Tansey Club are riding high after dominating the competition at Clifton Polocrosse Club’s annual carnival held over the weekend, winning 5 out of 7 senior grades.
In the nail biting A Grade final, Tansey 1 took on Tansey 2 in a hard fought battle. Tansey 1 came out the victors by a narrow margin claiming the win and bragging rights within the Club. Best Horse and Rider in A Grade was awarded to Tansey 2’s goal scorer Grant Carroll.
Tansey Polocrosse Club also won B Grade, C Grade, E Grade and G Grade with Sarah Owens from Tansey also being named Best Horse and Rider in B Grade.
Cunningham Polocrosse Club also made their presence felt at Clifton’s Carnival with Cunningham 2 winning D Grade and Cunningham 3 named as Runners Up. Cunningham 1 was Runner Up in the B Grade competition. Cunningham Polocrosse Club has always been strong in junior rider development and that showed in the Junior Competition with their Club taking out the win over Runners Up Gold Coast. Best Horse and Rider in the Juniors went to Ashleigh Sticklen from Cunningham.
More than 200 riders took to the field at Clifton with 29 senior teams, 3 junior teams and 2 mini junior teams playing at the action packed carnival.
The next exciting event on the South East Zone Calendar is Killarney Polocrosse Carnival being held this weekend. The sound of thundering hooves will echo around the rolling foothills of Killarney as competitors from all over Queensland and down into New South Wales take to the field to battle for club pride at the town’s annual Polocrosse carnival. Based on last year’s numbers, at least 45 teams are expected to attend the carnival. With their contingent of supporters, more than 500 people are likely to be at the event.
Polocrosse is a fast paced team sport played on horseback. It combines the speed of polo, the strategy and tactics of netball (in terms of the field being divided in to 3 sections), the toughness of rugby and AFL and the ball handling ability of lacrosse. This unique game is dubbed as the “King of the One Horse Sports.” Australia is the largest polocrosse country in the World. The Polocrosse Association of Australia boasts a membership over 4,000 players nationwide spanned over 135 clubs within the 7 states and territories.
RESULTS:
A Grade Winners TANSEY 1
A Grade Runner up TANSEY 2
Best Horse & Rider Grant Carroll (Tansey)
B Grade Winners TANSEY 3
B Grade Runner up CUNNINGHAM 1
Best Horse & Rider Sarah Owens (Tansey)
C Grade Winners TANSEY 4
C Grade Runner up STANLEY RIVERS 1
Best Horse & Rider Will Colless (Stanley Rivers)
D Grade Winners CUNNINGHAM 2
D Grade Runner up CUNNINGHAM 3
Best Horse & Rider Trish Barlow (Warwick)
E Grade Winners TANSEY 6
E Grade Runner up WARWICK 3
Best Horse & Rider Monique Hoare (Warwick)
F Grade Winners STANLEY RIVERS 2
F Grade Runner up TOOWOOMBA 1
Best Horse & Rider Ella Myers (Wandoan)
G Grade Winners TANSEY 7
G Grade Runner up CLIFTON
Best Horse & Rider Mark Hoey (Clifton)
Junior Winners Cunningham
Junior Runner up Gold Coast
Junior Beaten Team Tansey/Stanley Rivers
Best Horse & Rider Ashleigh Sticklen (Cunningham)
