6-goaler Nacho Figueras
Nacho Figueras is back and he’ll be on the playing field alongside other polo greats in the 2013 Piaget Hamptons Cup Polo Match scheduled to take place between 3PM and 7PM on Sunday, August 11th at Joe DiMenna’s Equuleus Polo Club in Watermill, New York. The event will benefit Robin Hood Foundation, whose mission is to fight poverty in New York. For tickets or more information call 212-650-0007.
Figueras, playing in his first polo game since breaking a hip in a fall during an international match in England on May 19th, will be joined on the St. Regis Hotel & Resorts team by Joe DiMenna, Mariano Aguerre and Mariano Gonzalez. They will face a Credit Suisse team comprised of Stefano Natella, Francisco Ayala, Magoo Laprida and Juan Martin Nero.
“It’s all about the charity,” said Figueras, a favorite in the Hamptons. Playing for a charitable cause is nothing new to Figueras as Prince Harry’s Sentebale website notes “Ignacio “Nacho” Figueras is one of very few high-goal players who actively draw spectators and media attention to the “Sport of Kings” – a sport with over two thousand years of history, an Olympic pedigree and an ever increasing fan base who recognize its addictive charm.”
Figueras was appointed an Ambassador for Sentebale. Sentebale is a charity founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help the most vulnerable children in Lesotho get the support they need to lead healthy and productive lives.
Figueras has appeared in charity matches to benefit Sentebale in both New York and Brazil, and this will be his second participation in the Piaget sponsored Hampton’s Cup to benefit the Robin Hood Foundation benefitting New York families in need.