South America to storm the Heritage Polo Cup
Six Nations, four match days, high quality Polo with a presence of players and umpires from 11 countries, dressed in T.M. Lewin shirt & ties as played in the Sandhurst Polo Club in 1885, 126 years ago. Qualifiers were played in Coworth Park Polo Club and on Sunday the subsidiary final and the final of the 6th Heritage Polo Cup were held on “The Round Ground†in the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
During heavy rain falls the strong Indian Team with the well connected 4-goal brothers Manupal & Dhruvpal Godara (both 4 goals) from Bombay took home the third place title, when they beat last year’s Winners EFG International British Army Officers 9-6 ½ with OCdt Cameron Bacon as highest Polo Player within the RMAS Polo Club and privileged to be part of the Team this year.
Pololine.com South America stayed unbeaten – also due to the excellent play of their Polo Professional Matias Amaya (4) and Tomas Iriarte (4), playmakers and high scorers of this tournament. Great victory with 8 ½-5 against Hunters Guildford Land Rover Luxembourg Team with a brilliant Oliver Taylor (4) who showed first class hits and a good team play.
Raphael Singh (1) was rewarded the most valuable player award. As tradition of Heritage Polo Cup the Best Playing Pony was styled with a rawhide head collar decorated with fresh flowers and received by Tomas Iriarte.
The occasion included a Ladies Exhibition match with RMAS Polo Club Manager & Founder of Heritage Polo Barbara Zingg umpiring in a side saddle. The 4 Nations Invitational Polo Team with Playmaker Heloise Lorentzen (BRA) outplayed the Ladies of the British Empire by 6-0. Kathrina Thomas (USA), Natalia Danilochkina (RUS), Estelle Wagner (LUX) and Mahnaz Malik (PAK).
Teams:
EFG International British Army Officers
1 OCdt Cameron Bacon
/ Capt Robert Freeman – Kerr KRH