Polocrosse recently conquered a new country! It has started to be played in Finland, specifically in the capital Helsinki. This might also mean that polocrosse has a new most northerly point, as Helsinki is fractionally further north that Oslo in Norway. So what has inspired polocrosse in Finland and how are the Finns taking to Read more…
On the 10th/11th August Platypus Events will be hosting their first ever polocrosse tournament at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. But who are this mysterious Platypus Events? They are an unknown entity, a suspicious blot that holds a prime date on the coveted UKPA summer tournament calendar. Never one to shrink from a challenge Polocrosse Extreme decided to Read more…
The Family Grills ruled supreme in the Southern 50 Shootout as their Berragoon team picked up the $10,000 cheque for first place and a host of individual prizes. They were unbeaten throughout the tournament and overcame Bombers Australia in a very hard fought final to claim the top spot. The lead changed hands a number Read more…
Australia have emerged victorious in the Quadrangular tournament hosted by New Zealand, despite the best efforts of the host nation who pushed them hard in the final but in the end just couldn’t quite match the Australians. New Zealand got the first goal and kept it very close for the first few chukkas, they even Read more…
Australia and New Zealand have booked their places in the Quadrangular Final down in Turangi, ruthlessly putting the Irish Cavaliers and Zambian Barbarians to the sword respectively. Australia took on the Cavaliers first and lead from the start. They had made it 17-4 by the end of the third chukka and continued in a similar Read more…
Australia have got off to the best start in the New Zealand Quadrangular at Turangi. They have won their opening two games against the hosts New Zealand and the Zambian Barbarians by comfortable margins. The Barbarians, on the other hand, have struggled, being defeated in their opening two matches by the Irish Cavaliers and then Read more…
New Zealand have revealed their team which will contest their home Quadrangular, starting next week in Turangi Park near Taupo. The team looks fairly different from the 2011 World Cup side (the last full international team to be named) but does feature three of the players who played at that competition. The legendary Shane Hill Read more…
There has been a double change announced for the South African quadrangular in July. Firstly there has been a change of teams, with the USA team withdrawing and Zambia being announced as their replacement. There is also a change of venue from Shongweni to Mooi River, the venue used for the Under 25 quadrangular in Read more…
Players from the UK Polocrosse Association got the honour of christening the new arena at Dallas Burston Polo grounds as the UK season got underway early with the HorseKing 1 day arena tournament. Players traveled from around the country to take part in the six team challenge which saw players of a variety of different Read more…
The UKPA did indeed see a fairly lively club council meeting as the clubs turned out in force to express their views around the agenda points that the UKPA had put forward. The meeting was marathon effort, lasting four hours and it was clear that by the end people were tiring. However, overall the meeting Read more…