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Polo is often called the sport of kings. It must be the oldest of turf pursuits, created by the Persians in around 5000 BC. It is played in eighty-four countries and no team sport needs more cared for grass.
Neville Johnson went to the Guards Polo Club to talk to the man in charge of the grounds at Smith’s Lawn, a centerpiece for Polo here in the UK