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

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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.

Cricket News - 2025 Kent Tour 24/25/26 May

Over the long UK Bank Holiday weekend (24-26 May), touring Captain Henry Colburn once again led the cricketers around the county of Kent on their annual tour. Though shorthanded, they ended up with two wins and a loss. (Losing against Shepway Stragglers, but winning against Band of Brothers and Chestfield. 
See the match reports and some photos in the main article or download this (Word) document. Visit the Standard Athletic Club CC website for the scorecards.

Bridge News - Tuesday 13 May Tournament Results

See the main article for the Section "handicap" results of Tuesday's tournament, and the nation-wide results (which cannot take the handicap scoring into account) and the May quiz answers.
It was great to have 9 complete tables, and many thanks to those who came on short notice to make up the numbers!
Warm congratulations to Nicole and Jean-Paul with 68.86% (1st in East-West), Pascale and Violaine with 67.88% (2nd in EW) and Luc and Jean-Noel with 67.37% (1st in North-South).
And now, please note that our traditional INDIVIDUAL tournament will take place on: Tuesday 17 June at 2.30 pm, followed by a cocktail, and a prize-giving ceremony for the winners of our 3 different Cups.

Cricket News - Kent Tour 24/25/26 May 2025 Match reports

Over the long UK Bank Holiday weekend (24-26 May), touring Captain Henry Colburn once again led the cricketers around the county of Kent on their annual tour. Though shorthanded, they ended up with two wins and a loss. (Losing against Shepway Stragglers, but willing against Band of Brothers and Chestfield.) See the main article for full details, and see the scorecards on the  Standard Athletic Club CC website.

Golf News - 43rd Spring Cup 2025 Results & Prizes

64 players took part In the 43rd Spring Cup Stableford competition. Congratulations to Olivier Mulet (Villarceaux), winner of the Castrol Cup, with a gross score of 28 points (80 strokes) and to Financial Times Cup winner Karine Rupé-Guiader (Villarceaux) with the best Ladies' Gross score, 26 points (82 strokes).
Notable SAC performances were from Maud Fagniez, who was second in the Ladies second series with 36 pts net stableford, and who also won the closest to the pin, and from James Moore, who finished second in the Men’s second series also with 36 pts net stableford.

See the FFG site for all the scores.

Golf News: Spring Golf Weekend 25/26/27 April at Golf d'Ailette results

We visited the Golf d’Ailette (Chemin des Dames, 02860 Chamouille - some 150km northeast of Paris) for our Spring Golf Weekend on April 25th, 26th and 27th. 
We had a wonderful weekend in Champagne country on a very interesting course. The Weekend competition, individual stableford Brut and Net was won handsomely by Muriel Jones with 41 points net.

Golf News: April & May Section Competition results

See the main article for the results Stableford competition that took place on the 19 April (won by David Colson 38 pts) and 10 May (won by John Goodhardt 35 pts) and Maud (36 pts) 

Tennis News - Internal tournament underway

The SAC internal tennis tournament is now underway with early wins for Pamela Duffin in the Women's singles and Guillaume Darrieus in the Men's. Congratulations!
Please see the posters by the bar and this (pdf) document for the draws.
All players should please try to get their first-round matches played by early next week.
Players who just can't find time for their matches will have to be scratched in the interests of not holding up other players and getting through the draw by the end of June and the start of the holiday season. There will be more tournaments in the future!
And there is more Social Mix-in tennis on the calendar this Sunday: 2:15 pm at the club for a 2.30 pm start. See you there.
The Tennis Committee

Tennis News: SAC Wins Opening Match in Division 3 on Sunday 27 April against Sèvres

The Standard tennis team claimed victory in their first Division 3 departmental match with a 4–2 win over Sèvres, whose players were ranked between 15/2 and 15/4. The win was secured thanks to three dominant singles performances: Romain Vicarini (6–1, 6–1), Benjamin Sharp (6–1, 6–1), and Alban Vicarini (6–0, 6–3). The Vicarini duo also clinched the decisive doubles point. Timothée Sharp and Melvyn Cooke were very unlucky in their doubles, losing in the super tie break.
The team will travel to Rueil this Saturday afternoon for their second match of the season. Rueil will be a tougher test, with players ranked 15 and higher. But with a strong team this year, the club is aiming for promotion to the next division. Members who feel they can compete at this level are more than welcome to join the team.

Tennis News: SAC's Spring Social Tournament Sunday 27 April photos

See the main article for some pictures taken during the tournament.

Tennis News - making the most of great weather, fabulous tennis on our clay courts

A big thank you to all those who took part in the season-opening friendly tournament last Sunday. What a pleasure it was to be back on our clay courts in such brilliant spring weather!
Note also the Team's win over Sèvres last Sunday (See here).
We're not sure who to credit for the sunshine, but for the courts, a big thank you goes to Caroline Lambert, who looks after the grounds, Philippe Ayme-Jouve on the TC and Roland Tchertoff on the MC for all the work getting them ready.
With those tennis muscles flexed, we hope everyone is warmed up for some more organised friendly tennis, with our first Sunday Tennis Mix-In taking place this Sunday, 4 May. Just register by court #1 at 14:15 for a 14:30 start (first come, first served). We'll assign partners so everyone gets a good game during the afternoon as well as a chance to meet other tennis players with some friendly women's, men's and/or mixed doubles.
On the competition front, thanks to all those who have entered the Club's internal knock-out competition. If you have not received notice of your first opponents in the different draws, you will do so soon -- look out for emails from tournament organisers Christine Butterworth and/or Victoria Migliore. The knock-out tournament runs through May and June. Players are responsible for arranging their own matches and letting the organisers know the results. You'll get full details by email.
The Tennis Committee

Tennis News: SAC Internal Tennis Tournament 28 April - 28 June

It's time to sign up!
Registration is open for the SAC Internal Tennis Tournament, which will run from the week of 28 April until Finals Day and prizegiving on Saturday, 28 June.
Members (16yrs +) are welcome to sign up for the singles and/or doubles draws using this link or the QR code in the main article. There's a five euro entry fee each for doubles and 10 euros for singles.
The entry deadline is 6 pm on Sunday, 27 April.
We will adapt the format according to the number of players who enter each draw but expect that there will be a mixture of round-robin and knock-out rounds to make sure that everyone gets at least a couple of matches.
Read the main article for full details.

Tennis News: First team match of season & Social tournament on Sunday

The Club has a busy tennis schedule this Sunday.
For those who would like to see some competitive tennis, our men's team has its first match of the season against Sèvres. Benjamin Sharp is the team captain, with William Sharp, Timothé Sharp and Melvyn Cooke making up the rest of the squad. The singles matches are due to start at 08.30, with doubles from 11:00. There is sure to be some good tennis on show so if you are at the club please give the team your best support!
Our season-opening social tennis tournament starts at 10:30. There is still time to sign up using this link (see also this article) for a day of friendly tennis to catch up with your tennis partners and meet new ones. Philippe Ayme-Jouve will be our master of ceremonies.
Finally, please don't forget to enter SAC's annual knock-out tennis tournament, set to run until the end of June. Register for the singles and doubles using this link or see this article. If you are looking for a doubles partner -- mixed, women's or men's -- please get in touch with the Tennis Committee and we will try to find somebody for you.
The TC

Children's News - Sunday 27 April Easter Atelier & Egg Hunt

On Sunday, 27 April, we celebrate Easter with the children, starting with an Arts and Crafts workshop at 2 pm, followed by an Easter Egg hunt!
(The sessions are currently fully booked.)

Children's News: Yoga for children Saturday 26 April

On Saturday, 26 April at 11:15 to 12:15, there will be a trial yoga class for children.
Octavia (a born and bred Londoner) from Yogaventuriers https://yogaventuriers.carrd.co/ will be coming and teaching in English. The class will be designed around a story to keep little minds focused. First, a book reading, then going through the story using yoga poses and movement. The classes are lighthearted and fun, getting kids moving in a focused way that they can carry over to different activities. The kids get to practice their English with a native speaker, and we all benefit from creatively moving our bodies. We will provide yoga mats, and this trial class is free for members. If it goes well, we hope to introduce a class every Saturday from September.
This Saturday's Yoga class is currently fully subscribed. Please let know if you'd like to get on the waiting list for future classes.

Golf News: Spring Golf Weekend 25/26/27 April at Golf d'Ailette

We will visit the Golf d’Ailette (Chemin des Dames, 02860 Chamouille - some 150km northeast of Paris) for our Spring Golf Weekend on April 25th, 26th and 27th. 

Bridge News - Next tournament Tuesday, 13 May

The next tournament will be on Tuesday, 13 May at 2.30 pm). See the main article for the new quiz -
2nd bid of opener in the sequence: 1 Diamond Pass 2 Clubs Pass ("La redemande sur 1 Carreau passe 2 Trefles").