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Australian Players compete in International University Polo Challenge

11 Aug 2015

We are proud to report that a University of Sydney/Australia team competed amongst six teams representing all five continents competing in Rome in July in the 3rd International University Polo Challenge (IUPC). The tournament aiming to bring together the best university players in the world and was won by The University of London team.

Jasper White was awarded Most Valuable Player.

The University Of Sydney/Australia team: Max Lloyd -2, Georgia Higgins -1, Jasper White 3, Hugh Cochrane 1. Total: 1


FULL REPORT from Polo For Europe Newseletter:

International University Polo Challenge
July 8 to 11


University of London Polo Club wins The International University Polo Challenge 2015.

Six teams representing all five continents competing in Rome during last week-end in the 3rd International University Polo Challenge (IUPC). The tournament aiming to bring together the best university players in the world and, as in previous two years, has been hosted at the prestigious Acquedotto Romano Polo Club, just outside the ‘eternal city’.

The exciting final match was played between Cornell (Ithaca-New York), winner of IUPC 2014, and University of London Polo Club.

The British polo team, including dominated the scene from the first chukker and won the final despite Cornell (three girls and the captain Hakan Karabey, the only one competing in the 2014 winner team) did one impressive third chukker, scoring 3 goals.


Results:
Saturday, July 11
5º place: Accra  3  vs Princeton  2
3º place: Sydney  6  vs.   Lahore  5
Final: UoLPC  6  vs.  Cornell  4


 MVP: Jasper White

Teams & Ranking:
1. University of London Polo Club: Natascha Hedegaard -1, Arthur Cole-Fontayn -1, Reda Shetty 0, James Cooper 1. Total: -1
2. Cornell University/United States: Kaitlin Hearn -1, Devin Cox 0, Anna Winslow 0, Hakan Karabey 1. Total: 0
3. University Of Sydney/Australia:Max Lloyd -2, Georgia Higgins -1, Jasper White 3, Hugh Coachrane 1. Total: 1
4. Lahore University/Pakistan: Malik Muhammad Shamsher Aslam -2, Sahibzada Iskander Pataudi 0, Sufi Haroon 0, Mumtaz Abbas Khan 1. Total: -1
5. Accra Business School/Ghana: Yannik Awuah-Darko -1, Segundo Darritchon -1, Rashid El Aschkar 0, Ramzy El Aschkar 0. -2
6. Princeton University/ United States: Kasey Morris -2, Carolina Salazar -1, Richard Weidel 1, Cacho Galindo 2. Total: 0

 

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