Children's News: Saturday Chess lessons

We have teamed up with the chess school, Club Echecs du Cavalier Rouge, to provide chess lessons for children on Saturdays. A chess instructor will give chess lessons and organise mini-tournaments. There will be two sessions: 10 am to noon and 1 - 3 pm. Email for more information or to sign up! While lessons started on 1 February, there was a pause for the holidays and lessons resumed on Saturday, 8 March.
If you have signed up for the initial 8 weeks of chess, please pay the €30 fee via this HelloAsso link (if you haven’t already): https://www.helloasso.com/associations/standard-athletic-club/evenements/chess-the-sac
There is also an option for adults, please let us know if you are interested by emailing .For more information see the main article.

Old Rackets Tournament (21/9): prize winners show that fashion and tennis run in the family

Bridge News - 23 September Tournament results

Warmest congratulations go to Marie-Claire and Christine, 1st in NS with 60.60% and to Jane and Françoise, 1st in EW with 59.59%; 2nd in EW Richard and Leon with 58.54%, and 2nd in NS Jean (Pal) and Alain with 52.38%.
According to the FFB the tournament we played was an "Octopus simultaneous tournament".
See the main article for more information and the SAC and FFB results.
Thanks to Joan, Maureen and Pat for all their help in getting everything ready, Monica and Anne (R.) for their super contribution to the cocktail, and Christine (Butterworth) and Carole for their help in preparing the cocktail; and all of you for participating and helping with the clearing away!
Next month's tournament is planned for Tuesday, 14 October, Quiz at 2pm and tournament at 2:30.

SAC Open Tennis Tournament 1- 21 September Results

SAC Tennis signs off a sport-rich summer with Open Tournament finals.
The first edition of the SAC Open Tournament concluded this weekend with some engrossing final matches. The competition attracted more than a hundred players—adults and children—to SAC, giving members a taste of some highly competitive play.
Men’s Final: Winner: Romain Ducasse (3/6), Finalist: Eliot Dufour (4/6)
Women’s Final: Winner: Nadège Saramito (4/6), Finalist: Oriane Lajoie (15)
Full details and photos in the main article.

SAC Junior Cricket final games Saturday 27 September

Final games of the season are next Saturday:
Parents vs Kids - 10-11, then Fathers vs Sons from 11 to 1 o'clock.
Communication within the section is via a WhatsApp group, so if you're not already there, contact Adhavan to join.
See the main article for this season's schedule.

Exciting Children's News: Rugbytots is coming to the Club Saturday 20 September

📢We are delighted to announce that Rugbytots will be starting at the Club on Saturday, 20 September.🎉
👉 You can sign up directly here: Inscription Rugbytots Meudon (Some places still available)
To fit with the Club’s weekend schedule, the classes will run as follows:
* 10:00 – 10:45: children between 3.5 - 5 years
* 10:50 – 11:20: children between 2 – 3.5 years
* 11:30 – 12:15: children between 5 - 7 years
ℹ️ This order will shortly be updated on the website of Rugytots, but you can already sign up via the link above.
💳 All payments and follow-up will be handled directly by Rugbytots with those who register.
👨‍👩‍👧 Please note that the sessions are also open to non-members.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email .

Taekwondo News - 2025/2026 Season registration

We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2025/2026 children's Taekwondo classes is now open!
Classes (1 hour) will take place every Saturday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, starting Saturday, 6 September. 
Open to all children interested in learning Taekwondo at the Standard Athletic Club.
If you would like to pre-register your child, please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/mVN6RkeCkhWaA5T48
For more details, please go to the St-Germain Club website:https://tkd-csg.com/
Do not hesitate to contact Alexandra Lescure () if you have any questions.

Golf News: Monthly Stableford Saturday 6 Sept 2025 Results

Congratulations to Corinne, who was the winner of the Ladies (being the only one!), and was also the overall winner, with 43 points!
The Men did give chase, but weren't quite close enough! David and Emile (40) both did better than their handicaps, but the rest of the field, Frédéric, Simon, Paul, James, and John lagged somewhat.
Full results in the main article.

Golf News: Summer Eclectic July/August 2025 Results

Welcome Back

C’est la rentrée. We hope everyone had an enjoyable summer.

We have a busy September planned at the Club:

• The last chance to play our favourite summer sports
  • Swimming in our new pool
  • Tennis on our clay courts
  • Cricket, with games for another 4 weeks
• As the kids go back to school, plenty of things for them to do at the Club
  • Tennis Ambition on Wednesday’s, including a shuttle service from Paris
  • Regular sports trainings
  • Les Petits Musiciens on Sundays from 28^th September
  • Le Cavalier Rouge will be back to give chess lessons
  • The beginning of football training on Saturday’s
  • Rubgytots to be launched very soon
• Classic Car Day on 21^st September … a perfect opportunity to invite your friends to the Club as guests (free entry, cars, food, bouncy castle, …)

The Management Committee met for the first time since the break on Tuesday 2^nd.  “Hot topics” for the coming weeks include managing the insurance claims and repairs from this summer’s storm, which destroyed the marquis and caused serious damage to other installations (including tennis court fencing and lighting).  Some of the repairs (tennis) can only be started once we know exactly how much our insurers will pay and when we will receive it. We have been able to arrange replacement of the marquis, which is required for Classic Car Day and some events which bring revenue to the Club. Tuesday’s MC did also authorise replacement of the squash court roof, at cost of around €11K.  This will repair a longstanding problem while also eliminating a possible cause of water damage to the squash courts.

September also marks the beginning of our subscription year.  Thanks to everyone who has already paid their subs (and to the Subs team (Roland D, Roxane, Gigi, Sylvie and summer staff)). For those who have not yet done so, this is a gentle nudge.  As discussed at the AGM, it is enormously helpful to get early visibility on Membership for 2025/2026 so that we can refine the budget and plan any capital improvements.

Looking forward to seeing you at the Club.

The Management Committee

SAC hosts Open Tennis Tournament 1- 21 September

The SAC has the pleasure of hosting an Open Tennis Tournament from 1-21 September.
The SAC tournament organiser is Victoria Migliore, and the referee is Conrad Coste.
During the tournament, courts 1, 2, 4, and 5 will be blocked as necessary. Courts 3 and 8 will be available for reservation, except during tennis lessons, throughout the tournament.

2025/26 Membership Subscriptions due by August 31st

Very many thanks to those members who have already paid.
For those who do not pay by direct debit, please settle your subscription by August 31st, 2025.
Please contact  should you have any problems.

Classic Car Day 2024 Photo Album

Loads of photos were taken during the recent Classic Car Day on Sunday 15 October - :
click here to see the album.

A Standard Athletic Afternoon - 17 May 2025 - Photos

Halloween and Guy Fawkes 2024 photos

Here are some pictures taken during the Halloween and Guy Fawkes events on Saturday, 9 November 2024

Membership applications

Are you choosing Full, Social or One Sport membership?

For Full or Social memberships

Please complete the Membership Application form (Application_form_2024_Sept_2026.pdf  118kB), which is necessary for every Membership category. Please state your chosen category on page 2 of the form. Then, please email your completed form to .

For One Sport membership: Cricket, Football, Squash

Please follow this link and complete the form, then email it to .

SAC 2025 AGM Voting results

Thank you to everyone who attended the AGM and voted. The integrity of the electronic vote was certified by our external supplier and monitored by Kerry Lloyd as assessor, Jane Alix and Susan Chriqui as scrutineers to whom the Club extends its thanks.  A summary of the results of the votes follows. See the main article for full details.

MC elections
Vice Presidents: Roland Tchertoff and Daniel Terrington
Treasurer: Gigi Cothier
Secretary: Georgina Marrison
Elected Members: Sarah Whitley, Guillaume Darrieus, Roxane Girault, David Stabat
Motions
All Motions were passed

Tennis News - Tournament Winners - Saturday 28 June 2025

SAC Club Tournament: Pam Duffin takes women's singles trophy; Victoria & Raphael win mixed doubles
SAC's tennis tournament finished on Saturday in sweltering heat with Pam Duffin taking the Women's Singles trophy and Victoria Migliore and Raphael Imbert winning a hard-fought victory to claim the Mixed Doubles prize.
In the Men's Singles, it was Raphael again a winner, while in the Men's Doubles, the winners were Melvin Cooke and Philippe Vignal by a walkover.
Full details and photos in the main article.

Football News: Season's last training session photo

(Click here for full-size photo!)

Pool etiquette

• We are all excited that we now have a modern pool, open for the rest of the summer. So that everyone can enjoy it, the following is a reminder of the etiquette.
  • Above all, and as with everything about our Club, please behave consistently with this being a shared second home. Have fun while respecting others.  If there is “friction”, please work it out in a spirit of mutual respect
  • Some specific etiquette rules will be re-posted around the pool as a reminder
  • Some of the main ones
    • Please, no food and drink in the pool area – this attracts wasps which can sting you (or other Members).
    • The changing rooms are the right place for changing.  Please do not do this in the pool area.
    • No dirty clothes or other items in the pool – 2 examples from last weekend:
      • People jumping into the pool in their athletic gear after doing sport in intense heat, without having showered
      • Toddlers being placed in the pool in their nappies (diapers, in American English)
    • General consideration for others with regard to water games, water pistols, jumping in near swimmers, etc.. This affects safety and also comfort.
  • Your safety and that of your children is your responsibility at all times. Please do not let kids get out of your sight.
  • There is no “Club police” on duty.  We are all responsible for the norms of good behaviour, which means we can share this place.  You are encouraged to work things out.  If another Member is concerned about etiquette and raises this with you, please be respectful.
• Thanks to everyone for behaving with the right SAC spirit.  If you do see something of concern, please do raise it with the Management Committee. 
• The Management Committee

2025-26 SAC Membership Status and Category Changes

The sending out and processing of annual subscriptions put a heavy burden on the Club’s limited (and mainly volunteer) administrative resources. Changes in Membership status or categories, when they occur after the initial fee request has been sent out, lead to “double work”. This happened last year for almost 40% of our fee requests.

To help us improve efficiency, we would like to change the process this year and capture as many changes as possible ahead of issuing fee requests.  Please let us know by June 30th of any changes in membership category that you wish to make for you or any member of your family; e.g., changes between Social and Full.  Please email your changes to .

Please note that category changes that are simply due to age are handled directly by the system and no request needs to be made in this case.

Many thanks in advance for your help with this.

The Management Committee

The best salesforce for our Club: Us!

Storms aside, the Club is in great shape, with so much going on (Camp-Out, Greek event, tennis tournament, cricket match, football training, great food … and that was just last weekend!).

If you have friends with an “SAC profile”...
  * International (British and Commonwealth, other international, have lived and worked overseas, in international families)
  * Fluent English-speaking
  * With the mindset of “shared second home”

...and you introduce them to the Club before the August holiday (deadline for new Member sign-up, 31/7/2025), you will receive a discount on 2025/6 Membership (€250 for the first Full adult, €100 for the first Young Adult (under 40 years old); €150 for the second Full Adult, €75 for the second and subsequent Young Adults, up to a maximum of €400).

Please refer any potential new Members to Georgina at .   Happy recruiting!!!
The Management Committee

Golf News: Villarceaux Monthly Stableford Saturday 21 Results

Congratulations to Sue, the Ladies' winner with 36 net Stableford points, beating Maud on 32.
In the Men's, Simon won with 33 points, beating 2nd placed Ian with 31, who just pipped David, also with 31, thanks to a better back 9!
Full resultys in the main article

Golf News: Sue Hall Trophy - half-way results

The Sue Hall Trophy is for the average of the best 3 net Stableford cards posted throughout the year.
The state of play halfway through the year can be seen in the main article.

Golf News: Monthly Stableford Saturday 21 at Villarceaux

If you'd like to play in this Saturday's monthly Stableford at Villarceaux, please contact Frédéric  <> to let him know.

Discover Taekwondo & Self Defence - Open Trial Classes this Saturday

Squash News: King's Cup tournament Saturday 21 June

Bridge News - Tuesday 17 June Tournament Results

Here are the results of Tuesday's Individual Tournament - see the main article for full details by line and combined.
Warmest congratulations to our big winner - Dougie, 1st overall and 1st in the West line with 65.2%; and also to the winners of the other lines: Noelle in North with 60.42%, June in South with 57.94% and Danielle in East with 57.66%.
Raymond Natanson presented the Cups: Ghislaine Dubau, winner of the H. Natanson cup, ,and  Christian Kief, winner of the Fair Play Cup.
Many thanks to to Raymond Natanson for presiding over our prize ceremony, to Anne Raynaud, Joan Cosgrove, Maureen Long and Nadine Jasserand for their help with the tournament, and to Christine Butterworth and Carole Gressier for their help with the cocktail; and to all the rest of you for lending a hand in clearing away and re-placing the furniture.
The next tournament will be in September, but we can still get together in the meantime for more relaxed bridge on Mondays and Tuesdays, rubber bridge at the weekend or any other time.

Tennis News: SAC men’s team wins promotion

The Standard tennis team secured promotion to Division 2 on Sunday, 1 June, capping off an almost flawless campaign with four wins and a draw.
The team — made up of Benjamin Sharp, Melvyn Cooke, Thimothée Sharp, Alban Vicarini, and Romain Vicarini — sealed qualification by defeating Rueil this weekend. Benjamin Sharp and Tim Sharp won their singles matches, and two doubles victories — a special mention for doubles specialist Melvyn — rounded off a great team performance!
Motivated players are welcome to join and strengthen our squad next season. Please get in touch at

Junior Cricket: Results vs Boulogne Rising Stars and SAC Footballers

While the senior cricketers were on their weekend away in Kent, the junior cricketers took on the Boulogne Rising Stars on Sunday 25 May and won fairly comfortably. On Friday 30 May, wth the football season winding down, a joint session gave all the kids a chance to try each other's sports. The young cricketers emerged victorious in both sports!
Read the main article for (much) more information and some photos.