Trans Tasman 2025
Date: 15-16 March 2025
Venue: Christchurch Pétanque club
Arbitres: Richard Browne, Nadine Simpson, Barbara Whittington
Tournament Director: Michael Rocks
Format
Time Limits: Doubles & Triples - 60 minutes; Singles - 45 minutes. All games plus 1 end, no tie-break.
Match points: Triples win 3 points, Doubles win 2 points, Singles win 1 point. A tied score is half the win points.
Open: Rounds 1 to 6 played on Saturday, rounds 7 to 12 played on Sunday;
Senior: Rounds 1 to 5 played on Saturday, rounds 6 to 10 played on Sunday.
Note: New Zealand names are first.
Open
Round 1: Triples
Neville Bensdorp/Seyjay Harawira/Tom Paulo 8, Jean-Luc Gonnet/Shane Howarth/Cody Vujcic 5;
Bruno Falco/Jackson Gallagher/Brian Westerbeek 7, Christopher Boudan/Michael Lacase/Guillaume Ramand 8;
Michelle Maxwell/Christine Strichen/Claire Wilson 6, Selina Dally/Hae Jung Jang/Deb Rodda 11;
Annick Le Guen/Naomi Paulo/Jenn Sutherland 13, Sharleen Boudan/Delys Brady/Yili Han 0.
Progress Score: New Zealand 6, Australia 6
Round 2: Triples
Neville Bensdorp/Seyjay Harawira/Tom Paulo 8, Christopher Boudan/Michael Lacase/Guillaume Ramand 10;
Bruno Falco/Jackson Gallagher/Brian Westerbeek 12, Jean-Luc Gonnet/Shane Howarth/Cody Vujcic 5;
Michelle Maxwell/Christine Strichen/Claire Wilson 13, Sharleen Boudan/Delys Brady/Yili Han 2;
Annick Le Guen/Naomi Paulo/Jenn Sutherland 9, Selina Dally/Hae Jung Jang/Deb Rodda 8.
Progress Score: New Zealand 15, Australia 9
Round 3: Doubles
Neville Bensdorp/Tom Paulo 7, Shane Howarth/Cody Vujcic 13;
Bruno Falco/Brian Westerbeek 7, Jean-Luc Gonnet/Guillaume Ramand 12;
Jackson Gallagher/Seyjay Harawira 6, Christopher Boudan/Michael Lacase 13;
Christine Strichen/Claire Wilson 10, Hae Jung Jang/Deb Rodda 9;
Annick Le Guen/Michelle Maxwell 13, Sharleen Boudan/Delys Brady 1;
Naomi Paulo/Jenn Sutherland 13, Selina Dally/Yili Han 6.
Progress Score: New Zealand 21, Australia 15
Round 4: Doubles
Neville Bensdorp/Tom Paulo 11, Christopher Boudan/Michael Lacase 4;
Bruno Falco/Brian Westerbeek 3, Shane Howarth/Cody Vujcic 13;
Jackson Gallagher/Seyjay Harawira 9, Jean-Luc Gonnet/Guillaume Ramand 13;
Christine Strichen/Claire Wilson 12, Selina Dally/Yili Han 6;
Annick Le Guen/Michelle Maxwell 13, Hae Jung Jang/Deb Rodda 6;
Naomi Paulo/Jenn Sutherland 1, Sharleen Boudan/Delys Brady 13.
Progress Score: New Zealand 27, Australia 21
Round 5: Doubles
Neville Bensdorp/Tom Paulo 9, Jean-Luc Gonnet/Guillaume Ramand 10;
Bruno Falco/Brian Westerbeek 9, Christopher Boudan/Michael Lacase 5;
Jackson Gallagher/Seyjay Harawira 3, Shane Howarth/Cody Vujcic 12;
Christine Strichen/Claire Wilson 8, Sharleen Boudan/Delys Brady 10;
Annick Le Guen/Michelle Maxwell 10, Selina Dally/Yili Han 7;
Naomi Paulo/Jenn Sutherland 7, Hae Jung Jang/Deb Rodda 4.
Progress Score: New Zealand 33, Australia 27
Round 6: Singles
Bruno Falco 7, Shane Howarth 12;
Neville Bensdorp 9, Guillaume Ramand 13;
Brian Westerbeek 13, Cody Vujcic 3;
Tom Paulo 11, Jean-Luc Gonnet 11;
Seyjay Harawira 3, Michael Lacase 13;
Jackson Gallagher 13, Christopher Boudan 6;
Annick Le Guen 12, Yili Han 10;
Claire Wilson 13, Hae Jung Jang 6;
Michelle Maxwell 8, Sharleen Boudan 11;
Naomi Paulo 11, Selina Dally 7;
Christine Strichen 8, Deb Rodda 9;
Jenn Sutherland 13, Delys Brady 2.
Progress Score: New Zealand 39½, Australia 32½
Round 7: Triples
Neville Bensdorp/Seyjay Harawira/Tom Paulo 5, Christopher Boudan/Michael Lacase/Guillaume Ramand 13;
Bruno Falco/Jackson Gallagher/Brian Westerbeek 4, Jean-Luc Gonnet/Shane Howarth/Cody Vujcic 12;
Michelle Maxwell/Christine Strichen/Claire Wilson 13, Sharleen Boudan/Delys Brady/Yili Han 7;
Annick Le Guen/Naomi Paulo/Jenn Sutherland 10, Selina Dally/Hae Jung Jang/Deb Rodda 9.
Progress Score: New Zealand 45½, Australia 38½
Round 8: Triples
Neville Bensdorp/Seyjay Harawira/Tom Paulo 5, Jean-Luc Gonnet/Shane Howarth/Cody Vujcic 5;
Bruno Falco/Jackson Gallagher/Brian Westerbeek 7, Christopher Boudan/Michael Lacase/Guillaume Ramand 13;
Michelle Maxwell/Christine Strichen/Claire Wilson 9, Selina Dally/Hae Jung Jang/Deb Rodda 5;
Annick Le Guen/Naomi Paulo/Jenn Sutherland 11, Sharleen Boudan/Delys Brady/Yili Han 10.
Progress Score: New Zealand 53, Australia 43
Round 9: Mixed Doubles
Annick Le Guen/Brian Westerbeek 0, Deb Rodda/Guillaume Ramand 13;
Michelle Maxwell/Seyjay Harawira 11, Sharleen Boudan/Shane Howarth 10;
Christine Strichen/Neville Bensdorp 12, Yili Han/Michael Lacase 8;
Naomi Paulo/Tom Paulo 6, Selina Dally/Cody Vujcic 7;
Jenn Sutherland/Bruno Falco 5, Delys Brady/Christopher Boudan 7;
Claire Wilson/Jackson Gallagher 7, Hae Jung Jang/Jean-Luc Gonnet 12.
Progress Score: New Zealand 57, Australia 51
Round 10: Mixed Doubles
Annick Le Guen/Brian Westerbeek 8, Delys Brady/Christopher Boudan 13;
Michelle Maxwell/Seyjay Harawira 13, Hae Jung Jang/Jean-Luc Gonnet 3;
Christine Strichen/Neville Bensdorp 4, Deb Rodda/Guillaume Ramand 13;
Naomi Paulo/Tom Paulo 13, Sharleen Boudan/Shane Howarth 5;
Jenn Sutherland/Bruno Falco 13, Yili Han/Michael Lacase 7;
Claire Wilson/Jackson Gallagher 12, Selina Dally/Cody Vujcic 10.
Progress Score: New Zealand 65, Australia 55
Round 11: Mixed Doubles
Annick Le Guen/Brian Westerbeek 3, Yili Han/Michael Lacase 10;
Michelle Maxwell/Seyjay Harawira 2, Selina Dally/Cody Vujcic 13;
Christine Strichen/Neville Bensdorp 13, Delys Brady/Christopher Boudan 9;
Naomi Paulo/Tom Paulo 9, Hae Jung Jang/Jean-Luc Gonnet 13;
Jenn Sutherland/Bruno Falco 13, Deb Rodda/Guillaume Ramand 1;
Claire Wilson/Jackson Gallagher 1, Sharleen Boudan/Shane Howarth 13.
Progress Score: New Zealand 69, Australia 63
Round 12: Singles
Bruno Falco 7, Guillaume Ramand 11;
Neville Bensdorp 5, Shane Howarth 12;
Brian Westerbeek 12, Jean-Luc Gonnet 12;
Tom Paulo 13, Cody Vujcic 3;
Seyjay Harawira 13, Christopher Boudan 7;
Jackson Gallagher 2, Michael Lacase 13;
Annick Le Guen 7, Hae Jung Jang 10;
Claire Wilson 9, Yili Han 10;
Michelle Maxwell 7, Selina Dally 12;
Naomi Paulo 6, Sharleen Boudan 12;
Christine Strichen 13, Delys Brady 2;
Jenn Sutherland 8, Deb Rodda 12.
Final Score: New Zealand 72½, Australia 71½
Match Statistics
| Team | Triples | Doubles | Singles | Mixed Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Men | 5.5/8 | 7/9 | 7/12 | 10/18 |
| Australia Women | 1/8 | 2/9 | 7/12 | 10/18 |
| New Zealand Men | 2.5/8 | 2/9 | 5/12 | 8/18 |
| New Zealand Women | 7/8 | 7/9 | 5/12 | 8/18 |
Key: Games Won/Games Played
Senior
Round 1: Triples
Stephen Fitzgerald/Seti Mailei/Thierry Pannetier 13, Trevor Keilar/Christian Lucette/Tim Shaw 7;
Roger Hamilton/Kevin McFadgen/Paul Tamagushiku 7, Neil Brown/Jean-Luc Domerge/Brian Tuckfield 6;
Sharon Cannon/Jay Newton/Barb Parnell 12, Medgee Lebrasse/Shirley Marshall/Ronda Shears 7;
Yvonne Futcher/Bethne Gardner/Tina Targett 11, Cathy Ayre/Deb Coleman/Kerrie Maddern 5.
Progress Score: New Zealand 12, Australia 0
Round 2: Triples
Stephen Fitzgerald/Seti Mailei/Thierry Pannetier 13, Neil Brown/Jean-Luc Domerge/Brian Tuckfield 4;
Roger Hamilton/Kevin McFadgen/Paul Tamagushiku 11, Trevor Keilar/Christian Lucette/Tim Shaw 5;
Sharon Cannon/Jay Newton/Barb Parnell 10, Cathy Ayre/Deb Coleman/Kerrie Maddern 10;
Yvonne Futcher/Bethne Gardner/Tina Targett 8, Medgee Lebrasse/Shirley Marshall/Ronda Shears 8.
Progress Score: New Zealand 21, Australia 3
Round 3: Doubles
Stephen Fitzgerald/Thierry Pannetier 13, Neil Brown/Jean-Luc Domerge 1;
Kevin McFadgen/Paul Tamagushiku 13, Trevor Keilar/Christian Lucette 7;
Roger Hamilton/Seti Mailei 3, Tim Shaw/Brian Tuckfield 13;
Sharon Cannon/Barb Parnell 13, Cathy Ayre/Shirley Marshall 3;
Jay Newton/Tina Targett 8, Deb Coleman/Kerrie Maddern 4;
Yvonne Futcher/Bethne Gardner 2, Medgee Le Brasse/Ronda Shears 12.
Progress Score: New Zealand 29, Australia 7
Round 4: Doubles
Stephen Fitzgerald/Thierry Pannetier 8, Tim Shaw/Brian Tuckfield 7;
Kevin McFadgen/Paul Tamagushiku 11, Neil Brown/Jean-Luc Domerge 1;
Roger Hamilton/Seti Mailei 4, Trevor Keilar/Christian Lucette 13;
Sharon Cannon/Barb Parnell 13, Medgee Le Brasse/Ronda Shears 2;
Jay Newton/Tina Targett 7, Cathy Ayre/Shirley Marshall 8;
Yvonne Futcher/Bethne Gardner 12, Deb Coleman/Kerrie Maddern 4.
Progress Score: New Zealand 37, Australia 11
Round 5: Doubles
Stephen Fitzgerald/Thierry Pannetier 9, Trevor Keilar/Christian Lucette 7;
Kevin McFadgen/Paul Tamagushiku 8, Tim Shaw/Brian Tuckfield 8;
Roger Hamilton/Seti Mailei 6, Neil Brown/Jean-Luc Domerge 5;
Sharon Cannon/Barb Parnell 13, Deb Coleman/Kerrie Maddern 4;
Jay Newton/Tina Targett 9, Medgee Le Brasse/Ronda Shears 4;
Yvonne Futcher/Bethne Gardner 10, Cathy Ayre/Shirley Marshall 6.
Progress Score: New Zealand 48, Australia 12
Round 6: Mixed Triples
Jay Newton/Barb Parnell/Thierry Pannetier 13, Deb Coleman/Rhonda Shears/Tim Shaw 6;
Yvonne Futcher/Bethne Gardner/Seti Mailei 13, Medgee Le Brasse/Kerrie Maddern/Christian Lucette 3;
Sharon Cannon/Stephen Fitzgerald/Roger Hamilton 9, Cathy Ayre/Neil Brown/Jean-Luc Domerge 8;
Tina Targett/Kevin McFadgen/Paul Tamagushiku 12, Shirley Marshall/Trevor Keilar/Brian Tuckfield 5.
Progress Score: New Zealand 60, Australia 12
Round 7: Mixed Triples
Jay Newton/Barb Parnell/Thierry Pannetier 13, Medgee Le Brasse/Kerrie Maddern/Christian Lucette 8;
Yvonne Futcher/Bethne Gardner/Seti Mailei 6, Deb Coleman/Rhonda Shears/Tim Shaw 12;
Sharon Cannon/Stephen Fitzgerald/Roger Hamilton 5, Shirley Marshall/Trevor Keilar/Brian Tuckfield 6;
Tina Targett/Kevin McFadgen/Paul Tamagushiku 11, Cathy Ayre/Neil Brown/Jean-Luc Domerge 6.
Progress Score: New Zealand 66, Australia 18
Round 8: Mixed Doubles
Jay Newton/Thierry Pannetier 11, Shirley Marshall/Brian Tuckfield 10;Barb Parnell/Seti Mailei 6, Kerrie Maddern/Neil Brown 13;
Sharon Cannon/Stephen Fitzgerald 12, Deb Coleman/Trevor Keilar 11;
Tina Targett/Paul Tamagushiku 7, Medgee Le Brasse/Christian Lucette 9;
Yvonne Futcher/Roger Hamilton 3, Cathy Ayre/Jean-Luc Domerge 13;
Bethne Gardner/Kevin McFadgen 9, Rhonda Shears/Tim Shaw 9.
Progress Score: New Zealand 71, Australia 25
Round 9: Mixed Doubles
Jay Newton/Thierry Pannetier 8, Cathy Ayre/Jean-Luc Domerge 8;Barb Parnell/Seti Mailei 10, Rhonda Shears/Tim Shaw 5;
Sharon Cannon/Stephen Fitzgerald 13, Shirley Marshall/Brian Tuckfield 0;
Tina Targett/Paul Tamagushiku 7, Kerrie Maddern/Neil Brown 9;
Yvonne Futcher/Roger Hamilton 5, Deb Coleman/Trevor Keilar 13;
Bethne Gardner/Kevin McFadgen 13, Medgee Le Brasse/Christian Lucette 10.
Progress Score: New Zealand 78, Australia 30
Round 10: Mixed Doubles
Jay Newton/Thierry Pannetier 13, Deb Coleman/Trevor Keilar 4;Barb Parnell/Seti Mailei 10, Medgee Le Brasse/Christian Lucette 11;
Sharon Cannon/Stephen Fitzgerald 4, Cathy Ayre/Jean-Luc Domerge 10;
Tina Targett/Paul Tamagushiku 11, Rhonda Shears/Tim Shaw 9;
Yvonne Futcher/Roger Hamilton 13, Shirley Marshall/Brian Tuckfield 0;
Bethne Gardner/Kevin McFadgen 13, Kerrie Maddern/Neil Brown 3.
Final Score: New Zealand 86, Australia 34
Match Statistics
| Team | Triples | Doubles | Mixed Triples | Mixed Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Men | 0/4 | 2.5/9 | 2/8 | 8/18 |
| Australia Women | 1/4 | 2/9 | 2/8 | 8/18 |
| New Zealand Men | 4/4 | 6.5/9 | 6/8 | 10/18 |
| New Zealand Women | 3/4 | 7/9 | 6/8 | 10/18 |
Key: Games Won/Games Played
Teams
Australia Open
Christopher Boudan, Sharleen Boudan, Delys Brady, Selina Dally, Jean-Luc Gonnet, Yili Han, Shane Howarth, Hae Jung Jang, Michael Lacase, Guillaume Ramand, Deb Rodda, Cody Vujcic.
Coach: Michael Lacase.
Australia Senior
Catherine Ayre, Neil Brown, Deb Coleman, Jean-Luc Domerge, Trevor Keilar, Medgee Lebrasse, Christian Lucette, Kerrie Maddern, Shirley Marshall, Tim Shaw, Rhonda Shears, Brian Tuckfield.
Coach: Lindsay Kinghorn.
Glenn Bovell was injured just before the start of Trans Tasman and was replaced in the Senior team by Jean-Luc Domerge, with Michael Lacase stepping into the Open team to replace Jean-Luc.
Manager: Ross Coleman
New Zealand Open
Neville Bensdorp, Bruno Falco, Jackson Gallagher, Seyjay Harawira, Annick Le Guen, Michelle Maxwell, Naomi Paulo, Tom Paulo, Christine Strichen, Jenn Sutherland, Brian Westerbeek, Claire Wilson
Coach: John Targett
New Zealand Senior
Sharon Cannon, Stephen Fitzgerald, Yvonne Futcher, Bethne Gardner, Roger Hamilton, Seti Mailei, Kevin McFadgen, Jay Newton, Thierry Pannetier, Barb Parnell, Paul Tamagushiku, Tina Targett
Coach/Managers: Jean Parley, Murray Porter.