Posts Tagged ‘Nacho Figueras’
Equuleus, Zacara, Lechuza and Las Monjitas Score Wins
Polo was the word of the day in at the International Polo Club in Wellington, as it usually is, but on Saturday, four games were played in the final 20-goal game of the season.
Las Monjitas closed out a long day of polo with an 8-6 win over Mt. Brilliant in the 20-goal, 2010 Herbie Pennell [...]
EFG Bank Wins in OT
Pancho Bensadon scored the winning goal in the first minute of overtime in leading EFG Bank to an 11-10 win in the opening round of play in the 20-goal 2010 Herbie Pennell Cup at the International Polo Club in Wellington.
In a slow starting contest that saw only two goals scored in the opening chukker, the [...]
Hawks and Isla Carroll win in Ylvisaker Cup play
Kris Kampsen scored eight times as the Wanderers/Isla Carroll rebounded from a dismal opening half to defeat Bendabout 14-11 in Ylvisaker Cup play Thursday afternoon at the International Polo Club in Wellington.
Trailing by four goals, 7-3, after the second chukker of play, the Wanderers scored 11 goals over the course of the next four chukkers [...]
Zacara, Lucchese and the Hawks score wins
Zacara rode onto the Piaget Field at the International Polo Club just a week after winning the 2010 Joe Barry memorial Cup with an exciting 13-1 win over the Hawks and couldn’t look much better. After scoring a 12-5 Ylvisaker Cup win over Bendabout just four days earlier, the English sponsored team scored a decisive [...]
Wanderers, Lucchese and Zacara all score wins
By Alex Webbe
Daily News Polo Columnist
The Wanderers/Isla Carroll polo team drove off with a 3-0 lead after the first chukker of play and held on to secure an 9-5 win over Mount Brilliant in second round play of the 2010 Ylvisaker Cup at The International Polo Club in Wellington Wednesday afternoon. Earlier games saw Zacara [...]
Wanderers, Lucchese and Lechuza score Ylvisaker wins
By Alex Webbe
Daily News Polo Columnist
The first round of the Ylvisaker Cup saw three more games take place on Sunday with The Wanderers/Isla Carroll taking the early game from Patagones 11-7 followed by a one goal Lechuza win over Yellow Cab and a Lucchese victory at the expense of Faraway Polo.
In a 10 am game [...]
Patagones and Zacara secure semifinal berths
By Alex Webbe
Daily News Polo Columnist
Patagones and Zacara scored wins Sunday afternoon in the Joe Barry Memorial Cup at the International Polo Club in Wellington to secure berths in Thursday’s semifinals.
Patagones scored its fourth consecutive win in 20-goal competition with an 11-10 victory over a determined Faraway Polo team in a match that was tied [...]
Lucchese Hangs in for Win
By Alex Webbe
Daily News Polo Columnist
The game was far from a runaway, but Lucchese managed to outlast Lechuza Caracas to score a last chukker, 11-10 win in the Joe Barry Memorial Cup tournament at the International Polo Club in Wellington Friday afternoon.
Clear skies and warmer weather greeted several hundred spectators who were on hand to [...]
Patagones, Zacara post wins in Barry Cup
By Alex Webbe
Daily News Polo Columnist
Carlos Gracida converted a penalty shot with six seconds left in regulation play as he led Patagones (1-0) to a 10-9 victory over Bendabout (0-2) Thursday afternoon in the Joe Barry memorial Cup competition at the International Polo Club in Wellington.
Patagones took an early lead and held it throughout most [...]
Bendabout blows lead and game to Faraway Polo
By Alex Webbe
Daily News Polo Columnist
Nick Roldan scored four of Bendabout’s first five goals as they cruised to an early 5-1 lead, but Faraway Polo turned the tables on them in the second half on their way to an 18-14 win in the opening round of play in the 2010 Joe Barry Memorial Cup at [...]
Hawks Score Opening Win in Barry Cup
By Alex Webbe
Daily News Polo columnist
The Hawks, the only team in 20-goal competition with a 10-goal player in its lineup, scored a decisive 15-8 win over Lechuza Caracas in the opening game of the 2010 Joe Barry Memorial Cup.
After trailing 2-1 after the first chukker of play, the Hawks relied on a realigned lineup and [...]