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FIP IX POLO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS Argentina 10-21 October 2011
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19 Oct 2011
Argentina Crowned World ChampionsArgentina beat Brazil 12 v 11 in the finals of the FIP IX POLO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP in San Luis.
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19.10.2011
Two Wins for Australia in FIP Finals Australia won their last game vs Chile. In the 6th chukka Chile equalised by scoring 4 goals in 4 minutes. In extra time there were a few close calls both ways but Matt Grimes finally ran in the winning goal.
This comes after Australia's first ever win at a FIP Finals series outside Australia, vs USA - In a hard game Australia were down 5-7 going into the 5th chukka, but came back to win 10-9.
Scores for Australia's Finals Matches:
Australia 8 vs 11 Brazil
Australia 5 vs 10 England
Australia 10 vs 9 USA
Australia 12 vs 11 Chile
Congratulations to the squad & support team:
Matt Grimes 5g, Dirk Gould 5g, Zac Hagedoorn 3g, James Shepherd 2g, Will White 2g and Alec White 2g.
Coach: Rob Archibald
Assistant Coach & Horse Manager: Anto White
The finals will be played between Argentina and Brazil. Full details and results to date are on the FIP website:
http://www.fippolo.com/polo-home-flash-news/fip-viii-european-polo-championship.html
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17.10.2011
Australia v USA Result:
Australia had their first win of the tournament, in a hard game against USA. They were down 5-7 going into the 5th chukka , and came back to win 10-9. Congratulations Australia.
Full details and results to date are on the FIP website:
http://www.fippolo.com/polo-home-flash-news/fip-viii-european-polo-championship.html
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15.10.2011
Australia v England Result: In a close game the teams were even, 5-5 at the start of the 5th chukka, but Australia couldn't hold the England side who closed the game in a flourish to win 11 -5.
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14.10.2011
Australia's World Cup finals campaign began last night in San Luis, Argentina. With some team members unavailable at the last minute, Australia's squad comprises: Matt Grimes 5g, Dirk Gould 5g, Zac Hagedoorn 3g, James Shepherd 2g, Will White 2g and Alec White 2g.
Last night Australia played their first match, vs Brazil. The result was 11-8 to Brazil. Congratulations to the team on a great effort and this close result: Matt Grimes, Dirk Gould, Alec White and cousin Will White.
Australia's next game is on Saturday vs England. Full details and results to date are on the FIP website:
http://www.fippolo.com/polo-home-flash-news/fip-viii-european-polo-championship.html
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MEDIA RELEASE – for immediate use.
Withdrawal Forces Team Re-vamp.
A medical condition requiring treatment in Australia has forced the withdrawal of 4 goal player Ed Goold from Australia's World Cup Polo squad.
With the finals starting on October 10th there were no other 4 goal players available due to commitments in Australia, and with the squad already containing two 5 goal players , the only possible replacement was a player with a 2 goal handicap.
Jasper White, a reserve for the team which successfully qualified in the play-offs in Malaysia earlier in the year and plays off 2 goals, was also unavailable so his brother Will White, who was already going to be in Argentina to play, was added to the squad.
The Australian team plays its first game on Thursday October 13th against current World Champions Brazil, so a win would certainly see them amongst the favourites to equal or better their runners-up performance in the 2001 World Cup held in Melbourne.
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Contact: Amanda Jansen Secretary 0459 272 277
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See http://www.fippolo.com/ix-fip-world-championships/ix-fip-world-championships.html for the tournament playing schedule - or click on the file below.
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SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR FIP IX POLO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
The APC Selectors have finalised the 10 player squad for the FIP IX World Polo Championship finals in Argentina and have also appointed the 6 player squad to travel to the finals in Argentina 10 – 21 October 2011.
The FIP IX WPC Finals Squad of 10 selected is:-
Dirk Gould 5g
Matt Grimes 5g
Ed Goold 4g
Richard Rawlings 4g
Zac Hagedoorn 3g
Sam Gunn 3g
Alec White 2g
James Shepherd 2g
Jasper White 2g
Matt Dunn 1g
The squad of 6 to travel to Argentina is:
Dirk Gould 5g
Matt Grimes 5g
Ed Goold 4g
Zac Hagedoorn 3g
Alec White 2g
James Shepherd 2g
Coach: Rob Archibald
Assistant Coach: Anto White
Horse Manager: Anto White
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