CLÉ DE PE AU BE AUTÉ GUARDS L ADIES CH A RIT Y P OLO TOURN A MENT
SATURDAY 28TH AUGUST 2021
CLÉ DE PEAU BEAUTÉ GUARDS LADIES CHARITY POLO TOURNAMENT
TEAMS UAE POLO TEAM, LA RULETA, GUARDS POLO CLUB, CLÉ DE PEAU BEAUTÉ, NIPAS-ESP, TEAM TONIC/MOUNT LOFTUS
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H Sheikha Maitha’s UAE Polo Team cemented their position as the leading ladies’ polo squad in 2021 by winning the Clé de Peau Beauté Guards Ladies Charity Polo Final. The Sheikha’s team, featuring the 10-goaler Hazel Jackson, defeated Alicia Woods’ La Ruleta (rec ½ goal on handicap) 8-3½ on The Queen’s Ground in late August. These two teams had met in the 2019 final of this tournament, with La Ruleta taking the honours then. UAE Polo Team were taking no chances this time and dominated the match from the first whistle. Hazel started the goal 116
scoring, with team-mates and sisters, Cata and Juana Lavinia following suit. This ensured UAE Polo Team were 3-½ up after the first chukka. A fabulous field goal from Cata, who was later named the Clé de Peau Beauté Most Valuable Player, put UAE further ahead in the second. When she was hooked out of a play in the same chukka, Hazel was perfectly placed to pick up the ball and fire through the goal. Nina Clarkin, also playing off 10-goals, successfully converted a 40-yard penalty to get La Ruleta off the mark before the half-time bell but Alicia’s team were now playing catch-up. The Sheikha successfully converted a 30-yard penalty in the third, while team-mate Cata closed this chukka with another goal. Despite trailing for the entire match La Ruleta never gave up fighting. Good teamwork from Nina and Danielle Lussi produced a good goal in the third and some smart play from Nina and Alicia in the fourth secured another goal for La Ruleta. However with Hazel finding the flags once more in this final chukka, UAE Polo Team’s victory was never
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