The UK Polocrosse National Championships took place over the 28th, 29th and 30th of August at Onley Grounds Equestrian Centre. Kent Target lifted the overall UK Polocrosse National Trophy for the second year in a row and perhaps more surprisingly, and more sweetly for them, they claimed another A grade crown as their top team Read more…
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The Welsh Dragons polocrosse club held their first tournament for a number of years at their new grounds near Tirley, just south of Tewkesbury on the 15th and 16th of August. With three good pitches, entries of 160 players and some excellent weather it was a big success and a credit to all the effort Read more…
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Midland Camp, tournament and the UK vs Zambia Under 16 and Under 21 test matches took place on the 4th to the 9th of August at Arden’s Henley in Arden grounds. First came Midland camp, where about 70 polocrosse players from around the country attended for three days of tuition, alongside the UK and Zambia Read more…
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The UK Pony Club held their first ever Home nations competition, featuring teams from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. the competition was held alongside the annual Celyn polocrosse club tournament at Backford, on the 25th and 26th of July and the event attracted much praise, from within both The Pony Club and the UK Read more…
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Rugby Tournament was held at their Onley Grounds site on the 20th and 21st of June and despite some heavy rain showers on Saturday, which eventually put an end to play early for the day, the tournament managed to run and saw a number of clubs share the spoils. After the enforced early ending on Read more…
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The Highlanders Tournament took place on the 6th and 7th of June at Drakes Broughton in Worcestershire and their newly reformed A grade team emerged victorious in a hard fought final against Welsh Dragons. Alongside their success on the pitch the Highlanders will also be delighted that their tournament was once again quickly over subscribed Read more…
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The Irish Polocrosse Association (IPA) announced today that it has made changes to its rules regarding what level of players can play in each grade of a tournament, in order to deal with complaints regarding higher pointed players playing in B grade. Following Horetown’s tournament last weekend, the IPA’s grading committee received a number of Read more…
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by Penny Webb It has been four years since Kent Target have held a tournament at their training grounds, Risebridge Farm, but it was well worth the wait! The club hosted an Exhibition Match for the UK World Cup team against a “Rest of the World” side on Saturday afternoon. With about three hundred spectators Read more…
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Limemere Sparks, who formed as a club two years ago, successfully hosted their first tournament on the 17th of May in conjunction with the North Warwickshire Branch of The Pony Club. The one day tournament was held at Admington Hall, thanks to the generousity of the Davis family who allowed the club to use part Read more…
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The UKPA’s Early Season Tournament took place at Onley Grounds on the 10th and 11th of May and it was Kent Target who emerged with the most points as they took two grades wins and a second place. Kent carried on where they had left off last year as they won the A grade, with Read more…
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