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Summary of Youth Polo
Halloween Youth Trophy
Surtees winners, South Dorset Wizards Loriner winners, Royal Artillery
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13 Pony Club teams mounted up on their broomsticks for some spooky half term fun at Tedworth Park Polo Club for an Area 14 Pony Club tournament organised by Bethan Hitchman and Trini Stanhope-White. 21 chukkas were played, from Jorrocks to Loriner. There were some fantastic fancy dress outfits, including an appearance from Dracula and ponies painted as skeletons. Bev Nicholls, Jane Boers and Charlie Hitchman helped on the day and Lolly Stanhope-White umpired all 21 chukkas despite the rain, witches, ghosts, and pumpkins!
The next Area 14 Pony Club Tournament to be held at Tedworth Park is on Wednesday 21 December – The Christmas Tournament. All Pony Club entries are done online through Horse Events.
Joint 1st Fancy Dress winners, The South Dorset Witches & The Beaufort JOPPS winners, Dorset
Photography by @poloimages
Matches began at 9am and 47 chukkas were played over the day
On an unseasonably sunny Sunday 20 November, 28 teams descended upon Oxford Polo Arena Club for a SUPA Friendly Arena Tournament. With 47 chukkas taking place over the course of the day, the first players took to the arena at 9am.
The day was aimed at getting as many of the children who do not get an opportunity to play polo outside of lessons, playing in a friendly tournament before the challenge of the Championships in 2023. There was an abundance of players new to the game as well as many familiar faces. All players went home happy with Christmas chocolates and a copy of Polo Times.
SUPA’s Gill Glimmerveen commented, “The new arena was amazing and with great team work from David, Hector, the Oxford polo team and SUPA stewards Caroline, Nigel, Luke and Gill, the event ran smoothly and even finished slightly early. Thank you for our continued support from RJ polo, Black hound Sports and Polo Times. We look forward to the next SUPA schools’ tournaments in 2023”
SUPA Friendly Arena Tournament Results: Junior Beginners
1st – Cothill Blue 2nd – Heathfield Emeralds 3rd – Dragon Blue
Junior Novice
1st – Sandroyd 2nd – Cothill White 3rd – Papplewick
Junior Intermediate
1st – Cothill Maroon 2nd – Papplewick Blue 3rd – Felsted Prep
Senior Beginners
1st – Stowe Lions 2nd – Wycombe Abbey Beginners 3rd – St Marys 2
Senior Novice
1st – Wellington College Novice 2nd – St Marys 3 3rd – Felsted Novice
Senior Intermediate
1st – Rugby 2nd – Stowe Yellow 3rd – Wellington College Intermediate
University Challenge
The first tournament of the new academic year kicked off on the weekend of 12 – 13 November at Rugby Polo Club. The Uni Challenge is designed for beginner players to experience their first tournament. However, over the years, it has gradually included more experienced players, who see it as a curtain-raiser for the February Winter Nationals.
With a total of 48 teams the numbers were roughly the same as last year, with a good turnout of beginner and median teams. SUPA also trialled a new automated system, aimed at making the days a lot simpler for both players and organisers. Everyone had access to an app that showed them the state of play at any given time of day. It also produced chukka lists and start times for day two which was useful for players, coaches and horse hirers. The trial went
University Challenge Results:
Beginner 3
1st – Nottingham B3 2nd – Harper Hold My Beer B2 3rd – Oxford B2
Beginner 4
1st – Harper Hold Your Horses 2nd – Nottingham 3rd – Oxford B4
Median 2
1st – Cambridge M2 2nd – Warwick M2 3rd – Durham Dragonflies M2
Novice 4
1st – Durham Dragons N4 2nd – Liverpool TAA Very Much N4 3rd – Transport for London N4
Combined Novice
1st – Warwick/Notts C2 2nd – Oxford N4 3rd – Goal Diggers C2
Novice 1
1st – Oxford N1 2nd – Harrods London N1
Upper Intermediate
1st – Durham Dancing & London Bagel I1
Combined Beginner
1st – Harper Yolo Polo C4 2nd – Liverpool/Notts C4 3rd – The Musketeers extremely well, and the system will be rolled out at all future SUPA University polo events, also eventually extending to schools’ tournaments.
Nottingham had the strongest showing with winners in two university divisions, plus a Combined win. Everyone had a great time over the two days and both SUPA and Rugby Polo Club look forward to welcoming everyone to Winter Nationals in February 2023.
Median 1
1st – London Saint-Germain 2nd – Durham Dragoons M1 3rd – Nottingham M1
Novice 3
1st – Nottingham N3 2nd – Horsewifes of Harper N2 3rd – Harper Hot to Trot N3
Lower Intermediate
1st – Oxford I2 2nd – Pablo’s Durham Angels
SAPA 2
1st – Warwick Alumni 2nd – Team_Voltex 3rd – Sneakita
The Junior Schools National Arena Championships will be played at the Oxford Polo Arena on Sunday 5 February and is open to children in Years 4-8 with divisions for beginners, novice, intermediate and open abilities. Tournament entries open on Wednesday 4 January with a maximum team capacity of 26 teams, after which team entries will close.
The Senior Schools National Arena Championships will be played at Rugby Polo Club on Sunday 5 March and is open to Years 9-13, also with divisions for beginner, novice, intermediate and open abilities. Entries will open on Monday 9 January. On the same day as the Senior Schools National Arena Championships there will also be a Ladies school tournament with novice and beginner divisions, you can use the Senior School fixture form to enter.
Argentine Youth Open
On Wednesday 30 November Mia Cambiaso made history as the first woman to win the tournament, which she did alongside her brother Poroto Cambiaso (who won the tournament in 2021), her cousin Jeta Castagnola (who won the tournament in 2018, 2019 and 2021) and Benjamin Panelo after they defeated La Natividad 9-3. The tournament saw three teams made up of players aged up to 21-years-old take part. Poroto Cambiaso was later named as Most Valuable Player.
The Argentine Youth Open Final Teams:
La Natividad (26): Camilo Castagnola (10), Mía Cambiaso (1), Adolfo Cambiaso (9) & Benjamín Panelo (6) Chapaleufú (21): Lucas Monteverde (6), Antonio Heguy (5), Silvestre Heguy (4) & Cruz Heguy (6)
La Natividad, winners of The Argentine Youth Open
INTERNATIONAL ARENA TEST MATCH
SATURDAY 21 JANUARY 2023
10:30 Gates open 11:30 SUPA INTERNATIONAL, England vs USA & 13:30 BRYAN MORRISON TROPHY, England vs USA 16:00 Post match dinner Admission £5.00 | Dinner £52.50
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