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The UKPA Win EGM Vote But All Clubs Agree to Compromise

UKPA

The UK Polocrosse Association managed to win the vote and defeat the motion that threatened to overturn their decision to make the A grade competition at the UK National championships play as ‘Mixed’ teams competition (editor’s note: Mixed meaning that each team is to have one section of men and one section of ladies). However, Read more…

Filed under 2013, UKPA

UKPA and Rugby Trade EGM Salvos (and we analyse and opine)

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The UK Polocrosse Association and one of its member clubs, Rugby Polocrosse Club, have traded lobbying emails in advance of this weekend’s Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) which will decide if the A grade competition at this year’s UK National Club Championships will be ‘mixed’ teams (editor’s note: for those who aren’t already aware a slightly Read more…

Filed under 2013, UKPA

UKPA Faces EGM Call for Whether Nationals A Grade Will Be Mixed

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The UKPA have had to call an Extraordinary General Meeting to decide upon whether the A grade at the National Championships will be mixed (three men and three ladies playing in opposite sections). The UKPA announced just a week before the season started that it would be, causing certain clubs to get rather annoyed as Read more…

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UKPA Move to Make Nationals A Grade ‘Mixed’ Teams

UKPA

The UK Polocrosse Association has stated that the A grade competition at their National Championships in September will be played as ‘mixed’ teams, meaning that there will be one section of men and one section of ladies (editor’s note: yes, the name is misleading, we like the term ‘teams of two single sex sections”‘ or Read more…

Filed under 2013, Playing Rules

Is the UKPA Set for a Lively Club Council Meeting?

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The UK Polocrosse Association has published the agenda for the annual Club Council Meeting and by the look of it the meeting could prove to be lively. The agenda includes on it a proposal to change the name of the Association, a paper around the idea of single sex A grade sections and the detail Read more…

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Kent Bring in New Aussie for 2010

Kent Target will have a new Australian face in their ranks when the 2010 season kicks off, 21 year old Dan Rohan from Kilkivan. Dan is coming over to work alongside UK polocrosse legend Jason Webb from anything between six months and 2 years. In a recent interview with the South Burnett times he said Read more…

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Nationals 2008 Preview

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Its that time of year when we try to use our knowledge of polocrosse to work out who might win at the National Championships. Okay fine, you guessed it, actually we draw names out of a hat! Last year we got three out of five tips right, can we do better this year? A Grade Read more…

Filed under 2008, Nationals

No Nationals Knees-Up for Arden?

Arden will most likely be without their captain, Jason Burbidge, at the Nationals this year as he underwent keyhole surgery on his knee today to help heal an old injury. Sources at the club say that he is unlikely to ride again for at least six weeks. This is devastating news for Arden followers as Read more…

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