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OJPolo Named as Sponsors for UK Polocrosse Team

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The clothing company OJPolo have been named as the title sponsor for the UK’s own Polocrosse team in the forthcoming World Cup which is being held at Onley Grounds Equestrian Centre near Rugby in the UK from the 8th to the 17th of July. OJPolo will produce a unique kit for the UK team as Read more…

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World Cup Committee Announce Sky Sports and H&C TV Deal

The final stages of the 2011 Polocrosse World Cup will be broadcast on Sky Sports and Horse & Country TV after the organisers announced a deal to film and broadcast matches from the competition series. The Polocrosse World Cup takes place at Onley Grounds Equestrian Centre in Warwickshire from the 8th to the 17th of Read more…

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Ireland Name Their World Cup Team

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Ireland have named their World Cup team for the fast approaching 2011 World Cup, completing the line up of the eight teams for the competition. Ireland waited until after their recent test match series with the UK to name the final team and during those three test matches they switched around between different members of Read more…

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New Draw, New Balls and New Horses for World Cup

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The UK’s World Cup Committee has announced a new World Cup draw and that Hull polocrosse balls will be the official World Cup ball, while the UKPA’s World Cup Horse fund has announced its three latest purchases in what is turning out to be a busy week for the UK. The changing of the draw Read more…

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Zimbabwe Announce World Cup team

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Zimbabwe have become the 7th country to announce their World Cup team, leaving just Ireland undeclared as the competition in July rapidly approaches. Just one member of the 2007 World Cup team survives, that is Andy Baker who is now the captain of the team. There are two other players who did also play in Read more…

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World Cup Horse Fund Announce First Purchases

The UKPA announced that the World Cup Horse fund, which was set up to ensure top quality horses for the Polocrosse World Cup being held in the UK in July have made their first purchases. Two horses, Rosie and Cosmic, have been purchased and are now with riders within the UKPA who will work on Read more…

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Nico Van Wyk Withdraws from South Africa Team

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Nico Van Wyk has withdrawn from the South African World Cup team and has been replaced by Travis Timm. There has been no reason given for the withdrawal, in a short statement on their website the South African Polocrosse association simply said that Nico has unfortunately had to withdraw. This is a blow to South Read more…

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2011 Polocrosse World Cup Moves Venue

Polocrosse World Cup 2011

The World Cup committee and the United Kingdom Polocrosse Association have today been forced to announce a change of venue for the competition, with under 6 months to go before play gets underway. The event was meant to be held at Bishop Burton College in Yorkshire but today in a brief statement it was announced Read more…

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