AUTUMN NATIONS TOURNAMENT
GREEN GATES FIND GOLD IN AUTUMN NATIONS DEBUT
SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2020
AUTUMN NATIONS TOURNAMENT
TEAMS GREEN GATES, MAD DOGS ROYAL SALUTE, LA RULETA
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oor Khadra’s Green Gates team won the 12-goal Autumn Nations Cup in late September, adding their name
to this competitive trophy at their first attempt. In fact this was the team’s first tournament at Guards Polo Club! They defeated Alan Fall’s Mad Dogs 7-6 in a close and tight game that went into extra time. Mad Dogs had a one-goal advantage
(3-2) at half-time but this game was always wide open, with all to play for throughout the four chukkas. So when Will Harper fired through the equaliser (6-6) in the sixth chukka for Mad Dogs, with only a couple of minutes left to play, extra time was now very much on the cards. Both sides continued searching for that elusive winner in the final moments of the chukka, desperate to avoid extra time. Not surprisingly the teams were
equally committed in the additional, fifth chukka, only for Marcos Araya to make
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the most of being awarded a 30-yard penalty. His sharp shooting guaranteed victory for Green Gates and crowned a fabulous debut for Noor Khadra. Green Gates’ Charles Cooney received the Most Valuable Player Prize while team-mate Marcos Araya received the Polo Times Best Playing Pony rug for Locito. The rearrangement of the fixtures in
2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic saw this final being played much later in September than usual. The rescheduled dates were clearly popular with the players though as 14 teams took part. With some fast-paced play over the previous two weeks the sub final was equally thrilling. Honours here went to Royal Salute (rec ½ goal). They beat La Ruleta by their handicap advantage – 7½ -7 – in four tight chukkas. ◆
Green Gates: Noor Khadra (0); Charles Cooney (2); Jose Araya (4); Marcos Araya (6). Mad Dogs: Alan Fall (1); Will Emerson (5); Will Harper (3); Tommy Severn (3). Royal Salute: Marc Aberle (0); Ed Banner-Eve (4); Josh Cork (3); Malcolm Borwick (5). La Ruleta: Alicia Woods (0); Mackenzie Wiesz (4); Henry Porter (3); Antonio Menard (5).
GUARDS POLO CLUB OFFICIAL YEARBOOK 2021
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