The La Martina SUPA International Polo Festival 2008 will take place from 7th to 13th July, where the next generation of polo stars from England, France and India will come together for a week long polo extravaganza, culminating in the La Martina International SUPA Festival day at Cirencester Park Polo Club on Saturday July 12th.
Sponsored by La Martina and supported by Roxtons, each year SUPA invite new international schools outside of England to join them in a week long polo festival – where the best of schools and universities players are selected and invited to play.
This year, players chosen to represent Young India and Young France will join two Young England teams and participate in a number matches around the UK. The 1st Test Match will take place on Tuesday 8th July at Guards Polo Club at 3pm between Young England II ‘v’ Young India, followed by Young England I ‘v’ Young France at 4.15pm.
Included in the festival week will be visits to a number of clubs around the UK for friendly team practices, some high goal polo thrown in to watch for good measure and even a trip to London.
Saturday July 12th will see a selection of hand-picked players from around the globe unite to play in the SUPA International Festival at Cirencester Park Polo Club in Gloucestershire. The Young England Teams will face France and India again in the 2nd Test Match and the reigning champions, Durham University, will play against a selected team of players representing British Universities. The Elli Gray Ladies Team will also take on the Roxton’s Ladies Team – both teams representing the best of young women’s polo. For the 14’s and under, a Colts Match will see eight of the best younger players participate and also go head to head for this prestigious title.
The La Martina SUPA International Polo Festival represents the best of the Schools and Universities Players selected by the Schools and Universities Polo Association (SUPA) and is just one of the many initiatives supported by SUPA.
All spectators are welcome at Guards Polo Club on July 8th for a 3.00pm start and Cirencester Park Polo Club on July 12th with games starting at 11.00am and ending at 5.30pm.
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About Schools and Universities Polo Association
SUPA was established to promote and develop Schools and Universities Polo. Founded in 1991, SUPA acts as a central point of reference for advice, guidance and encouragement. SUPA organises tournament, representative teams and seeks to distribute financial support as far as possible.There is now an extensive winter and summer programme of polo for Schools, Junior Schools and Universities. SUPA supports an active winter programme of training and development, National Arena Championships and regional tournaments. The Summer programme features National Junior Schools, Girls Schools and National Universities Tournaments. All of these tournaments feature beginners, novice, intermediate and Open Divisions. There are on average around 20 players in each school – with some schools having over 40 players. There are around 50 schools and 50 universities involved with SUPA and well over 2,500 young players represented and supported by SUPA.
The Teams are made up of the following players.
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Young England |
Young France |
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Ellie McGregor – 1 |
Robert Strom – 1 |
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Edmund Parsons – 1 |
Alexis Pouille – 1 |
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Dom Heywood – 0 |
Tristan Doumen – 0 |
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Mark Baldwin – 1 |
Florent Garaud – 0 |
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Young England II |
Young India |
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Barney Wilson -1 |
Jaideep Sing Rathore – 2 |
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Abi St Quinton -1 |
Dhruv Raj Sing Sisodia – 2 |
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Rupert Lewis – 0 |
Deo rat Sing Chundawat – 2 |
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Ollie Powell – 1 |
Shiv Dutt Sing – 2 |
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Gaurav Sehgal – 1 |
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Durham University |
British Universities |
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Charlie Talbot Baker – 1 |
Charlie Fox Andrews – 0 |
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Alec Houston – 0 |
Toby Smith – 1 |
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Matt Cudmore – 2 |
Brook Bishop – 1 |
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Rob Rockie Wilson – 1 |
James White – 0 |
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Young England Under 14’s |
Young Britain Under 14’s |
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Camilla Beresford |
Karim Shiek |
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Roddy Seymour Williams |
Charlie Holley |
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Hugo Lewis |
Charlie Pidgley |
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Wes Lynham |
Jack Taylor |
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Ellie Gray Ladies |
Roxton Ladies |
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Millie Scott Hopkins – 1 |
Gina Hutchinson – 1 |
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Sophie Kyriazi – 1 |
Fifi Watson – 1 |
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Saffron Hutchinson – 0 |
Fiona Segar – 1 |
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Matilda Woodd – 0 |
Mary Denton – 0 |