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Playing for ",[44,109,110],{},"Boule Fleurie Crauroise"," in La Crau alongside ",[113,114,116],"a",{"href":115},"\u002Fplayers\u002Fhenri-lacroix","Henri Lacroix"," and David \"Ligan\" Doerr, he had already built a strong 2024-2025 record at regional and national level before stepping into the spotlight as a stand-in - and eventually a full title-winning member - of the \"Dream Team\" built around ",[113,119,121],{"href":120},"\u002Fplayers\u002Fphilippe-quintais","Philippe Quintais",", ",[113,124,126],{"href":125},"\u002Fplayers\u002Fphilippe-suchaud","Philippe Suchaud"," and Lacroix.",[17,129,131],{"id":130},"_2026-masters-de-pétanque-champion","2026 Masters de Pétanque Champion",[105,133,134,135,138,139,142,143,146,147,150,151,155],{},"Matraglia's biggest title came at the ",[44,136,137],{},"2026 Masters de Pétanque",", the French professional triplette tour that runs across French cities (plus a stop in Spain) each summer. He first filled in for an unavailable Philippe Quintais at two regular-season stages - ",[44,140,141],{},"Santa Susanna",", Spain (beating Team Zigler 13-2 in the final) and ",[44,144,145],{},"Rognac"," (beating Team Doerr 13-4 in the final) - both won by Lacroix's \"Dream Team\" with Suchaud and Matraglia completing the trio. At the season-ending ",[44,148,149],{},"Final Four"," in L'Île-Rousse, Corsica, on 17 September 2026, Quintais returned and Matraglia played as the team's fourth man: the \"Dream Team\" went through the event unbeaten, beating Les Étoiles du Sud 13-1 and Team Bonetto 13-3, before closing out Team Rocher 13-4 in the grand final. The win was a record ninth Masters title for Suchaud, a seventh for Lacroix, a sixth for Quintais - who played the final while undergoing the cancer treatment he had announced in May 2026 - and the first Masters title of Matraglia's career. See our ",[113,152,154],{"href":153},"\u002Fblog\u002Fmasters-de-petanque-2026-standings","2026 Masters de Pétanque results"," for the full season breakdown.",[17,157,159],{"id":158},"back-to-back-french-triplette-champion-with-la-crau","Back-to-Back French Triplette Champion with La Crau",[105,161,162,163,166,167,170,171,175],{},"Away from the Masters, Matraglia's regular triplette is Boule Fleurie Crauroise, where he lines up with Henri Lacroix and David \"Ligan\" Doerr. The trio won the ",[44,164,165],{},"French Triplette Championship"," in 2025, then successfully defended the title in 2026 at the ",[44,168,169],{},"Boulodrome du Douaisis in Sin-le-Noble",", beating a Vaulx-en-Velin team of Romain Fournié, Baldwin Magny and Kévin Prud'homme 13-4 in the final after racing into an early 11-0 lead. The win gave Lacroix a record 21st French Championship title combining pétanque and jeu provençal. 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Two months later, playing a different triplette with ",[44,188,189],{},"Adel Djafari"," and ",[44,192,193],{},"Marc Cognard",", he won the ",[44,196,197],{},"National de Cannes",", beating a ",[113,200,202],{"href":201},"\u002Fplayers\u002Fdylan-rocher","Dylan Rocher","-",[113,205,207],{"href":206},"\u002Fplayers\u002Fdiego-rizzi","Diego Rizzi"," triplette 13-10 in the quarterfinal en route to the title.",[17,210,212],{"id":211},"a-family-affair-at-the-trophée-des-villes","A Family Affair at the Trophée des Villes",[105,214,215,216,219,220,223,224,227],{},"Matraglia has also represented La Crau alongside his son, ",[44,217,218],{},"Enzo Matraglia",", including as a last-minute doublette replacement at the ",[44,221,222],{},"2025 Trophée des Villes"," in Sin-le-Noble, where the father-son pair helped La Crau beat Nice in the semi-final before the club lost the final to the defending champions from Fréjus. A few months later, playing individually at the ",[44,225,226],{},"2025 Var departmental tête-à-tête championship",", Matraglia eliminated Diego Rizzi, Dylan Rocher and Jean-Michel Puccinelli in successive rounds before losing in the semi-final to eventual runner-up Adrien Delahaye.",[17,229,231],{"id":230},"legacy","Legacy",[105,233,234],{},"Laurent Matraglia's career shows how quickly a dependable club-level player can be absorbed into the sport's elite when the opportunity arises: two years after his first big individual wins at Sète and Cannes, he was lifting the Masters de Pétanque trophy alongside three multiple world champions. With Henri Lacroix and David Doerr as regular club partners and a first Masters title now on his résumé, he heads into future seasons as an established part of French pétanque's top tier rather than a one-off understudy.",{"title":236,"searchDepth":237,"depth":237,"links":238},"",2,[239,240,241,242,243,244,245],{"id":19,"depth":237,"text":20},{"id":102,"depth":237,"text":103},{"id":130,"depth":237,"text":131},{"id":158,"depth":237,"text":159},{"id":178,"depth":237,"text":179},{"id":211,"depth":237,"text":212},{"id":230,"depth":237,"text":231},"Laurent Matraglia profile: the La Crau shooter who became the Dream Team's fourth man, winning the 2026 Masters de Pétanque and the French Triplette Championship alongside Henri Lacroix.","md",[249,252,255,258],{"question":250,"answer":251},"Who is Laurent Matraglia?","Laurent Matraglia is a French pétanque shooter from Boule Fleurie Crauroise in La Crau, Var, best known for stepping in as the 'Dream Team's' fourth player - alongside Philippe Quintais, Philippe Suchaud and Henri Lacroix - to win the 2026 Masters de Pétanque. He also won back-to-back French Triplette Championship titles (2025 and 2026) with club teammates Henri Lacroix and David 'Ligan' Doerr.",{"question":253,"answer":254},"How did Laurent Matraglia win the 2026 Masters de Pétanque?","Matraglia had already filled in for an unavailable Philippe Quintais at two 2026 Masters de Pétanque stages (Santa Susanna and Rognac), both won by Lacroix's 'Dream Team.' At the season-ending Final Four in L'Île-Rousse, Corsica, on 17 September 2026, he played as the team's fourth man alongside Quintais, Suchaud and Lacroix, who went through the event unbeaten and beat Team Rocher 13-4 in the grand final. It was a record ninth Masters title for Suchaud, a seventh for Lacroix, a sixth for Quintais - who played the final while undergoing cancer treatment - and a first for Matraglia.",{"question":256,"answer":257},"What has Laurent Matraglia won with Henri Lacroix?","Playing triplette for Boule Fleurie Crauroise alongside Henri Lacroix and David 'Ligan' Doerr, Matraglia won the French Triplette Championship in both 2025 and 2026, the latter at Sin-le-Noble, beating a Vaulx-en-Velin team 13-4 in the final. The same trio also won the 2024 International de Sète (Top 1000), beating a Rhône triplette 13-10 in the final.",{"question":259,"answer":260},"Which club does Laurent Matraglia play for?","He plays for Boule Fleurie Crauroise in La Crau, Var, where his regular triplette partners are Henri Lacroix and David 'Ligan' Doerr. He has also played departmental and regional events in La Crau colors alongside his son, Enzo Matraglia, including the 2025 Trophée des Villes.","🇫🇷","\u002Fimages\u002Fplayers\u002Flaurent-matraglia.png","2026-10-15",{},true,"\u002Fplayers\u002Fen\u002Flaurent-matraglia",{"title":5,"description":246},"players\u002Fen\u002Flaurent-matraglia",[270,271,272,273,274,275,276,277,278],"laurent matraglia","french petanque","masters de petanque","dream team","henri lacroix","boule fleurie crauroise","la crau","var petanque","shooter",0,"qssrh4XVoYodwqpDHhvnYGkRJBnqz8PhmuS_SgcP4Ks",1793696960638]