British Professionals star in Sotogrande

The 48th Torneo Internacional Mansion de Polo continues at Santa María Polo Club over August with two exciting Finals having taken place over the weekend. Excitingly, amongst the group of professional players playing on finals day were British International stalwarts, Jamie Le Hardy & Malcolm Borwick whilst young gun Tommy Beresford was also gracing the fields.

The weekend began with the low goal Copa de Plata Isola 1892 Final, in which La Esperanza defeated Rhone Hill, 9-8. It was a close fought match until the very last moments, when La Esperanza raced ahead to take home the victory. The day’s play continued with the Final of the medium goal Royal Bliss Copa de Plata Final. Ayala took home their second win of the Spanish tournament, with a 14-9 win over rivals Royal Salute, which featured Malcolm Borwick and Jaime Le Hardy on their roster. The first half of the match was a close affair, but following half-time, Ayala took control. Ayala’s Lucas James was named Most Valuable Player, whilst Regalona, ridden by Iñigo Zobel was named Best Playing Pony.

In the final of the high goal Royal Bliss Copa de Plata, Brunei continued to show their strength, winning the 10-9 against rivals MB Polo. Their 10 goal powerhouse, Juan Martín Nero, was named Most Valuable Player in front of thousands of excited spectators, with the match followed by The White Summer Festival to round the day’s play off.

 

We couldn’t go without mentioning you must have a look at British Polo Player Jamie Le Hardys luxury lifestyle concierge company ‘Le Hardy Polo Sotogrande’ which creates bespoke experiences for clients through partnerships with leaders in the sports, leisure, wellness and Spanish Cuisine.

 

 The Copa de Plata Isola 1892 Final Teams:

La Esperanza (6): Fernando de la Infiesta (0), Pascual Alvarez (1), Yago Espinosa (2) & Rosendo Torreguitar (3)
Rhone Hill (6): Jemima Heffron (0), Nico Lopez Fuentes (3), Gonzalo Lopez Vargas (4) & Chris Heffron (-1)
The Royal Bliss Copa de Plata Mediano Final Teams:
Ayala (14): Mackenzie Weiss (3), Lucas James (7), Santiago Gómez-Romero (4) & Iñigo Zobel (0)
Royal Salute (14): Rafael Cabezas (0), Jaime Le Hardy (5), Diogo Gallego (5) & Malcolm Borwick (5)
The Royal Bliss Copa de Plata Alto Final Teams:
Brunei (19): Bahar Jefri (1), Camilo Castagnola (5), Juan Martín Nero (10) & Santiago Stirling (3)
MB Polo (20): Matheen Bolkiah (0), Tomas Panelo (4), Polito Pieres (10) & Tommy Beresford (6)

 

 
Photograph: Brunei are crowned Royal Bliss Copa de Plata Alto winners. Courtesy of Santa María Polo Club

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