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More Simkins Head North?

There is a rumour that, a year after their brother Tom left Celyn to join the all conquering Highlanders, that the Simkin sisters, Ruth and Sarah, are going to leave Kent (who they left Celyn for when Tom left for Highlanders) to join Pennine. If so, it would be indeed be a interesting move, following Read more…

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Kent’s Aussie Imports

Jason Webb’s has brought over half his home country in an attempt to bring the regular A grade victories back to Kent. Kent haven’t won the A grade crown since 2002 but with the influx of Australia talent that is due to arrive this year they could well mount a serious challenge. The first stop Read more…

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Transfer Musical Chairs!

The wild merry go round of transfers continued today with the announcement of two more players moving clubs. Imogen Johnson has moved from Pennine to the Crusaders and Tessa Newton has moved from Kent to take her place at Pennine. Both these players are young and talented and both have represented the UK at various Read more…

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Transfer News 2007

With the UK coming second in the World Cup and the lifting of the foreign player restriction in UK polocrosse it is hardly surprising that a lot of foreign players are coming over this summer to play! The return of Rick Murray (anger management permitting; he was wearing a T-shirt at the Cup saying “My Read more…

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Return of the Caped Crusader!

To borrow the words of the well known modern poet Marshall Mathers (a.k.a Eminem) “Rick is back, back again, Rick is back, tell a friend”. Rick Murray is rumoured to be returning to the UK in 2007 after a year of self imposed exile in New Zealand. He will be playing for the newly renamed Northern Read more…

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Uncle Pete Goes West!

Well, Western Phoenix anyway, (technically it’s in the East!). It seems ‘Uncle’ Pete Wherret, being paraded in a Highlanders shirt here (after Highlanders Chairman Guy Robertson claimed to have snatched him from Arden for 2007), is actually going to play for the Phoenix! This is an excellent signing for the Phoenix who have been looking Read more…

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Arden Regroup After the Bull Heads North

Arden officially announced recently that they have indeed lost one of their young stars, Alex Bull, to the Highlanders. Alex Bull has played for Arden for the last few years after moving from Pegasus Croome. It was with Arden, under the tutoridge of men like Jason burbidge, Hamish Michael and Greg Sargeant, that he honed Read more…

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Highlanders Open Their Chequebook

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The Highlanders have begun their off season spending spree early. Last year they signed up the Aussie wizard Brian Davidge and Tom ‘Big Red’ Simkin. This year they have started by snatching ‘Uncle’ Pete Wherret from Arden and it looks like they aren’t going to stop there! The Highlanders announced this latest signing at their own Read more…

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High Jinks!

Within the last day we have been lucky enough to receive further news from the Highlanders Chairman Guy Robertson as he reveals more of his cunning plans to retain the A grade National Championship crown. Firstly, Brian Davidge will be riding a horse named ‘Bullet Lee’ which (guessing by the name) is from the Lee Read more…

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Bean There, Done That…

Rick Murray flew back to New Zealand this week having only played two tournaments this year. Whether he was scared off by Oscar Harding or whether it was for other reasons we may never know. However, as one great number three leaves the UK scene another one prepares to return. Kerry Bean was last seen Read more…

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