The UK Pony Club Polocrosse Championships will take place next weekend, the 15th and 16th of August, at Draycott House in Nottinghamshire and the organisers are reporting a big jump in entries. The entry figure stands at just under 100 players, an increase of 30% on last year and the second year in a row Read more…
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Washout Causes Welsh Financial Woe
The washout of the Welsh Dragons and Centaur camp and tournament last week in the UK has left the clubs involved facing a financial headache. The camp had to be called off half way through and the tournament couldn’t run. Now, without the full tournament entry fees coming in, the organisers are looking at a Read more…
Greenough Polocrosse Tournament
Report by Jodi Tiver The Greenough Polocrosse Club held their annual tournament over a beautiful weekend on 25th & 26th July after a little scare they might have to cancel due the large amounts of rain that had fallen recently. This was only a concern as the Northern Zone Championships and first National Selection tournament Read more…
Bad Weather Forces Welsh Dragons and Centaur to Cancel Joint Tournament
The wet weather in the UK has forced the Welsh Dragons and Centaur Polocrosse clubs to cancel their joint tournament, due to run on the 1st and 2nd of August at Usk showground in South Wales. This is a big blow for the Welsh Dragons in particular and for UK polocrosse in general. Entries at Read more…
Murchison Polocrosse Tournament Report
Report by Jodi Tiver Murchison Polocrosse Club is one of the oldest clubs in WA and is located in a remote mid-west region about 9 hours north, and slightly east, of Perth with ‘outback red dirt’ fields. Even though the actual club member base is most definitely one of the smallest they certainly put on Read more…
Aviators Claim the A Grade at Ashfields
While most of the attention was focused on the international test matches this weekend at Ashfields there was also a normal tournament being held and important league points to be won. However, some players obviously felt it was a good weekend to have some fun as Joel Sics put together his own dream team to Read more…
South Africa’s Young Guns Defeat the UK on Home Soil
South Africa’s decision to take their youngsters to the UK rather than rely on experience paid dividends as their teams won three out of the four test matches. The UK will be disappointed that they did not do better on their home soil, and probably in the case of the ladies they should have done, Read more…
UK Prepares for Biggest Polocrosse Weekend of the Year
The UK is gearing up for the biggest polocrosse weekend of the season as they prepare to take on the South African open teams at Ashfields Polocrosse Club in Essex on the 18th and 19th of July. The UK and South African squads are both already on site and have drawn their horse pools for Read more…
Shock as Sargeant is Dropped from UK team
The UK have announced the final team to play the South Africans on the 18th and 19th of July and the only big shock in the team is the omission of Greg Sargeant from the Men’s squad. The UK coaches for the test match series, Ross Turnbull for the men and Doug Webb for the Read more…
UK Claim European Challenge as Polocrosse Looks Stronger Than Ever in Europe
The European Challenge took place at the Northern Racing College on the 4th and 5th of July and to welcome the European teams the sun decided to beat down on Bawtry for the whole of the weekend. There was a high risk on sunburn for the players as the United Kingdom won the European Challenge Read more…