IN THE SADDLE
POMP AND
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As style icon Ralph Lauren once said “The Polo player has elegance and imagination. It embodies a sophisticated luxury and timeless style.” This is precisely what we can expect at the Noosa Country Polo Cup event – elegance, luxury, style (and Bollinger), as Carlie Wacker discovers.
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e can now add a premium event combining world-class polo, DJs, fashions on the field and champagne to the Noosa calendar. The inaugural Noosa Country Polo Cup at the Noosa Country Polo Club is set to be a first-class experience located in the stunning foothills of Cooroy Mountain. On a sporting level, this is the final event of the year on the Queensland Polo calendar attracting professional players with 8 teams vying for the Noosa Cup. The location in our very own backyard is nothing short of spectacular and the perfect setting for the pomp and ceremony of one of the most ancient and noble of sports. Noosa Country Polo Club is a passion project for President Niall Coburn and his wife Illy – a culmination of a love of the sport and creating a world-class facility to coach the athletes and horses and present events to new and existing polo fans. The not-for-profit Club is affiliated with the Queensland and Australian Polo Associations and is dedicated to developing and educating participants in the sport of Polo. Niall, who learnt how to play Polo at 43 years and won the Puesto Viejo in Argentina 14 years later, says his vision was to make polo accessible to everyone. “Our emphasis is on ‘country polo’ and
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