HPA National Club
Championships
23
January 2005
HPA NATIONAL CLUB
CHAMPIONSHIPS PROVE A SUCCESSFUL CHANGE FROM THE NATIONS
CUP.
Fourteen teams entered
the first National Club Championships – six at the 2 to 6
goal level and eight in the 8 to 12 goal. Six clubs were
represented RCBPC, Druids Lodge, Ash Farm, Belmont,
Inglesham and Park Lane with three arenas holding matches
throughout the tournament. Finals day took place in glorious
sunshine with over a hundred and sixty arena guests,
friends, players and arena enthusiasts enjoying lunch with
up to three hundred spectators gathering to watch the
afternoon finals. In the six goal it was Belmont Polo Club
versus The Berkshire. Both teams had met each other in the
early stage of the tournament with Belmont winning by a
single goal 14-13. Revenge was there for the taking on
finals day however Adolfo Casabal (3) well worth a four
handicap had other ideas as he David Eve (1) and Alan
Ruzzaman (2) handed out a 19-15 defeat of The Berkshire. In
the 12 goal final it was again Belmont and Berkshire sides
contesting for silver. The result of 14-13 reflects how
close the game was as Nacho Gonzalez (8) ably assisted by
Adolfo Casabal (3) and Clive Reid (1) pipped Paul
Oberschneider (1), Hugo Amaya (5) and Oscar Mancini (6) by
the all important goal. In the 12 Goal finals Nacho Gonzalez
received the magnum of Victor Champagne for the Most Valued
Player Award while his team mate Adolfo Casabal took this
honour in the 6 goal final. Ella Weedon and Flavian Pecatte
have to be congratulated for producing beautifully turned
out ponies and each won a magnum of Champagne for the Best
Turned Out String for Max Charlton and Hugo Amaya
respectively. Paul Sweeney and Michael Amoore, last years’s
trophy winners were both on hand to present the amazing
trophy to Clive Reid. David Woodd, Chief Executive of the
HPA was also there and thanks must go to the HPA for their
continuing support of the tournament. TEAMS THE
BERKSHIRE-White 1.Max Charlton 1 2.Kirsty Craig 2
Bk.Marcello Glock 3BELMONT POLO CLUB-Red 1.David Eve 1
2.Alan Ruzzaman 2 Bk.Adolfo Casabal3 BELMONT POLO CLUB 1 –
Red 1.Clive Reid 1 2.Adolfo Casabal 3 Bk.Nacho Gonzalez8
RCBPC BLACK – Black 1.Paul Oberschneider1 2.Hugo Amaya 5
Bk.Oscar Mancini 6
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