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.

Taekwondo News

Taekwondo classes are almost full, but there are still a few spots left for children, so, if you’re interested, feel free to send a message to .
Hadad, the Taekwondo instructor, would like to offer a self-defence class for teens and adults at the club on Fridays from 6 PM to 7 PM.
If you're interested, feel free to send us a message via WhatsApp or email to .

Golf News: Monthly Stableford October 2025 Results

Congratulations to Maude!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Football News: Season's last training session photo

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Golf News: Summer Eclectic July/August 2025 Results

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: 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: 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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