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HPA Juniors Results Photography courtesy of the HPA
RCBPC, winners of The Hipwood Final
Each year the Hurlingham Polo Association’s Junior Tournaments spotlight some of the most competitive young, up-and-coming players in the UK. The Hipwood Tournament is played from -8 to -4 goal and was played as a league, with each of the five teams playing each other, with all matches played on handicap and over three chukkas, with the teams placed in first and second playing for The Smail Trophy, while those playing for third and fourth compete for The Emerson Trophy. Despite the deluge, the RCBPC Juniors won The Smail Trophy.
Cowdray, winners of The Rocksavage Final
The Rocksavage Final was initially delayed due to rain and therefore the finalists enjoyed much brighter skies for their matches. Five teams also competed in The Rocksavage Tournament, played from -4 to 0 goal, with each team playing two others and each game lasting for four chukkas. The top four placed teams qualify for the Semi Finals, with the winning semi-finalists competing for The Rocksavage Trophy while the losing semi-finalists and the fifth placed team play an American tournament for the Subsidiary Final; this year saw Cowdray take The Rocksavage Trophy.
Youth
The Hipwood Tournament Teams: Oxford Polo (-5): Bruno Bradshaw (-1), Matiasnmaldonada (-1), Archie Heseltine (-1) & Ulysses Hu (-1) Cotswold Polo Academy (-7): Zhixuan Yan (-2), Zhihuan Yan (-2), Santo Thomas (-2) & Eskandar Fouladi (-1) RCBPC Juniors (-3): Rafi Bruckner (-1), Charlie Hipwood (-1), Nico Hillier (0) & Estanislao Darritchon (-1) Beaufort (-7): Charlie Hodges (-2), Edward Rabould (-2), Ava Greenland (-2) & Kaspar Budd (-1) 4-Clubs (-7): William Holland (-2), Bea Leyland (-1), Isabella Lavinia (-2) & Juana Lavinia (-2) The Rocksavage Tournament Teams: Ranelagh/Emsworth (-2): Tomi Ballesteros (-1), Finn Jones (0), Marina Evans (-2) & Benji Maninci (1) Beaufort (0): Talan Dudd (0), Lucy Mclaughlin (0), Robbie Slatter (0) & Lucas Stern (0) RCBPC (-4): Nico Hiller (0), Hamish Maclennan (-1), Isabella Evans (-2) & George Thome (-1) Oxford Polo (-3): Bonnie Barnes (-1), Ollie Heard (0), Ulysses Hu (-1) & Billy Barlow (-1) Cowdray (0): Wilbur Millard (1), Rufus Uloth (0), Noah Hyde (0) & Mack McCaffrey (-1)
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Polo Times, August 2021
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