHorowhenuaClub Umpire
2016Doc MurrayUpper HuttClub Umpire