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SUPA Universities Winter National Championships
Action from The SUPA Universities Winter National Championships 2022
A Student’s View SUPA Universities Winter National Championships Dann Christian Sy,
SOAS University of London reports
The 10 – 13 of February 2022 brought polo enthusiastic university students to Rugby Polo Club for the Winter Nationals Championship 2022. Organised by the Schools and Universities Polo Association (SUPA), the championship was open to multiple divisions including, beginner, median, intermediate, novice, SAPA (for alumni) open and combined sections. Attracting more than 200 teams which consisted of almost 800 players, it was 50
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the biggest polo tournament for university students in the United Kingdom. From meeting old friends from the previous SUPA National Championship, to first time attendees eager to show their skills, the first day of the championship was filled with palpable excitement. However, first time participants like my team, the London School of Economics (LSE) Polo Team, felt a mixture of enthusiasm as well as nervousness. But in the spirit of true sportsmanship, we were welcomed warmly by players from various universities whom we had met at the Chukka Bar. Soon enough, conversations were exchanged between us, questions of “how
long have you been playing polo” or “what first got you interested in polo” dominated the table. This spirit of camaraderie and shared interest in the sport then transferred to the arena whereby opposing teams would cheer for each other. My team competed in the median division, obtaining sixth place amongst the eight teams that competed in that section. While we were unable to bring the hardware back home to London, we brought back with us a renewed passion for the sport. This newfound dedication for the sport of kings was especially heightened by the exhilarating exhibition match done on the For Youth polo dates, please turn to our What’s On pages
