The USA Polocrosse Association have appointed Trish Jones as their open squad coach in the run up to the 2015 Polocrosse World Cup. Trish Jones hails from Western Australia, where she has played in the Ladies’ open state representative side for the last 13 Nationals, which spans an impressive 26 years. This is the same Read more…
2013 News
PASA President Wessel Strauss Resigns
Wessel Strauss has resigned as president of the Polocrosse Association of South Africa (PASA) in order to take up the role of Secretary General of the Equestrian Association of South Africa. He is replaced by Andre Truter as president but according to the statement released by PASA, Wessel is continuing to be involved with the Read more…
Associate IPC members offered €24,000 package for 2015 International Challenge
The associate member countries of the International Polocrosse Council (IPC), being France, Holland, Norway, Germany and Canada, have been offered a €24,000 package of horse hire and training for an International Challenge in 2015. The International Challenge would be played alongside the 2015 World Cup, which the full members of the IPC will compete in, Read more…
UKPA AGM Sees Members Approve Removal of Regions and Discuss New Junior Proposition
The UKPA’s Annual General Meeting, held just before the UKPA’s annual awards ball, at Staverton Park Hotel in Northamptonshire saw the members approve a new Executive structure and the removal of the UKPA regions from the UKPA constitution. It also saw a new proposal as to how to run the Junior grades presented and if Read more…
Double Joy for Kent As They Win Both Leagues in 2013
Kent Target completed a number of firsts as they won both the Janet Jones Memorial Trophy and the Polocrosse Extreme Cup for the UKPA and Polocrosse Extreme Leagues in 2013. They were presented with the trophies at the UKPA Ball on the 9th of November. They are the first club to ever win both of Read more…
Australian developments show continuing focus on promotion
Australia, the world’s largest polocrosse playing nation, is continuing to show signs of an effort to promote and grow the sport as the promotional campaigns for two events get underway. Firstly, on the 9th and 10th of November there is the Warren Blackwood Waste Polocrosse Classic in Western Australia, which has top prize money of Read more…
UKPA Propose New Executive Structure and Removal of Regions at 2013 AGM
The UK Polocrosse Association Executive has proposed a new Executive structure and the removal of the official UKPA regions in a revised constitution to be officially voted on at the 2013 AGM, which will take place on the 9th of November at Staverton Park Hotel, just before the UKPA’s Annual ball. The change in Executive Read more…
Rugby End the Season on a High at Home Tournament
Rugby ended the season on a good note as they performed a one two in the A grade, won the E grade and got second in both the D grade and the Primary Juniors at their own end of season tournament on the 21st and 22nd of September at Onley Grounds. With Nationals having run Read more…
Busters Claim Zambian High Goaler 2013
The Busters’ sponsored team claimed the Zambian High Goaler competition for 2013, at the Leopard’s Hills Polocrosse Club on the 7th and 8th of September. The competition consisted of four sponsored teams, with each one containing at least one imported player, one lady player, one junior player and one wildcard player. The Busters team actually Read more…
France Claim Their Fourth European Challenge in Otterlo
France dominated the 2013 European Challenge, hosted by the Dutch Polocrosse Association in Otterlo, Holland on the 31st of August and 1st of September, to win their fourth European title in the last seven years. They won their matches against Germany, Holland and Norway convincingly to help press their case for acceptance as a full Read more…