Hurlingham Autumn 2019 - page 64

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L A D I E S P O L O S E A S O N , U K , J U N E - A U G U S T 2 0 1 9
Ladies polo in the UK has been powering
forward this season with great support from
clubs around the country. The women’s
12- and 18-goal kicked off at Black Bears in
June and ran through to the end of August,
finishing with Guards.
Alicia Woods’ La Ruleta team, led by
Nina Clarkin, Lucy Coddington and American
Olivia Uechtritz, dominated the 18-goal,
starting off their winning streak of five major
trophies by beating Celine Lawrence’s
Tarantula at Black Bears. They beat
Cirencester and Beaufort and Tarantula
once more before coming up against the
sponsored team Inspire4design at the
Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club.
Seven strong teams entered the
Berkshire Ladies Festival 18-goal.
Inspire4design with Alice Gipps, Kirsty
Otamendi, Charlotte Sweeney and Bryony
Taylor did well to reach the finals as
a newly formed team, however, La Ruleta’s
experience together was evident, and
they took home yet another trophy.
Lastly at Guards, among 10 teams, they came
up against H. H. Sheikha Maitha’s UAE team
in the final with Hazel Jackson-Gaona, Milly
Hine and Catalina Lavinia. La Ruleta had lost
to UAE by a goal in an earlier league game,
but they came back fighting in the final and
were phenomenal. Clarkin kept the team
together; Lucy did a fantastic job of taking
out men and making clever plays; Olivia
grafted on the men and can be credited for
some super plays; and Alicia once again
scored impressive goals.
L A D I E S P O L O
Alice Gipps gives an overview of the exciting 2019
Ladies polo season in the UK
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