by Alex Webbe | Nov 10, 2016 | Alex Webbe, Argentina Polo Clubs, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe
After preliminary rounds of play that left both defending champion La Dolfina (Adolfo Cambiaso, David Stirling, Pablo MacDonough and Juan Martin Nero) and Ellerstina (Facundo Pieres, Gonzalo Pieres, Polito Pieres and Nico Pieres) with 3-0 records, the two teams...
by Alex Webbe | Nov 7, 2016 | Alex Webbe, Argentina Polo Clubs, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe, Uncategorized
It had been three years since Alegría (Guillermo Caset, Hilario Ulloa, Lucas Monteverde and Fred Mannix) had beaten Ellerstina (Facundo Pieres, Gonzalo Pieres, Polito Pieres and Nico Pieres) in a Triple Crown match (19-14 in the semifinal of the 2013 Argentine Open),...
by Alex Webbe | Nov 2, 2016 | Alex Webbe, Argentina Polo Clubs, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe
Once again seasonal rains have thrown a crimp into the playing schedule for the 2016 Hurlingham Open. With semifinal games scheduled to be played on Tuesday and Wednesday, heavy rains washed out the games with the Argentine Polo Association rescheduling the matches...
by Alex Webbe | Oct 31, 2016 | Alex Webbe, Argentina Polo Clubs, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe
A wrinkle in the Ellerstina lineup saw Brazilian 8-goaler Rodrigo Andrade replace an injured Polito Pieres (lower back) in the Ellerstina lineup (Facundo Pieres, Rodrigo Andrade, Gonzalo Pieres and Nico Pieres), lowering the team’s handicap from 39-goals to 37-goals...
by Alex Webbe | Oct 29, 2016 | Alex Webbe, Argentina Polo Clubs, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe
A confident La Dolfina team (Adolfo Cambiaso, David Stirling, Pablo MacDonough and Sebastian Merlos) eased their way into the opening chukker of play in defense of their 2015 Hurlingham Open Championship picking up a penalty goal from Adolfo Cambiaso and a goal from...
by Alex Webbe | Oct 26, 2016 | Alex Webbe, Argentina Polo Clubs, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe
For the second time, rains have caused play in the 2016 Hurlingham Open in Argentina to be postponed. Previous rainfall caused the scheduling for the second leg of the Argentine Triple Crown of Polo to play four games on Sunday with second round games scheduled to be...