FRANCE 2012
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WELCOME NOTE Welcome to the British Polo Day France at the Polo Club Saint-Tropez. This event celebrates the heritage and history of the game of polo and the strong links between Britain and France. We are delighted to be continuing a long-held tradition of teams from Eton and Oxford travelling the world to play polo. Today we have some of Britain’s best talent taking on their French counterparts. Saint-Tropez is synonymous with sun, sea and classic style and is the perfect backdrop for today’s action. The players are kitted out in their Vicomte A. shirts, a fashion label that is going from strength to strength and have just opened on The King’s Road in London. Polo would not be polo without champagne and we are once again indebted to Taittinger for their global partnership, especially for supporting this event here in France. The day would not be possible without our other generous partners who have made this a quintessentially British Day: InterContinental Park Lane, who have sponsored Oxford and Cambridge teams all over the world, Victor Jets, and their unique exchange that makes private jet travel practical and fun - I know some of you were particularly lucky to arrive here in style thanks to Clive and his team, Ettinger, Johnstons of Elgin and The Hideaways Club. We are delighted to also be adding a touch of the Caribbean with Smatt’s Rum. Luckily British Polo Days are about much more than just one day and we thank ONE Authentic Properties for hosting the players last night at their fabulous Peninsula Villa and to Nikki Beach who are hosting all guests tomorrow to recover from what will hopefully be a fun weekend. Have a great day!
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TIMETABLE 13:00 - Taittinger Champagne Reception 14:00 - Lunch 15:00 - Charity Auction 16:00 - Oxford v Polo Club Saint-Tropez Team 2 17:00 - Eton v Polo Club Saint-Tropez Team 1 18:00 - Prizegiving 19:00 - Afterparty 21:00 - Le Quai - St Tropez Port
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POLO CLUB
SAINT-TROPEZ
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he Polo Club Saint-Tropez is unique in France; it is a peaceful and enchanting retreat for even the most demanding people. Located in Gassin, one of the most beautiful listed villages of France, nestled between SaintTropez and the languishing beaches of Pampelonne, the Polo Club Saint-Tropez is a very breath-taking experience. This splendid and forceful place emanates a soft plenitude.
world players in the last 30 years and thanks to Corinne Schuler’s passion for polo. She is the President of the Polo Club Saint-Tropez and an eminent polo player.
The tournaments of the Polo Club SaintTropez, sponsored by the two Gracida brothers, have attracted since 1998 the best
We are delighted to welcome The British Polo Day and we look forward to some competitve and spirited competition.
Each year, international teams come to play many different and unique tournaments, supported by the greatest professionals of the world such as the Gracida brothers, Mc Donough, Aguerre, Trotz and many other polo players.
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TEAMS AND PLAYERS
ETON
POLO CLUB SAINT-TROPEZ 1
BEN VESTEY
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CORINNE SCHULER
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GUY SCHWARZENBACH
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THOMAS RINDERKNECHT
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TRISTAN PHILLIMORE
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VICTORIO MONTEVERDE
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CLIFTON WROTTESLEY
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MANUEL CERECEDA
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OXFORD
POLO CLUB SAINT-TROPEZ 2
STUART WRIGLEY
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CORINNE SCHULER
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JAMIE DUNDAS
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MAGALI LAGET
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JACK MANN
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CESAR FREDDI
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JACQUELINE HOOPER
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LUCIANO ORTIZ DE URBINA
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DESCRIPTION OF A POLO GAME The object of the game is to move the polo ball down-field, hitting the ball through the goal posts for a score. Polo teams then change direction after each goal in order to compensate for field and wind conditions. A team is made up of four polo players. A polo match is usually played outdoors. A polo field is 300 yards long and 160 yards wide, the largest field in organized sport. A polo match lasts about one hour and is divided into timed periods called chukkers. Each chukker is seven minutes long. Play begins with a throw-in of the ball by the umpire at the opening of each chukker and after each goal. Players must change horses after each chukker due to the extreme demands placed on the polo pony. During half time, spectators go onto the field to participate in a tradition called "divot stomping" to help replace the divots created by the horse's hooves.
RULES OF POLO 1
The pink player has the line, and at fair speed the grey player would be crossing the line without sufficient safety margin, resulting in a penalty against grey.
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When travelling in the same direction the grey player may draw level with pink 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 grey player would still be crossing the line if he continues in that direction, and committing a dangerous foul.
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The grey player may move in parallel with the line and play a shot providing he can do so without interfering with the pink’s mount or causing him to check back. If grey 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 player (grey), with the line of the ball on his offside, right hand side, has right of way.
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Eton at British Polo Day Jodhpur: Ben Vestey, Alex de Lisle, HH Maharaja Jodhpur, Guy Schwarzenbach, Tom Hudson
Capt. Ben Vestey
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Mr Guy Schwarzenbach
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Hon. Tristan Phillimore
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Lord Clifton Wrottesley
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Eton at British Polo Day Dubai: Tom Hudson, Alex de Lisle, Andrew Aitken, Will Emerson
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ETON TEAM
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he Eton Polo Team has played at British Polo Days in Dubai, ISingapore and India. Old Etonians have fielded teams abroad for over 100 years and the school has a strong polo heritage. David Woodd, Chief Executive of the Hurlingham Polo Association is an OE, as are many of Britain’s finest polo players, such
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I hope Eton will triumph again! Lord Waldegrave,
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as Luke Tomlinson, captain of the England Polo Team. British Polo Day France is delighted to be featuring one of the strongest Eton sides in recent years, comprising Capt. Ben Vestey, Mr Guy Schwarzenbach, the Hon. Tristan Phillimore and Lord Clifton Wrottesley.
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Mr Stuart Wrigley
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Hon. Jamie Dundas
(2)
Capt. Jack Mann
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Mrs Jacqueline Hooper
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THE
OXFORD TEAM
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he Oxford Polo Team has already played in British Polo Day Dubai h(beating Cambridge) and in British Polo Day Thailand (narrowly losing to the Thai Polo Club). The team is very pleased to be playing in Saint-Tropez. The team features the Hon. Jamie Dundas (2), Stuart Wrigley, Jacqui Hooper (previous Oxford Blue and Club Captain) and Jack Mann (who grew up in Oxford). 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
“ As an Oxford Graduate,
Wraxall and First Lord of the Admiralty). The first match was held on the 1st of July 1877, and was contested by its two founder Colleges amid considerable pomp and ceremony. The great success of that day encouraged the players to establish a Varsity match with the Cambridge University Polo Club. This Varsity match is the oldest polo fixture in the western world and was first played at the Bullingdon Cricket Ground in Oxford on the 27th of November 1878. It is the oldest continuing polo fixture in the western world and now takes place every summer at Guards Polo Club and is sponsored by Jack Wills.
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Corinne Schuler
(0)
Magali Laget
(-1)
Cesar Freddi
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POLO CLUB
SAINT-TROPEZ
TEAMS
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he St. Tropez Polo Club was founded in 1998 and sits on 16 Ihectares, located just ten minutes from the centre of St. Tropez. Two majestic fields of Tifway grass stretch out before the clubhouse and La Table du Polo restaurant. State of the art stables house more than 300 horses during the tournaments.
Corinne Schuler
(0)
Thomas Rinderknecht
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Victorio Monteverde
(3)
Manuel Cereceda
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St. Tropez Polo Club Founder and President, Dr. Corinne Schuler, is the captain of the St. Tropez Team, she was the women’s champion in France from 2004 to 2006.
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TROPHIES AND PRIZES
The Diamond Jubilee Cup Eton vs Polo Club Saint-Tropez 1 Presented by Corinne Schuler
The Johnston’s of Elgin Trophy
Oxford vs Polo Club Saint-Tropez 2 Presented by Alvaro Rey
Best Playing Pony Presented by Samantha Strawford
Most Valuable Player Presented by Charlotte Dinkel
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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 In 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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Sir Winston Churchill Old Harrovian
The celebration of polo in Jodhpur
MODERN POLO The 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 established 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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PERSONALITIES Damien Lipman Master of Ceremonies Damien Lipman is the founder of ADC Global Services, a provider of intelligence, protection and security services to private clients, corporate bodies, institutions and international organisations. Specialising in information acquisition and denial, ADC also provides clients with asset acquisition and disposal services. Before founding ADC (Aide de Camp) in 2008, Damien commissioned from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1999. Damien remains very supportive of the military and has been very active in organising fund raising events for military charities and commentating at military and equestrian events.
Stuart Wrigley Patron/Player - British Polo Day Stuart - and his Rhinos team plays every year in the Dubai Silver Cup. This is the end of his second full season in Dubai. He started playing in Jan 2010 – having never ridden before. He has since played levels up to 15 goals. Now he is 0 goals and patron of Dubai based team – Rhinos and has played with British Polo Day in China, Dubai, and Thailand. He has also played in Argentina, Spain, the UK, Korea, and Switzerland. Stuart looks forward to playing for his alma mata here at British Polo Day France.
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Player - British Polo Day Tristan has been playing Polo for 14 years and reached a handicap of 2 goals at his peak. He is currently 1 goals and hopes to return to 2 goals again. He started at school in the UK and then played at University in Virginia in the USA. On the board of a local Club based near Henley, he regularly travelles the UK playing at numerous clubs. Tristan has been sitting on the Handicap Committee of the Hurlingham Polo Association for 3 years now and has found a way to play polo throughout his education and as an avid amateur in the British summer season. As well as this he has played across the globe in: France, South Africa, USA, Portugal, Argentina and soon Singapore.
Patrick Gather British Polo Day Film Director Patrick graduated from London Metropolitan University’s BA Film Studies course with a first class degree and in late 2008 started working for Andrew MacDonald’s ‘DNA films’. Since then he directed and AD’ed a variety of shorts shot all over Europe, which have been screened in the festival circuit, including Cannes and Venice Film Festival 2010/11. His most recent directing credits include ‘The Fair Sex’ (s16mm) which was produced by Bafta winning producer Gary Holding and WW2 epic ‘Shelter’ (35mm), starring a number of popular British actors. Apart from TV work for ‘Media Trust’, the ‘Community Channel’ and the BBC, he has also produced and directed various commercials and promos and most significantly the British Polo Day films since 2011.
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