The UK Polocrosse Association announced this week that the former Great Britain international showjumper Emma-Jane Brown will be their new Patron. In a statement the UKPA said that Emma Jane Brown would be helping the UKPA develop and grow the sport and raise its profile in the run up to the 2011 World Cup, being Read more…
As the newest country to the World Cup (2011 will be their first ever appearance), Zambia are a bit of an unknown quantity and there are probably several coaches who would love to know a bit more about their players and how they will perform on the world stage. The names of the World Cup Read more…
The UK have called up Annemeike Mitchell to the 16 strong squad from which their final world cup team will be selected. Annemieke (known to her friends and fans as Annie) comes into the squad to replace Kerry Bean, who has withdrawn herself from the squad. Annie is, at 20 years old, one of the Read more…
A team of 3 UK ladies, a UK under 21, one former UK under 21 and one Zambian defeated a WA ladies side in an exhibition match under floodlights at the Moonyoonooka Tournament in Western Australia on Saturday the 25th of September. Full report by Jodi Tiver of the Western Australia and Australia ladies team. Read more…
The final UKPA and Polocrosse Extreme League places have been revealed and it is Kent Target and Vale Impi who take the two top spots, Kent in the main league and Vale Impi when size of clubs is taken into account. However, it has really been Vale Impi’s year, as they also took second spot Read more…
The Polocrosse wedding of the year took place on Saturday the 18th of September and went on till about half seven the next morning, (editors note: well that is the last recorded sighting of a party goer standing up right. The bride and groom themselves lasted till half five which was fairly impressive!). It was, Read more…
The UKPA have announced the exact dates and times that the test matches between the UK and Ireland will be shown on Sky Sports. The four programmes (one for each test match) will be shown a total of 15 times between the 5th and the 27th of October, with each programme lasting one hour. The Read more…
Horetown claimed the A grade at the Irish National Championships with Carrickmines in second and third spots. Aaron Power of Horetown claimed best player for the tournament, shining in an all male side which featured three of the Irish Men’s squad who defeated the UK earlier this year. It was to be Carrickmines year in Read more…
The UK named their 2011 squads at the National Championship on Sunday and there were a couple of big shocks in the men’s open side, as the UK prepare to try and win their first World Cup on their home turf next year. There was no place in the 8 man World Cup squad for Read more…
Kent Target claimed the A grade trophy at the UKPA Nationals, held at Rugby Polo Club, but it was Cotswold who probably had the best tournament, claiming second in both the A grade and the B grade in their first year after fully reforming. Heavy rain stopped play early on the Saturday but matches were Read more…