The UK Pony Club has announced plans for a first Home Nations International, which will see teams from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compete against each other across three age groups. The event will be hosted by Celyn Polocrosse Club in Backford, Cheshire on the 25th and 26th of July 2015 and in an Read more…
The UKPA AGM and Ball took place in mid November and saw the usual mixture of debate, elections and late night partying. There were a variety of topics discussed at the AGM and there were two formally proposed resolutions, regarding a possible introduction of associate membership for club officials and a possible formalisation of the Read more…
Kent Target became the first club to ever win three back to back league titles as they claimed the Janet Jones Memorial Trophy for the third year in a row, while the Pony Club branch Rockwood Harriers won the Polocrosse Extreme Trophy in the first year that the UKPA made it free for Pony Club Read more…
Kent Target claimed their fifth consecutive A grade crown at the UKPA National Championships on the 24th of August as they overcame the Welsh Dragons in the Final. They also won the B grade, the D grade and had placings, best players and best horses throughout the grades as they won the overall Nationals trophy Read more…
The NFU Mutual Polocrosse Championship for 2014 was held on the 17th and 18th August at The Pony Club Championships at Cholmondeley Castle in Cheshire. Twenty five teams from both branches and centres all around the country took part in the hard fought competitions in four classes but ultimately it was the Northern Irish Area Read more…
Midland tournament took place on the 9th and 10th of August and saw one glorious day of high quality polocrosse before heavy and persistent rain stopped play on the Sunday and the organisers decided to cancel rather than risk any hair raising moments. However, in some the grades it was still possible to determine some Read more…
The United Kingdom Open and Under 16 teams were both successful as they took on their Irish counterparts in a series of two test matches each at Celyn’s Tournament near Chester in England. The UK ran out two different look Open teams as they tried out different options in the run up to selecting their Read more…
Rugby took place on the 12th and 13th of July at Rugby’s home of Onley Grounds under glorious sunshine. Cotswold claimed a one two in the A grade as their men’s section just overcame their ladies’ section in the Final. It was very close throughout but in the end the men just edged it and Read more…
France have claimed their fifth European Challenge in eight years as they overcame Germany in the Final. France hosted the event for the second time, this time in a new venue of small rural riding centre called Les Ecuries Alaskallia in Pas de Calais from July 17th to 20th. Alongside the event representatives from all Read more…
At Polocrosse Extreme we fully believe that polocrosse works best with commentary. It’s always exciting to watch but add commentary and it becomes mind-blowingly awesome! Sadly in the United Kingdom lately we seem to have suffered from a lack of commentators. Gone are the days that characters like Richard “Chappers” Chapple entertained the crowds for Read more…