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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.

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)

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

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

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 Monterosso Vikings, winners of The RCBPC Ladies Victrix Ludorum Polo Festival

Why not treat yourself or a friend to Polo Times? Call our friendly subscriptions team: 01452 730 770 or visit www.polotimes.co.uk 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

Photograph by Isabel Branch BB, the Best Playing Pony

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)

Photography by RCBPC

Hazel Jackson-Gaona, British Polo Gin Most Valuable Player

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The action was fierce across both levels Polo Park Zurich’s Ladies

Jan Marie Kiesel reports

It was girls only at Polo Park Zurich’s 21st International Ladies Tournament over 8 – 9 August. 26 female players competed at two levels – the Challenge League, a chance for many to play their first competitive polo, and the Medium Goal League where two professional female players, Rebecca Walters UK 6 and Jeanine Hugo-Menendez SA 5 strengthened and directed their higher goal teammates.

Saturday

We were blessed with a sizzling, sundrenched weekend and polo to match. Saturday’s games saw the three teams in the Challenge League sorting themselves out and pushing for points in a Round Robin competition. Shiva Strub, youngest player of this tournament at only 15 years of age, opened up the scoring for her team, Princes de Venoge, who went into Sunday with 2 points, Team Jolies Filles and Team Grand Cru with 1 point each.

Photography courtesy of Polo Park Zurich It was smiles all round for the 26 players!

Sunday

On Sunday, the spectators started to gather early for the first game of the Challenge League at 11:00. The Place Salon normally in Zug, was set up field side to tidy and style heatdampened hair and ice buckets were filled with complementary drinks. The prize-giving table was weighed down with prizes and sponsor gifts. Team Princes de Venoge came onto the field displaying a well-earned confidence.

Belen Podesta and Anja Gutbrod were a great combination. Assisted by Antonia Sturzeis/ Claudia Ide and their goal getter, Shiva Strub, this team came out on top of the Challenge League with Jolies Filles second and Grand Cru third. The Most Valuable Player in this league was awarded to young Shiva.

At 12:30, we were ready for the Medium Goal, the two sides escorted onto the field by luxury cars from Aston Martin and introduced to the swelling spectator crowd. The meeting between these two outstanding teams did not disappoint. The teams had had time to get to know each other and they gave an inspiring performance. Again Estée Lauder went into the lead and kept up their half goal advantage until half-time, but the third chukka was the game changer. Jeanine was on very fast ponies and seemed to be everywhere. Morgan van Overbroek 2 BE came out on her favourite pony, the six-year-old Torcacita, and the body