Australia and New Zealand have booked their places in the Quadrangular Final down in Turangi, ruthlessly putting the Irish Cavaliers and Zambian Barbarians to the sword respectively. Australia took on the Cavaliers first and lead from the start. They had made it 17-4 by the end of the third chukka and continued in a similar Read more…
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Australia Get Off to Best Start in the Turangi Quadrangular
Australia have got off to the best start in the New Zealand Quadrangular at Turangi. They have won their opening two games against the hosts New Zealand and the Zambian Barbarians by comfortable margins. The Barbarians, on the other hand, have struggled, being defeated in their opening two matches by the Irish Cavaliers and then Read more…
New Zealand’s Home Quad Squad is named
New Zealand have revealed their team which will contest their home Quadrangular, starting next week in Turangi Park near Taupo. The team looks fairly different from the 2011 World Cup side (the last full international team to be named) but does feature three of the players who played at that competition. The legendary Shane Hill Read more…
Polocrosse Helps Reduce Juvenile Crime Problems in New Zealand
A TV report in New Zealand has reported on a New Zealand man and how his mission in teaching local children polocrosse has help reduce trouble in the town and made the town a better place. Rob Pink realised that there was lack of facilities for children in his town of Rawene in the far Read more…
New Zealand name World Cup team
New Zealand became the 6th country to name their World Cup team, leaving just Zimbabwe and Ireland to declare their final teams for the competition in July. Shane Hill, Dean Gower and Sue Gower all receive their 3rd World Cup call ups and then they are joined by 5 players who are playing in the Read more…
New Zealand and USA Announce World Cup Squads
Both New Zealand and the USA have named their squads for the 2011 Polocrosse World Cup, due to be held in July in the United Kingdom. That means of the 8 countries competing so far 3 of the countries have declared their squads, from which their final teams of 8 players will be picked. Australia Read more…
New Zealand Clean Up Against New South Wales
New Zealand’s Under 21’s side defeated their New South Wales compatriots 4-0 in the recent test series held in New Zealand. New Zealand used the tour to start preparing a lot of their younger players for possible world cup slots in 2011 and it was down to two of New Zealand’s most experienced polocrosse players, Read more…
New Zealand Announce Intermediate Team to Travel to Australia
New Zealand have announced their Intermediate (Under 21) team that will travel to Australia in July to play against various Australian State sides. The team will initially play at Sconce and then travel to Coolah. The full team is as follows: Shiloh Gloyn – Auckland Savannah Larsen – Church – King Country Caron Mouat – Read more…
Australia Eases to Victory in Quadrangular Tournament While UK Slip to Fourth in World
Australia comfortably defeated their neighbours New Zealand, 27-8 in the Quadrangular Tournament final while South Africa defeated the UK by just 1 goal to hold on to their third in the world spot and heap more pain on the UK side who failed to register a win at the tournament. The UK lost 18-17, adding Read more…
Australia and New Zealand to meet in Quadrangular Tournament Final
Australia and New Zealand both booked their places in the Quadrangular Tournament final at the Bong Bong racecourse in New South Wales. New Zealand managed a 4 goal victory over the UK to book their place and to gain revenge for the 2007 World Cup semi final where the UK knocked them out. The pain Read more…