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Polo

The History of Heathfield School Polo Club

Polo

Polo began at Heathfield School in 2001 and has grown into a strong school sport. Girls are playing polo regularly at a variety of clubs and represent the school at national tournaments hosted by the Schools and Universities Polo Association. Heathfield School has been victorious at the National Arena Championships and at the National Girls Championships. In December 2005 four girls went on tour to Argentina where they were coached by Pancho Mario Moreno (7 goals) it is hoped that a group of girls will return to Argentina in December 2008.

For more information, please contact Katherine Slocock.

Training Sessions

Polo training usually takes place on a Wednesday and Thursday evenings after school, between 4 and 7pm. Girls play arena polo as well as the outdoor game and so training matches the national polo calendar.

Recent Results

Thursday 5th June Triangular fixture v Wellington College and Harrow School

v Wellington College 2 - 0 to Heathfield St Mary’s
v Harrow 2 - 2

Sunday 8th June National Girls Tournament

The A team of Carinthia Pearson (captain) Louisa Wentworth Stanley, Miranda Simpson and Arabella Montague played in the top division at the National Girls Championships. They were unlucky to loose their first chukka versus Cheltenham Ladies College, 1 – 0 a very fiercely fought match with both teams playing very well. Following this Heathfield St Mary’s defeated Luckley Oakfield convincingly 3 – 0 with excellent play from all members of the team. This result set up a final chukka to win the ‘plate’. A thrilling chukka against Marlborough followed with Heathfield St Mary’s the winners 2 – 0 with spectacular goals from Louisa Wentworth Stanley and Carinthia Pearson.

Heathfield St Mary’s will play in the National Schools Finals on the 29th June.

Links

www.SUPA.org.uk (Schools and Universities website, contains details of chukka times for tournaments and other useful information).

www.hpa-polo.co.uk (Hurlingham Polo Association, contains useful information on polo in general).