by Penny Webb It has been four years since Kent Target have held a tournament at their training grounds, Risebridge Farm, but it was well worth the wait! The club hosted an Exhibition Match for the UK World Cup team against a “Rest of the World” side on Saturday afternoon. With about three hundred spectators 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…
South Africa have emerged victorious in the Quadrangular that they hosted at Mooi River. They topped the group after the round robin stage, having beaten all the other three countries reasonably comfortably and then overcame a battling Zimbabwean side again in the final. The UK ended third after they beat Zambia by 20 goals to Read more…
The UKPA yesterday published minutes of the Executive meeting that took place on the 25th of November, complete with an appendix showing the newly rewritten eligibility rules for playing for the UK, to clarify the position regarding Rachael Gayler’s recent selection to the UK’s 2013 Quadrangular squad. However, this new development has not satisfied some Read more…
The United Kingdom has named their squad for the South African Quadrangular in July 2013 but there is a question mark over the eligibility of one of the players within it, according to the UKPA’s own selection procedure in their handbook. The UK have included Rachael Gayler (who previously played for the USA) in their Read more…
Okay so we completely failed to deliver up to date scores, match reports or breaking news during the competition, mainly because our entire editorial team was either helping run the event or because they were slightly drunk (editor’s note: mainly the former but definitely the latter on the final night!). It will be a very Read more…
The UK polocrosse team continued their good warm up for the World Cup by defeating Ireland 2-0 in their final test match series before the competition begins on the 8th of July. However, they were pushed all the way in the second test match and only emerged victorious by one goal as the Irish fought Read more…
The UK polocrosse team managed to lay some ghosts to rest with a convincing 3-0 test series win against Ireland at Tyrella Polocrosse Club in County Down on the 30th of April and the 1st of May. The UK men suffered a 2-0 series defeat against the Irish in July 2010 and there was a Read more…
The UK Polocrosse community is reeling as the news that both Guy and James Robertson has decided to stop playing polocrosse spreads around the country. Guy has withdrawn from the UK’s 2011 World Cup squad and says he will be taking a break from the sport. It is thought he will not be playing any Read more…
The United Kingdom has announced their World Cup team for 2011, as they attempt to go one better than they did in 2007 and lift the cup which will be played on their home soil for the first time. When the UK picked their 16 person squad there were a few surprises in there but Read more…