WELLINGTON Pétanque Club have again entered two teams into the Devon Pétanque League in a bid to retain the title, which they won for the first time in 2024.

Last year the men played as Wellington, and won the title, and the ladies as Monument but this year the two teams are mixed.

In round one the teams faced each other in a closely fought competition which could have gone either way.

Wellington won the singles and one doubles and Monument won the triples and the other doubles with Monument taking the match by two points. They will play each other again later in the competition.

Wellington were represented by Richard Brickles, Alison Newberry, Jenny Summerside, Eddie Gozna, Geoff Sully (captain), while Monument’s team consisted of Kaye Clydesdale (captain), Ian Kingsley, Maggie Milton, Marion Jones, Sheila Philips, Mike Crew.