Petanqued up

BOOZE & VIOLENCE AT BOULES EVENTS

- WILL STONE

THE sedate world of boules is being taken over by boozed-up brawlers. 

Outraged French lovers of the game, also known as pétanque, claim it has been “gangrened” by drunkenness and violence.

Umpires in one region have threatened to boycott qualifying for the national championships after one was attacked by an inebriated player and subjected to death threats.