Report written by Penny Webb – UK Player After a lot of organisation and last minute changes, a Men’s and Ladies England team made it out to Cork, Ireland to play against what turned out to be Ireland’s top Men and Ladies at the wonderful grounds of Ballendinisk, hosted by the newly formed Cork Polocrosse Read more…
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New Zealand have announced their Intermediate (Under 21) team that will travel to Australia in July to play against various Australian State sides. The team will initially play at Sconce and then travel to Coolah. The full team is as follows: Shiloh Gloyn – Auckland Savannah Larsen – Church – King Country Caron Mouat – Read more…
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Australia comfortably defeated their neighbours New Zealand, 27-8 in the Quadrangular Tournament final while South Africa defeated the UK by just 1 goal to hold on to their third in the world spot and heap more pain on the UK side who failed to register a win at the tournament. The UK lost 18-17, adding Read more…
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Australia and New Zealand both booked their places in the Quadrangular Tournament final at the Bong Bong racecourse in New South Wales. New Zealand managed a 4 goal victory over the UK to book their place and to gain revenge for the 2007 World Cup semi final where the UK knocked them out. The pain Read more…
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New Zealand kept their tournament hopes alive by defeating South Africa by just two goals at the Bong Bong racecourse in New South Wales, while Australia marched onwards towards the final, beating the United Kingdom by 21-13. Last time New Zealand and South Africa met it was in the World Cup third/fourth play off and Read more…
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Australia beat their neighbours New Zealand by 15 goals and South Africa overcame the United Kingdom by 18 goals to 15 on the first day of play at the Quadrangular Tournament in New South Wales, Australia. Australia were widely expected to win against New Zealand (and are indeed expected to win the tournament overall) while Read more…
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The draw for the Quadrangular Polocrosse Tournament, taking place between Australia, the UK, South Africa and New Zealand at the Bong Bong racecourse in New South Wales from the 16th of April, has been announced. The defending world champions, Australia, will start the campaign with a match against their local rivals New Zealand and then Read more…
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The New Zealand Polocrosse Association have named a 12 person squad for the Quadrangular Tournament to take place in New South Wales in April. The squad includes five of the players who represented their country at the last World Cup and also a few other familar names. From the last World Cup Squad Casey Mullany, Read more…
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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…
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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…
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