The Gaillac bowlers encountered difficulties in the semi-final against Graulhet before winning against La Bouriatte Castres in the final.
The Boule d’Or achieved a great victory in the Tarn Cup and which enriches an already well-stocked palmarès. In the semifinals, the Gaillacois met stiff resistance. In front of Graulhet’s team the outcome was undecided for a long time and success was decided in the last match, a hat-trick that the Boule d’Or won with extreme precision (13-12). “We had been dominated in the direct matches and in the doubles. We had no other solution than to win the treble,” concedes president Jean-Pierre Buffel, who is very personally attached to this competition between Tarn clubs. Audrey Lombardo, associated with Théo Herbert and Patrice Boissière, then Jean Even alongside Greg Delga and Louis Brun ensured the finishing touches. The final, after these cold sweats, was easier, even if it wasn’t a formality against an excellent formation from La Bouriatte (Castres).
Decisive in the final
La Boule d’Or have won five of their six H2Hs. The two wins in doubles protected Gaillac’s players from a return from their opponents: it was not necessary to play full backs and the finalist was able to meet earlier for an aperitif to end this beautiful competition in a friendly way. of the Madeleine, in Albi. The Boule d’Or team consisted of Greg Delga, Théo Hergert, Patrice Boissière, Audrey Lombardo, Dominique Pélissier, Jimmy Keller, Jean Even, under the supervision of the president Jean-Pierre Buffel (also a player) and Gérard Cabirol. Back at the Bouzinac boulodrome, the team and its closest supporters celebrated this great victory as it should.
