AUSSIE KIDS BOWLED OVER BY PETANQUE REPRESENTATIVE HONOUR

It’s a fair bet you’ve never played petanque, let alone know where or how to.

But it’s a sport enjoying growing numbers, so much so that juniors make up half the Australian team, set to contest the world championships in France.

HAVING A BOULE AT PETANQUE’S NATIONAL TITLES

There’s a French twist to a Greek game being played at the Italian club at Highfields this Easter long weekend for the Australian Triples Championship.

And in this sport, it’s all about the back-handed bowl, or boule.