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Мы благодарны нашим партнерам из «Целеево Гольф и Поло Клуба», ежегодно принимающим у себя Открытый Чемпионат России, за возможность провести здесь наше сегодняшнее мероприятие. Игроки из трех старейших образовательных учреждений Великобритании – Итона, Кембриджа и Оксфорда – прилетели в Москву специально, чтобы сыграть против «Московского Поло Клуба» и «Целеево Гольф и Поло Клуб» «Дни Британского Поло» – это серия турниров по конному поло и сопутствующих мероприятий, проводимых по всему миру и воплощающих в себе истинно британский стиль жизни класса «люкс». В 2013 году Москва пополнила календарь мероприятий, ежегодно проводимых до этого в Абу-Даби, Дубае, Китае, Франции, Сингапуре, Таиланде, Мексике, Индии и, конечно же, Великобритании. «Целеево Гольф и Поло Клуб» – самая подходящая площадка для «Дня Британского Поло» в России, полностью соответствующая роскошной атмосфере мероприятия. На турнире в России British Polo Days имеют честь сотрудничать более, чем с 30 британскими компаниями и брендами, такими как Land Rover, GAM, Hackett, InterContinental London Park Lane, One Hundred Years, Charles Russell, 3rd Home, Roxtons, Ettinger, Johnston’s of Elgin, Abercrombie & Kent, The Grosvenor Stationery Company, Pendragon Productions, Muzey, Taittinger, Lucullus Education Consultants, Nespresso и Justerini & Brooks, многие из которых являются обладателями «королевского знака качества» и отмечены различными наградами, как лучшие в своей сфере. В силу международного характера мероприятия, мы также рады видеть среди партнеров французских коллег – великолепный бренд шампанского Taittinger, и наших партнеров из России: Intelligent Matters, Movenpick и премиальную водку Beluga.
Отдельное спасибо отелю InterContinental Moscow – Тверская, его Генеральному Менеджеру Мэтью ван Альфену и его прекрасной команде за высочайшие стандарты качества и внимание к деталям, благодаря чему сегодня на мероприятии присутствуют так много наших друзей, игроков и гостей. От имени семьи Родзянко, принимающей сегодняшний турнир, мы желаем Вам отличного дня и надеемся, что Вы прекрасно проведете время!
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Welcome to the inaugural British Polo Day Russia, presented by Land Rover. We are delighted to have partnered with the Tseleevo Golf and Polo Club, the home of the Russian Open and a stunning setting for today’s action. Players from three of Britain’s oldest institutions – Eton, Cambridge and Oxford – have flown in to play against the Moscow Polo Club and Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club. British Polo Days are a celebration of British luxury and heritage in a polo events network that spans the World and the Founders of British Polo Day are excited to add Moscow to an annual event calendar that includes Abu Dhabi, Dubai, China, Germany, France, Singapore, Thailand, Mexico, India and of course, Great Britain. Tseleevo is a world of luxury and a fitting home for the British Polo Day Russia. British Polo Day is delighted to work with more than 30 great companies and brands in Russia, including Land Rover, GAM, Hackett, InterContinental London Park Lane, One Hundred Years, Charles Russell, 3rd Home, Roxtons, Ettinger, Abercrombie and Kent, The Grosvenor Stationery Company, Pendragon Productions, Muzey, Lucullus Education Consultants, Nespresso and Justerini & Brooks, many of whom hold Royal Warrants and other awards and are recognised as being leaders amongst their peers. Being a global business we also turn to our French friends for the wonderful Taittinger Champagne and our Russian Partners Intelligent Matters, Movenpick and Beluga, the noble Russian Vodka. A big thank you must also go to the InterContinental Moscow – Tverskaya. The General Manager Mathieu van Alphen and his brilliant team have bought their high standards and attention to detail to enable today’s event to play host to so many players, friends and guests. On behalf of our hosts the Rodzianko family, we hope you have a great day!
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Dear Guests,
We at the Moscow Polo Club are delighted to welcome British Polo Day and our guests to the first ever British Polo Day Russia. The Moscow Polo Club recently celebrated its 10th birthday and over these past years we have worked hard to create a polo venue of quality. We are pleased that British Polo Day has decided to honor us with a visit which we hope is the first of many in the future. We welcome you to Moscow and will do all we can to ensure you have a satisfying visit. We look forward to making lasting friendships with our visitors and plan to provide an exciting day of Polo at our fields at the Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club. Warm Regards,
Alexis O. Rodzianko President Moscow Polo Club
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Although the ancient sport of polo began in Persia and China many centuries ago, the British reinvented the modern game in the Nineteenth Cventury. Sir Winston Churchill, one of the greatest proponents of the game, once famously said “a polo handicap is a passport to the world� and polo is still thriving everywhere it is played, from Argentina to New Zealand. British Polo Day carries on the tradition of the British playing polo against friends in a host of different countries around the world.
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Несмотря на то, что традиция поло зародилась сотни столетий назад в Персии и Китае, именно британцы представили миру современный вариант игры в XIX веке. Сэр Уинстон Черчилль, один из главных ее поклонников, однажды сказал знаменитые слова: «гандикап в конном поло – это паспорт, действующий во всем мире», и поло по-прежнему процветает везде, где в него играют: от Аргентины до Новой Зеландии. British Polo Day – уникальная возможность для знакомства лучших команд и игроков в поло в интересных местах и экзотических странах. www.britishpoloday.com
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Timetable 13:00 - Taittinger Champagne Reception and CanapĂŠs by
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14:30 - Opening Ceremony 15:00 - Eton vs Moscow Polo Club 16:00 - Afternoon Tea 16:30 - Oxbridge vs Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club 18:00 - Prize Giving, Asado and After Party Carriages at Midnight
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СЕМЬЯ РОДЗЯНКО The Rodzianko family Члены семьи Родзянко традиционно служили в Императорской Конной Гвардии (Chevalier Guard) – российском эквиваленте Британской Дворцовой Кавалерии. В 1912, 1913 и 1914 годах Полковник Павел Родзянко (двоюродный дед Алексея Родзянко) привел российскую команду к трем победам подряд на Кубке Короля в Лондоне. Его брат Генерал Александр Родзянко был членом конной команды России на Олимпийских играх в Стокгольме 1912 году. После революции Павел Родзянко обосновался в Англии и обучал езде многих желающих, в том числе членов королевской семьи. Генерал Егор Мейендорф (прапрадед Алексея Родзянко) был начальником конницы царя Николая I, а другой дальний родственник, князь Белосельский-Белозерский в своем имении на Крестовском острове в СанктПетербурге создал первый в России Поло Клуб. Он прекратил существовать с началом Первой мировой войны, но на базе старинных конюшен и по сей день работает клуб верховой езды. Возможно, эта история, из которой многое мы узнали только после того, как стали заниматься лошадьми и поло около 10 лет назад здесь, в Москве, каким-то образом подсознательно помогла нам в наших начинаниях.
The Rodzianko family traditionally served in the Imperial Horse Guards (Chevalier Guard) - the Russian equivalent of the British Household Cavalry Regiment. In the years 1912, 1913 and 1914 Colonel Paul Rodzianko (Alexis Rodzianko’s grandfather’s cousin) led the Russian Team to three consecutive victories at Olympia in London for the King’s Cup. His brother General Alexander Rodzianko was a member of the Russian Equestrian Team at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. After the Revolution Paul Rodzianko settled in England and taught riding to many including Royal family members. Further back in history General Egor Meyendorff, (a great great grandfather of Alexis Rodianko) was master of the horse for Tsar Nicholas I. Another ancestral relative Prince Beloselsky Belozersky, on his Krestovsky Island estate near St Petersburg, established Russia’s first Polo Club. It ceased operations with the advent of WWI, but to this day the stable continues to operate a riding club. “Perhaps the subliminal message of this history much of which we became aware only after we became involved with horses and polo about 10 years ago here in Moscow, somehow helped us get started.” Alexis Rodzianko Opposite Top: Павел Родзянко, Михаил Плешков, Дмитрий фон Эксе. Left to Right: Paul Pavlovich Rodzianko, Mihail Pleshkov, and Dmitri von Ekse. The Russian Team. Third time winners of the King Edward VII Gold Cup at Olympia, London in June 1914.
Opposite Bottom: 168.Российская команда по
конкуру: Великий Князь Дмитрий Павлович, капитан Александр Родзянко, капитан Алексей Селихов, лейтенант Михаил Плешков. Russian Equestrian Show Jumping Team: Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich, Captain Alexandr Rodzianko, Captain Aleksei Selihov, Lieutenant Mikhail Pleshkov. (Stockholm, 1912)
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The grey player has the line and at fair speed the red player would be crossing the line without sufficient safety margin, resulting in a penalty against white.
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When travelling in the same direction, the red player may draw level with grey and then force him across the line and take possession of the ball without committing a dangerous foul.
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Two players riding for a ball from opposite directions in the open must both give way to the left and take the ball on their right or offside.
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Even at a far lesser angle, the red player would still be crossing the line if he continues in that direction and committing a dangerous foul.
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The red player may move in parallel with the line and play a shot providing he can do so without interfering with the grey’s mount or causing him to check back. If red would cross the line to the dotted position it would be a foul.
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When two players are approaching a ball in the open from different directions, the red player with the line of the ball on his right or offside has right of way.
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The Land Rover Cup Eton vs. Moscow Polo Club
The Hackett Trophy Oxbridge vs. Tseleevo Golf and Polo Club
Most Valuable Player Sponsored By 100 Years Best Playing Pony Sponsored By InterContinental Moscow Tverskaya
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Presented By Gabriel Patini
Presented By Inna Rodzianko Presented By Dr. Jack Kreindler Presented By Mathieu van Alphen
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InterContinental London Park Lane
InterContinental Moscow Tverskaya
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Ричард Патон-Филипп, представлявший Старинное Итонское Поло-Сообщество в Индии (где он забил победный гол в ворота Майо в последние секунды захватывающей игры в 2012 году), Абу-Даби и Дубае, возглавит команду Итона в этом году. К нему присоединятся бывший участник зимних олимпийских игр и глава Cresta Run Лорд Wrottesley, Ник Данн и Вир Хармсворт. Игроки из Итона уже принимали участие в турнирах в Дубае, Сингапуре, Мексике, Франции и Индии, продолжая добрую традицию выездных игр, продолжающуюся на протяжении более 100 лет. После знаменитой игры команды Итона в США в 1911 году The New York Times отметили, что этот визит стал «огромным удовольствием» для американского народа! Организаторы «Дней Британского Поло» рады быть частью этой традиции!
Richard Paton-Philip, who has now represented The Old Etonian Polo Association in India (where he scored the winning goal against Mayo in the dying seconds of their thrilling encounter in 2012), Abu Dhabi and Dubai, leads out the Eton team this year. He is joined by ex-Winter Olympian and Cresta Run supremo Lord Wrottesley, Nick Dann and Vere Harmsworth. Eton players have played in Dubai, Singapore, Mexico and France as well as in India, and continue a fine legacy that has carried on for more than 100 years with an early OE team famously playing in the USA in 1911, when the New York Times declared that the visit gave “great satisfaction” to the American people. British Polo Day team is delighted to be continuing such a long-standing touring tradition.
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МОСКОВСКИЙ ПОЛО КЛУБ
Moscow Polo Club
В «Московском Поло Клубе» 12 игроков. Мы играем два сезона: летний сезон продолжается с мая по сентябрь, зимний сезон проходит в феврале и марте (на снегу). У нас есть два игровых поля и тренировочное поле с песком для лошадей. В клубе есть 80 стойл, где сегодня размещается 51 лошадь.
На недавнем финале открытого чемпионата России 27 июля команда «Московского Поло Клуба» в фирменных цветах «Целеево Гольф и Поло Клуба» выиграла со счетом 13-6. Команда в составе: Франциско Лларальде, Миша Родзянко, Егор Заостровцев и Алексей Родзянко – лидировала в первом и последнем чаккере, и в итоге победила. В состав команды соперников вошли: Себастьян Амайя, Дэвид Джованис, Хок Саншайн и Максим Михайлов.
The Moscow Polo Club has 12 playing members. They play two seasons, the summer season from May through September and the winter season in February and March (on the snow). Most events are at a low goal level (0-4 goals). Moscow Polo Club has two polo grounds and a practice ground with a sand gallop for working their horses. The club has 80 loose boxes and today houses 51 horses. On July 27th, in the final of the Russian Open Championship, the Moscow Polo Club’s team won the final with a score of 13-6 wearing the colors of Tseleevo Golf and Polo Club. The winning team: Francisco Llaralde, Misha Rodzianko, Egor Zaostrovtsev and Alexis Rodzianko who controlled the first and final chukkers to win. The opposing team members were: Sebastian Amaya, David Geovanis, Hawk Sunshine and Maxim Mihailov.
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ПРИСОЕДИНЯЙТЕСЬ К BRITISH POLO DAY ПО ВСЕМУ МИРУ
Пока офицеры британского кавалерийского полка путешествовали по разным уголкам земли, они научились играть в поло и полюбили эту игру, распространив ее от Аргентины до Австралии. Поло процветает везде, где в него играют. «Дни Британского Поло» - это мероприятия, хранящие наследие игры в каждой стране, поощряющие спортивный дух и возводящие мосты между различными культурами в типично британском стиле. www.britishpoloday.com
British Polo Day в России – 7 сентября 2013
British Polo Day в Сингапуре – 28 сентября 2013 British Polo Day в Китае – 19 октября 2013
British Polo Day в Мексике – 23 ноября 2013 British Polo Day в Индии – 14 декабря 2013
British Polo Day в Таиланде – февраль 2014 British Polo Day в Австралии – март 2014 British Polo Day в Абу-Даби – март 2014 British Polo Day в Дубае – март 2014 British Polo Day в США – май 2014
British Polo Day во Франции – июнь 2014
Благотворительный Турнир British Polo Day (Великобритания) – июнь 2014 British Polo Day в Германии – июль 2014
Даты проведения «Дней Британского Поло» в Бразилии, Южной Африке и Южной Корее будут объявлены в ближайшее время Если вы хотите посетить British Polo Day, пожалуйста, пишите на: britishpoloday@ abercrombiekent.co.uk
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Join the british polo day around the world As British Cavalry Officers travelled the four corners of the earth, they learnt to play and love polo, spreading the game from Argentina to Australia. Polo is thriving everywhere it is played. British Polo Day celebrates the heritage of the game in each country, reviving some of the old rivalries whilst bridging cultures in a quintessentially British Day. www.britishpoloday.com British Polo Day Russia, 7th September 2013 British Polo Day Singapore, 28th September 2013 British Polo Day China, 19th October 2013 British Polo Day Mexico, 23rd November 2013 British Polo Day India, 14th December 2013 British Polo Day Thailand, February 2014 British Polo Day Australia, March 2014 British Polo Day Abu Dhabi, March 2014 British Polo Day Dubai, March 2014 British Polo Day USA, May 2014 British Polo Day France, June 2014 British Polo Day Charity Cup (GB), June 2014 British Polo Day Germany, July 2014 Brazil, South Africa and South Korea TBC If you would like to attend a British Polo Day, please email: britishpoloday@abercrombiekent.co.uk
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ОКСФОРД И КЕМБРИДЖ OXBRIDGE Стюарт Ригли – самый активный игрок «Дней Британского Поло» на сегодняшний день, он представлял команду British Exiles (Университет Оксфорда) восемь раз в Китае, Сингапуре, Таиланде, ОАЭ, Дубае и Франции. Игроком из команды Оксфорда станет Джейми Дандас, а Кембридж представят Касра Лабелль и Ангад Сингх.
«Поло Клуб Кембриджского Университета» был основан в 1873 году достопочтенным Джоном Фицуильямом, и это один из старейших сохранившихся клубов в Европе. Впервые в Оксфорде в поло сыграли в 1874 году, через три года после появления его в Великобритании. Игроками были студенты из колледжей Christ Church и Brasenose во главе с Вальтером Лонгом (позже ставшего Виконтом Лонгом Раксоллом и Первым Лордом Адмиралтейства). Турниры Varsity – старейшие турниры по поло в западном мире, первая игра была проведена в Bullingdon Cricket Ground в Оксфорде 27 ноября 1878 года.
Stuart Wrigley is currently the most capped British Polo Day player and has represented British Exiles or Oxford University eight times in China, Singapore, Thailand, The UAE, Dubai and France. Jamie Dundas will be the other Oxford player and the Cambridge pair are Casra Labelle and Angad Singh. The Cambridge University Polo Club was founded in 1873 by the Hon John Fitzwilliam, making it one of the oldest surviving clubs in Europe. Polo was first played in Oxford in 1874, three years after the introduction of polo to Britain, by undergraduates from Christ Church and Brasenose Colleges, led by Mr. Walter Long (later Viscount Long of Wraxall and First Lord of the Admiralty). The Varsity match is the oldest continuing polo fixture in the western world and was first played at the Bullingdon Cricket Ground in Oxford on the 27th of November 1878.
1. Mr. Stuart Wrigley
(0)
2. Mr. Casra Labelle
(0)
3. Mr. Angad Singh
(1)
Bk. The Hon Jamie Dundas
(2)
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18-луночное поле для гольфа было спроектировано Джеком Никлаусом, одним из самых успешных профессиональных гольф-игроков всех времен. По его мнению, проект гольф-полей в «Целеево» – один из лучших в его карьере.
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ЦЕЛЕЕВО ГОЛЬФ И ПОЛО КЛУБ Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club «Целеево Гольф и Поло Клуб» расположен на живописной зеленой территории всего в 42 км к северу от Москвы в деревне Целеево Дмитровского района. «Целеево Гольф и Поло Клуб» с его впечатляющей инфраструктурой идеально подходит для активного отдыха. Членами клуба могут стать как профессиональные спортсмены, так и просто любители спорта.
«Целеево» – это мир роскоши, где все отвечает высочайшим ожиданиям гостей. В дополнение к поло клубу и гольф-полям, здесь также есть горнолыжный склон, открытый на протяжении всего зимнего сезона. «Московский Поло Клуб» – крупнейший и старейший Поло Клуб в России, до его открытия в 2003 году традиция конного поло в стране оставалась забытой на протяжении почти 90 лет. Капитаном команды «Целеево Гольф и Поло Клуба» в этом году выступает Франциско Лларальде с гандикапом в 3 гола. Вместе с ним играют Хуан Марко Манес (гандикап 1), Хок Саншайн (гандикап 0) и Александр Ким (гандикап -1).
Tseleevo Golf and Polo Club is situated in a picturesque forest area just in 42 km from Moscow in the Dmitrovsky region. Tseleevo Golf and Polo Club with its spectacular facilities, is perfect for leisure pursuits and both professional and amateur sports lovers can become members. Tseleevo is a world of luxury where everything meets the highest standards of excellence. In addition to the Polo Club and Golf course there is also a ski resort that operates through the winter season. Moscow Polo Club is the largest and oldest polo club in Russia. Prior to the re-opening in 2003, polo had not been played in Russia for almost 90 years. The 18 hole golf course was designed by Jack Nicklaus who is regarded as one of the most successful professional golfers of all time. He describes the course as one of the best designs of his career. The Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club team this year is led out by the 3 goaler Francisco Larralde. He will be ably assisted by 1 goaler Juan Marco Manes, 0 goaler Hawk Sunshine and -1 goal player Aleksandr Kim completing this side.
1. Juan Marcos Manes
(1)
2. Aleksandr Kim
(-1)
3. Hawk Sunshine
(0)
Bk. Francisco Larralde
(3)
TOTAL
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History of the Game Polo is perhaps the oldest game in the world – having been played over 2500 years ago - and is truly international. The name polo is said to have been derived from the Tibetan word “pulu”, meaning ball.
Ancient Polo
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n 600 BC the first recorded game of polo took place between the Turkomans and Persians. The Turkomans won. Polo began as a training game for cavalry units, usually the king’s guard or other elite troops. To the warlike tribesmen, who played it with as many as 100 to a side, it was a miniature battle. Persian literature and art give us the richest accounts of polo in antiquity. Ferdowsi, the famed poet-historian, gives a number of accounts of royal polo tournaments in his 9th century epic, Shahnameh (the Epic of Kings). In the earliest account, Ferdowsi romanticizes an international match between Turanian force and the followers of Siyâvash, a legendary prince from the earliest centuries of the Empire. The game spread into North India. In fact Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the first Muslim Emperor of North India, actually died accidentally in 1210 playing polo. From Persia, in medieval times polo spread to the Byzantines (who called it tzykanion), and
after the Muslim conquests to the Ayyubid and Mameluke dynasties of Egypt and the Levant, whose elites favored it above all other sports. Notable sultans such as Saladin and Baybars were known to play it and encourage it in their court. Polo sticks were features on the Mameluke precursor to modern day playing cards. Polo was passed from Persia to other parts of Asia including the Indian subcontinent and China, where it was very popular during the Tang Dynasty and frequently depicted in paintings and statues. The Moguls were largely responsible for taking the game from Persia to the east and by the 16th century the Emperor Babur had established it in India. Polo was revived in Japan by the 8th Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684-1751) and was played until early 20th century. It was the favourite sport of the last Shogun who surrendered power to the Emperor in 1868.
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The Prince of Wales in Jodhpur 1922
Modern Polo
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he modern game of polo, though formalized and popularized by the British, is derived from Manipur (now a state in India) when British tea planters discovered the game in Manipur (Munipoor) on the Burmese border with India and eåstablished the first polo club in the world at Silchar, west of Manipur in 1862. In 1869, Edward “Chicken” Hartopp, 10th Hussars, read an account of the game in The Field, while stationed at Aldershot, and, with brother officers, organised the first game known then as “hockey on horseback”- on a hastily-rolled Hounslow Heath against The 9th Lancers. The 1st Life Guards and the Royal Horse Guards were quick to follow suit on grounds at Hounslow and in Richmond Park; and then on a small ground near Earl’s Court known as Lillie Bridge. The first polo club in England was Monmouthshire, founded by Capt. Francis “Tip” Herbert, 7th Lancers, at his brother’s seat, Clytha Park, near Abergavenny in 1872.
In 1875, the first official match in Argentina took place on 3rd September, where the game had been taken by English and Irish engineers and ranchers.
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BRITISH POLO DAY PERSONALITIES Alexis Rodzianko Player Moscow Polo Club Alexis Rodzianko is the father of polo in Russia.Over the past 10 years he has transformed the Russian polo scene from non existence to where it is now. The first to breed horses for polo in Russia, he pioneered local experimentation with embryo transplants. His Russian born and trained mare Fortuna won BPP at the Russian Open. Polo is more than a sport for this first generation player, three of his six children play with him regularly and it has become the family lifestyle. Alexis has huge experience working in emerging markets and he was recently named a legend of the private banking industry in Russia.
Misha Rodzianko Manager of Moscow Polo Club and Player Moscow Polo Club Misha Rodzianko is the highest rated Russian player at 2 goals. He began riding and polo together in 2003 at the Moscow Polo Club with his father and sister. He spent three seasons training in Argentina from 2008-2010 after which he moved to Boca Raton FL where he has been training with Joey Casey. In December he finished his bachelors degree at Lynn University having spent several semesters studying in Russia and Argentina. This year he took over as the manager of the Moscow Polo Club.
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Lord Wrottesley Player Eton Clifton Wrottesley is a 0 goal player who has polo in his blood. However, he only started playing when he joined the British Army in 1992. On leaving the Army in the mid-1990s he had to give up polo to compete at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games, coming fourth in the Skeleton event. He took up Polo again in 2004, winning the coveted Gerald Balding Cup in 2005 and 2011. Clifton is a passionate rider of the Cresta Run in St. Moritz, Switzerland and has won several of the major races there over the last 15 years. Clifton is married to Sascha, and they have three sons, Victor, Magnus and Luca.
Ebe Sievwright Master Of Ceremonies Ebe has been playing polo since he was 14 and now plays, teaches and commentates for polo all over the world. Aged 17 he was awarded a Hurlingham Polo Association scholarship and subsequently lived for a year in Argentina learning how to school polo ponies and preparing to play polo professionally. Good sense prevailed and he decided to go to university in Edinburgh, Scotland but he always maintained one foot in the polo world and now teaches year round at the California Polo Club. As a professional player he has played High Goal for the Black Bears and Azzura polo teams, winning the Swiss open with Javier and Eduardo Novillo-Astrada, and playing in Queens Cup 22 goal matches with Marcos Heguy and Nacho Novillo Astrada.
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