NEWSLETTER NO.368

FIP WORLD CUP

Congratulations to Chile on winning the FIP 14 Goal World Cup. England came fourth having lost to the USA in the semi-finals and to Brazil in the subsidiary final.
1. Jack Hyde 2
2. George Pearson 2
3. Will Emerson 5
4. Peter Webb 5
ARGENTINA At the time of writing the newsletter the following will be representing England in the Copa de las Naciones; Luke Tomlinson 7, Mark Tomlinson 6, Max Charlton 7, and Ollie Cudmore 5. It is a 26 goal International tournament run by the Argentine Polo Association featuring teams from England, Argentina and the Rest of the World. Played at Palermo matches are scheduled as follows
Sat 18th April: Argentina v Rest of the World
Wed 22nd April: England v Rest of the World
Sat 25th April: England v Argentina.
Argentina: Matías Benoit 6, Alejandro Muzzio 8, Felipe Martínez Ferrario 4, Francisco De Narváez (h) 8. Total: 26.
Rest of the World: HRH Crown Prince Ismail Ibrahim 3, Nicolás Pieres 9, Ignatius Michael Du Plessis 8, David Jean Du Plessis 6. Total: 26.

In addition, an England Under 15 team of Luke Wiles -1, Charlie Townsend 0, Marcus Cork -1 and Milly Hine -1 are playing at Palermo on the same dates as the England matches against representative teams from the same countries.

POLO SERIES SPONSORED BY LYCETTS. In 2015, RoR/Lycetts will give prizes at the international test matches and also at the Junior HPA tournament final in August, as well as in selected medium and low goal games. In addition, RoR will be holding its Racing to Polo Challenge at the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club on 7th September. In the four main classes all horses must have raced in GB and be registered with RoR (using their racing name please). A new class will be held for horses that are unraced but have been registered 'in training in GB'.

HPA MEMBERS’ CAR BADGE The HPA members car badge gives members access to the Internationals at Beaufort (Saturday 13th June), Guards (Saturday 25th July) and Chester Racecourse (Saturday 5th September). Please see the HPA website for further details.

ST REGIS INTERNATIONAL CUP All HPA members will be given free entry to Cowdray Park Polo Club for the St Regis International Cup on Saturday 16th May 2015 when England will play South America. Members will be requested to show their membership card which they will receive in their membership pack for 2015.

WELFARE BOOKLETS. The Welfare Booklet is in the process of being rewritten in both English and Spanish. These will be sent to all Clubs for distribution to their members. Please read them carefully and pass them to anyone that is involved in the care of your horses.

CONCUSSION. We would like to clarify for clubs that if a player has suffered from a concussion at your club, you as the club must notify the HPA within 24 hours so that the HPA can notify other clubs. The player will not be permitted to play again for a minimum of one week from the date of the concussion without a certificate of fitness from a doctor. For more information please see Rule 29c.

HORSE PASSPORTS Please ensure that all of your horse passports are up to date. If you have a horse without an up to date passport you are liable to receive a considerable fine. The HPA will continue to issue passports; all the various passport forms required can be found on the website http://www.hpa-polo.co.uk/ponies/passports/. If you have any queries, please contact Victoria at the HPA.

ARENA END OF SEASON HANDICAP CHANGES These will be effective from 1st May 2015 and can be viewed in the latest news section on the home page of the HPA website www.hpa-polo.co.uk

Congratulations to Chris Hyde who has gone to 10 goals. He and Tommy Biddle (US) are the only two ten goal arena players in the world. Congratulations also to Max Charlton who has gone to 9 goals.

DATES FOR THE DIARY

Thurs 30th April Council Meeting Cavalry & Guards Club, London

Wed 13th May Voluntary Assistants Course Down Farm, Beaufort Polo Club

Mon 11th May First Aid Course for Coaches Little Coxwell Village Hall

Sat 16th May St. Regis Test Match Cowdray Park Polo Club

Tues 19th May Awards Dinner Contact Polofix for details

Wed 20th May Coaching Seminar- Existing Coaches Rugby Polo Club

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