Thursday, 27 December 2018

Skittled in Aveyron

Aubrac team at St Genevieve sur Argence
There are more footballers licensed in Aveyron than any other sport. But what is second? Rugby? fishing? Cycling? Petanque?
None of those, apparently it is skittles. Known as "quilles a huit" the game is played outdoors with 8 large wooden skittles and large wooden bowling balls. Presumably a similar game to 10 pin bowls there are villages with their own terrain, its apparent popularity is probably due to the organised nature of the sport as opposed to the "amical" nature of petanque, but for bowling fans it may be worth looking out for a "quillodrome".