Guards Polo Club has announced that 12 teams will be playing in the coveted Queen’s Cup Tournament (21 May – 16 June). This includes the defending champions, Michael Bickford’s La Indiana. His team will not only feature 10-goal star Facundo Pieres but also Brazilian Rodrigo Andrade. This impressive duo experienced success in this tournament in
The English polo season has just kicked off with some exciting medium goal tournaments at Guards Polo Club and Cowdray Park Polo Club, prior to the start of the much anticipated high goal. With regards to Guards Polo Club, the 12-goal The Valerie Halford Trophy, that features 8 teams in competition, has begun on
The upcoming English season will make a great impact, not only for the high level of polo and competitiveness of the tournaments involved, but also because it becomes more attractive every year and has a unique prestige that relies on tradition. As usual, all eyes will be set on high goal but one thing is
Following a meeting on the 10th December 2018 between representatives of the HPA, the AAP, and the English and Argentine Players’ Associations, a statement was released detailing the group’s immediate priorities with regard to the current visa restrictions. These were: -Secure an extension to the 2018 criteria allowing non-EEA grooms to work in the UK
Following their win last weekend at the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club HPA National Club Championships with Regal Warriors, the HPA has announced that Max Charlton and British Army Polo coach Gaston Devrient have been awarded new handicaps: Charlton is now rated at the maximum handicap of 10 goals, while Devrient went up to 5.
Press Release regarding the Visa issue in England: On the 10th December representatives of the Argentine Players Association, the English Polo Players Association, the Argentine Polo Association and the HPA came together in Buenos Aires to discuss the current visa restrictions in English Polo for Non EEA grooms and players. The group confirmed