Let’s make the French lose their minds, and let’s steal their petanque

Will pétanque, a jewel of French heritage, be stolen by the perfidious Albion? This is what the regional daily fears in France The Marseilles. “These English want to steal the Mondial de pétanque”, writes the Provençal newspaper, while a trio of British bowlers, not content to give their local opponents a hard time, have indicated that they want to organize a big bowls tournament across the Channel. This concern delighted the British media.

“The French are furious. The roast beef, they say, are stealing their national game,” Write the Times, that