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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There is said to be no truth in rumours that Jason Webb, the UK polocrosse player, could be ruled out of this year’s World Cup due to a knee injury. There were rumours that the UK star might have to undergo surgery on one of his knees, but sources very close to Jason have said Read more…
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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…
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Another new polocrosse club arrived on the UK polocrosse scene this week with the announcement of the formation of the Dorset Giants. The Giants are being started to incorporate Pony Club members already playing in the area, their families and other people from around the area who are keen to start playing the sport. The Read more…
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Zimbabwe welcomed a new Sargeant into their World Cup polocrosse squad this week, with the news that Sophie Sargeant (nee Lodder) will be joining the squad in March to train for the World Cup in July. Sophie previously represented the UK in 2003 and was in the UK World Cup team for 2007 as well, Read more…
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The UKPA has unveiled a new initiative to ensure that the World Cup has the best possible playing horses available in July. As the UK are the host nation it falls to them to provide all the horses for the competition and the format of the competition this year, (which is slightly different to the Read more…
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The UKPA has named Alex Richardson as the new reserve for their World Cup squad, after James Davidson moved up into the team following the shock withdrawal of Guy Robertson earlier this week. Alex is the youngest member of the 8 strong team, at just 20 years of age. He was named in the original 16 Read more…
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The UK Polocrosse community is reeling as the news that both Guy and James Robertson has decided to stop playing polocrosse spreads around the country. Guy has withdrawn from the UK’s 2011 World Cup squad and says he will be taking a break from the sport. It is thought he will not be playing any Read more…
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A very happy 2011 to you all and many apologies for it being a massive 17 days late but we had some problems at the start of the year. We know you have all been worried and no doubt rumours have been flying that we have ceased to function but, in the words of Mark Read more…
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