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…
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 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 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…
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…
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…
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…
The Pony Club polocrosse committee in the UK have announced some important rule changes, regarding the height of playing horses and stock saddles, for the 2016 season. In making these changes, the Pony Club committee is trying to reflect the current trends of polocrosse players within the UK, while also ensuring that it continues to uphold the Read more…
The Arden Polocrosse Club Winter League came to an end on Sunday the 13th of December, the third of three days of play held in the Super Arena at Dallas Burston Polo Club across October, November and December. For each of the three dates, players entered as individuals and were put in four categories by the Read more…
The UK might be in the depth of winter but that doesn’t stop polocrosse players starting to make plans for next year and it seems 2016 will see a new club formed in the UK as the UK’s World Cup captain Debbie Harris has announced she is leaving the Welsh Dragons and starting a new Read more…