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Report Beaufort Test Match – England vs The Americas
Lucas Di Paola takes the ball on for The Americas in front of the Beaufort’s recently-created ground-side viewing mound; Young England (l-r: Eden Ormerod; Lanto Sheridan; Jack Richardson; and Ed Parsons) lifts the Horse & Hound Cup after a resounding victory over England Ladies; Tamara Vestey with her mother, Rosie
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The Americas held England scoreless in the fourth period and went ahead 8-61/2 with field goals by Toccalino and Marcos Di Paola. In the fifth and final chukka, Luke Tomlinson pulled one back for England with a 30-yard conversion, matched by a 60-yard penalty shot by Marcos Di Paola. James Beim scored the match’s last goal on a fast run from deep inside England’s own territory – but The Americas had won, 9-81/2. n the second game of the day, Young England soundly defeated England Ladies 8-31/2 to take the Horse & Hound Cup. If the performance of England’s top ladies side is anything to go by, England’s female players had best look to their laurels if they are to be competitive against their male counterparts from nine other nations in the FIP European 8-Goal Championship in September. On paper the ladies, average age 32, looked to be a more experienced side than the boys, average age 21, and they were led by Nina Clarkin, at handicap 4 the highest rated player on the
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ground. She had played for England in the FIP World Cup and was named Pommery Most Outstanding Lady Professional at the 2010 Audi Polo Awards. On the day, however, Young England simply overpowered the women’s team, holding them scoreless for two of the four chukkas. England Ladies started the match with half a goal on the scoreboard, reflecting the handicap difference between the two teams. Young England negated this with a field goal from 19-year old Jack Richardson and from then on the boys dominated the game. England Ladies’ only scores, in the first and third chukkas, came from Clarkin who hit two field goals and converted one penalty shot. Young England’s eight goals came from Richardson and Lanto Sheridan, with one from Eden Omerod. It was Nina Clarkin who stepped in to volunteer the ladies to put together an England team for the FIP 8-Goal European in Austria in two months time, the first-ever all-female side in the
competition. From the Beaufort result, they need a lot of practice before then. F Beaufort International Test Match, 19 June 2010; Beaufort Polo Club, Westonbirt, Gloucestershire Result: The Americas beat Audi England 9-81/2 Handicap level: 27-28 goal Chukka scores (The Americas): 2-21/2; 3-51/2; 6-61/2; 8-61/2; 9-81/2 Most valuable player: Ignacio Toccalino ROR award for best retrained racehorse: Tomorrow, played by Luke Tomlinson, owned by Will Lucas Teams The Americas (28): Lucas Di Paola 6; Nicolas Pieres 7; Marcos Di Paola 8; Ignacio Toccalino 7 Audi England (27): James Beim 7; Mark Tomlinson 7; Malcolm Borwick 6; Luke Tomlinson 7 Young England (11): Ed Parsons 2; Jack Richardson 3; Lanto Sheridan 3; Eden Ormerod 3 England Ladies (10): Rosie Ross 2; Emma Tomlinson 2; Nina Clarkin 4; Tamara Vestey 2