The United Kingdom Polocrosse Association’s AGM took place on Saturday the 15th of November and the biggest development of the day was the passing of a resolution to allow the UKPA executive committee to change the constitution of the association and make the Chief Executive Officer’s role a paid role going forwards. This resolution follows Read more…
Filed under 2015, Sports Development, UKPA, UKPA AGM, UKPA Ball
It’s that time of year where we can reveal who has won the UKPA and Polocrosse Extreme Leagues for 2015! The leagues take all the wins and second places that clubs have achieved through the UKPA season and for each one awards a certain number of points, based on what the grade and the placing Read more…
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The UK Polocrosse Association is preparing for its Annual General Meeting (AGM), at the end of a year which saw it write a formal development plan, conduct a formal survey of its members views and take the step of paying for administrative support in order to help its elected and appointed officers run and develop Read more…
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Rugby hosted their late season tournament on the 12th and 13th of September at Onley Grounds. They also picked up the most prizes as they picked up wins in the B grade and the D grade and a couple of the best horse and rider prizes. However, it was once again Kent Target who won Read more…
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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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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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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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