The UK polocrosse team’s hopes of success in the Quadrangular tournament, taking place in Australia in April, have suffered a triple blow as Beth Peaker, Lucy Shell and Hamish Michael have all withdrawn from the UK squad. The UK’s long term squad development plans have also been damaged by the news that Beth Peaker now Read more…
2009 News
New Zealand Announce 33 Man Quadrangular Squad and Australia Name Junior Team to Face SA
The New Zealand Polocrosse Association have named a 33 man squad, from which they will pick the final 10 who will travel to quadrangular tournament in Australia in April. The squad includes former UK players Beth Peaker, Rick Murray and Gemma Murray. The New Zealand squad consists of 17 ladies and 16 men and from Read more…
Battle of Roses Returns as UKPA Announce First Two Polocrosse Academies
The UKPA have released a press statement announcing that two new Polocrosse Academies, one in Yorkshire and one in Lancashire, will be holding taster days over the coming months. The idea of polocrosse academies is to allow more people to play polocrosse, by giving them a set venue where the sport is available for them Read more…
Australian Polocrosse Association Launch New Promotional Video
The Australian Polocrosse Association have launched a new promotional video to encourage more people to take up the sport. The 8 minute video has been placed on Youtube. It is a video designed to show both the sport itself, its history and also the social side of the game. It features footage from the Australian Read more…
Outgoing American President states concern over lack of membership participation
In the latest edition of “Off the Racquet”, the American Polocrosse Association’s newsletter, the outgoing president Nick Cheesman said that “the lack of interest and participation in the serving the APA is concerning”. He says there are plenty of ideas coming forwards as to how the association can better serve its members but now is Read more…
South Africa 2009 Squads Announced
South Africa have announced their full squad lists for the two competitions that they will play in 2009. They have named an eight man squad to travel to Australia to compete in the Quadrangular Tournament in April and a sixteen man squad to come to the UK in July to take on the UK men Read more…