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The Ice Trophy (4 to 8)
& Valentines Day Challenge (12-13 Feb)
The Ice Trophy (4 to 8) was
played last Saturday, February 12th. The two Mikes (members Mike
Dodson and Mike Clark) joined forces for the first time this
winter, selecting Roddy Matthews as their 3rd member of the
interestingly named Needmore Squeak.
Their opponents, the Eagles,
comprised John Muse, Charlotte Christodoulou and Howard Hipwood,
appearing for the first time in an arena fixture this winter.
The
Valentine's Day match programme
on Sunday kicked off with the Rangitiki Polo
Academy Battle of the Sexes in celebration of St Valentine’s
Day. Cupid, a team predominated by male players took on the
all-female Pysche team.
The
second match of the day was for the
Valentine’s Challenge, and Open HPA fixture run this
year at two-goal level for amateur players only.
Despite a strong start from Dodson
Squeak (left in picture) in the first chukka, they were ultimately
unable to contain a powerful combination of players representing
Needmore Farms.
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