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Victrix Ludorum Update provided to be the stronger team and secured the win 5-3. Hazel Jackson-Gaona and Steph Haverals were the top goal scorers, with BB played by Steph Haverals was named Best Playing Pony, while Hascombe Stud’s Milly Hine was the Most Valuable Player.
The Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club – RCBPC Ladies Victrix Ludorum Polo Festival Final – Saturday 15 August Number of Teams: Six Winners: Monterosso Vikings Points: 90
BB, the Best Playing Pony
goals being scored. The second was similar, both teams seeming equally determined to come away with the trophy. Monterosso Vikings managed to convert a 30 yard penalty leaving the score 1-0 at half-time. During the second half, Milly Hine flew up and down the field on a few breakaway runs but was unable to secure an equalising goal for Cadence. Hazel Jackson-Gaona was able to get through the strong defence of her opposition and score and after another 30 yard penalty, Monterosso Vikings were three goals ahead at the end of the third. With just
a couple of minutes left on the clock Hine made a great steal from 9 goaler Jackson allowing teammate Lia Salvo to score making the final score 3-1. Jackson-Gaona was named the British Polo Gin Most Valuable player and Seven Seven, a 12-year-old argentine mare played by Lia Salvo and owned by Vieri Antinori was the Polo Times Best Playing Pony – to read more about Seven Seven, please turn to our Pony Power pages. RCBPC Ladies Victrix Ludorum Polo Festival Final Teams: Cadence (18): Elodie Avarguez (2), Olivia Jaurechte (2), Milly Hine (6) & Lia Salvo (8) Monterosso Vikings (18): Siri Bazzoni (2), Kayley Smith (2), Emma Boers (5) & Hazel Jackson-Gaona (9)
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On Saturday 15 August Elodie Avarguez’s team, Cadence, took on Siri Bazzoni and her team Monterosso Vikings in the RCBPC Ladies Victrix Ludorum Polo Festival. The first chukka proved the teams as very evenly matched with fast and furious play but no
Photograph by Isabel Branch
Cirencester Ladies 18 Goal Final Teams: MJVH (18): Alicia Woods (2), Emily Johnson (2), Steph Haverhals (4) & Nina Clarkin (10) Hascombe Stud (18): Arabella Oppenheimer (1), Olivia Jauretche (2), Milly Hine (6) & Hazel Jackson-Gaona (9)
Monterosso Vikings, winners of The RCBPC Ladies Victrix Ludorum Polo Festival
Hazel Jackson-Gaona, British Polo Gin Most Valuable Player
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