The final UKPA and Polocrosse Extreme leagues for 2016 show that, for the first time in the two leagues history, the winner of each league is the same as in 2015. Kent Target won the Janet Jones trophy for main league for the fourth year in a row and Highlanders won the Polocrosse Extreme Trophy Read more…
2016 News
Highlanders Finally End Kent’s A Grade Title Run
After 6 years of A grade titles, Kent Target’s unbeaten run came to an end as they were convincingly beaten by Highlanders in the A grade final at the UK Polocrosse National Championships, which took place at Onley Grounds from the 26th to the 28th of August. Kent did retain the National Championships overall trophy Read more…
Young stars shine at NFU Mutual Pony Club Polocrosse Championships
The NFU Mutual 2016 Pony Club Polocrosse Championships took place at Cholmondeley Castle in Cheshire on the 19th and 20th of August, alongside the feast of other equestrian activities that form the Pony Club Championships. Entries were up considerably on the previous year, with 108 players taking place across 6 grades of play, with ages Read more…
Limemere sparkle as they host successful first two day tournament
Limemere Sparks hosted their first full two day tournament on the 9th and 10th of July at a site just outside Banbury. The club had previously run one day tournaments but this was their first attempt at a two day event and overall it was a big success. It was a relaxed and friendly tournament Read more…
Kent win big at Highlanders
Kent Target left Highlanders tournament, which took place on June the 4th and 5th at Drakes Broughton, the happiest club as they took 4 grade wins from the 7 grades. Celyn and Arden also did well with some grade wins and second places each but it was Kent who were most often at the top Read more…
Cotswold’s tournament sees home club success as new venue proves a big hit
Cotswold polocrosse club hosted their first tournament for two years at a new venue of Longdole polo club near Gloucester on the 25th and 26th of June and the hosting club had success down the grades as they made use of their home advantage. The polocrosse players who went along to the tournament were rewarded Read more…
UK veterans beat the best of Continental Europe but Netherlands clinch European Challenge for the first time
A UK veterans polocrosse team beat the national sides of the continental, European Nations but Holland were winners of the actual European Challenge (which the UK veterans team weren’t eligible for) for the first time, at a recent tournament in Germany. The European Challenge is played between the European countries who do not take part Read more…
Kent are on target with a successful home tournament
By Penny Webb Kent hosted a training day for 50 players and tournament with over 100 competitors representing the majority of UK clubs over the second May Bank Holiday weekend. As one of the first tournaments of the season, Kent always provides a relaxed atmosphere and opportunity to give young horses a run and up Read more…
UK Season gets underway with EST as Clubs reveal their winter signings
The UK polocrosse season got underway in earnest on the 14th and 15th of May with the UKPA’s Early Season Tournament. About a hundred players gathered at Onley Grounds, in some surprisingly sunny and pleasant conditions, to fight it out for some early honours for their club. In the A grade it was a win Read more…
Dutch Polocrosse season kicks off in Otterlo
By Fleur Bartels Traditionally the Dutch polocrosse season starts each year in Otterlo and 2016 was no different. On April the 23rd and 24th (the same weekend as the Australian Polocrosse National Championships Finals were taking place in Albury) over 50 horses and 75 people travelled to “Groupsaccomodation Peppelenburg”, which is pretty much in the Read more…