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Thursday 28 March 2024

Taekwondo News - New sessions

We now have an adult and teenagers (over 10)  one-hour Taekwondo lesson on Saturdays at 12:30 pm and a lesson for under-10s at 1:30 pm.
The first lesson is free for anyone who wishes to try it.
Taekwondo is much more than just a sport. It is a way of life. It instils confidence, motivation, goal setting, focus, Self-discipline, respect for others and confidence in your abilities. Do not hesitate to join us.
(See this article for more information about Taekwondo.)

Tennis News - Roland Garros tickets

We have already got 28 orders for  Roland Garros tickets from members.
The club is entitled to receive 8 to 10 tickets maximum per year and the FFT Ligue des Hauts de Seine will give us an update about those tickets by the end of the week.
Members who had ordered Roland Garros tickets will be informed via email this weekend about the status of their order.

Cricket News - Juniors

Girish Dharmapurikar stepped down as Junior Cricket Coach in June 2023. Andrew Macintyre returned temporarily and will be replaced by existing junior parent Adhavan Manoranjan. Thanks to Grisih for the past 3 and a half years and to Andrew for stepping up during his well-earned retirement. 

Bridge News - Tuesday 13 February Tournament

The next tournament will be on Tuesday 13 February, starting at 2.30 pm. As Jenny is not available, please sign up with Anne Raynaud as soon as possible. There will not be a quiz before and there will not be a cocktail afterwards.

Football News - 19 & 26 November - two wins for the SAC

SAC pulled off a second successive victory last Sunday in a typically physical encounter with the Kerala Tuskers, edging the visitors out 3-2.
Fielding a strong team, SAC dominated large periods of play and might have put more goals into the net with more accurate finishing.
Sunday’s win followed a more emphatic 6-3 victory against the Pascal Gastebois XI the previous Sunday. The two sides were evenly matched until early in the second half, before SAC ran away with the game. More details in the main article.
SAC take on La Salernitana this Sunday 3 December, with kick-off at 10:30.

Football News - 21 October 2-2 against the SSFC from the UK

On Saturday 21 we hosted the Salts Staff Football Club (SSFC), a group of teachers from the Titus Salt School of Baildon, West Yorkshire. The game was drawn 2-2 in weather that was not ideal for spectators! See some team photos in the main article.

Autumn Vase 2023 Results

The winner of the Autumn Vase for the best Nett score was Bertrand Delacroix with 41 points. The best Gross score was made by Dimitri Ansart with 37 points. 
The full set of scores can be seen on the FFG's website.

 

Bridge News - Tuesday 24 October Tournament results

We had 8 full tables for the tournament, so warmest congratulations go to the big winners - in EW - Noelle and Raphael - with 68.75% and in NS - Jean and Gerard - with 64.29%!  2nd in EW - Ann and John with 60.12% and in NS - Remy and Marc with 53.87%.The full results are attached to the main article.
The next tournaments are planned to be held on Tuesday, 14 November, and Tuesday, 12 December. 

Bridge News - Next tournament Tuesday, 14 November at 2:30 pm

The next tournament will be at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 14 November. A quiz on the "Forcing 4th suit" is attached to the main article, which will be reviewed at 2 p.m. as usual before the tournament proper. There will be a little cocktail afterwards, for which there will be a small charge of 5€.
Please contact Jenny if you would like to play, if you will stay on for the cocktail, and if you would like Jenny to find you a partner.
Note that there will also be a tournament on Tuesday, 12 December.

Bridge News - Tuesday 14 November Tournament results

This tournament also was part of an FFB nationwide one with 1087 participating pairs. Using the FFB's scoring, our big winners were Ghislaine and Nicole (Doyle) with 61.36% in NS and Raphael and Max with 59.17% in EW. 2nd in NS, Nicole (Devaux) and Jean-Paul with 54.9% and in EW Christine (Clement) and Jean (de Catelin) with 53.92%. Click here to see the FFB SAC Results.
Please note that the next tournament will be on Tuesday 9 December at 2:30 pm, but will be preceded by the Bridge Section AGM at 2 pm!

Bridge News - Tuesday 12 December AGM & Tournament

Please note that the next tournament, the last of the year, will be on Tuesday 12 December at 2:30 pmPlease let Jenny know if you would like to take part and if you will be staying on for the little cocktail. If you would like us to find you a partner, Anne and Jenny are available as jokers.
The Section's AGM will start at 2pm. The provisional Agenda and the provisional Minutes of last year's AGM are attached to the main article.
If you would like to submit motions to be discussed or nominations to the Committee, please get them seconded by another member. Please feel free to volunteer if you feel you can contribute in any way to the running of the Section.

Bridge News - 16 January 2024 Tournament Results

Congratulations to Elise and Anne, 1st in NS with 73%, and Marie-Claire and Edith, 1st in EW with 62.35%. 2nd in NS, Ghislaine and Raphael, who did not benefit at all from the handicap, with 63%, and in EW Jane and Genevieve with 59.42%.
In the main article, you will find the Bridge Section's  "handicap" tournament results and also the answers to the Quiz. The FFB will send the nationwide results of this simultaneous tournament to participants.
Note that the next tournament will be on Tuesday 13 FebruaryQuiz at 2 pm, Tournament at 2.30 pm.
On Monday the SAC Interclub team, captained by Jane Brooks, had a great win against Chaville scoring 18.56 (out of a maximum of 20) - an excellent start to their season in Division 4!

Bridge News - 19 March 2024 Tournament Results

The "Section" results of yesterday's tournament are here: RESULTATS_20240319.rtf. You will also be receiving from the Federation the nationwide results since we were playing a "simultaneous Ronde de France".
Warmest congratulations to Marie-Claire and Pascale - 1st in EW with 65.42%, and to Nicole and Raphael - 1st in NS with 62.5%. Well done also to Joan and Jean-Paul, 2nd in NS with 58.33%, and Lucie and Jean-Francois, 2nd in EW with 52.08%. Thanks to all of you for coming and contributing to the success of the day.
And here are the answers to the quiz: Answersquiz_20240319.jpg.
We are suggesting Tuesday 23 April, same time, same place, for next month's tournament. Please let Jenny know if you can make it.