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Image: Bruce Bain

Image: Bruce Bain

Youth exchange brings young blood to Tassie

Over 13 Interstate Polocrosse players from around Australia descended on Gowrie Park for the Kentish Polocrosse Carnival.  The Victorian Trafalgar Club headed by the Jolly family fielded a team in A grade, with other players such as Ben Bennett from New South Wales and John Nye-Chart from Western Australia playing for local Tasmanian Clubs. 

A number of the Interstate players were juniors (under 18) who were playing in Tasmania as part of a Polocrosse youth exchange program.  Earlier in the year Tasmanian Jack Murrell played in Victoria for the Trafalgar Club.  

Rodney Gee President of the Tasmanian Polocrosse Association explains how the exchange works. “The youth exchange is fantastic for young people in the sport. During school holidays young players can fly to clubs in Victoria where they are billeted with a family with similar aged children and play in their local carnivals.  They are supplied horses, transport, the lot really, it just couldn’t be easier”.

“One of the best outcomes of the program, are the friendships made between young players,” Gee said.

The Interstate players many of who have represented Australia for Polocrosse lifted the standard of play to a new level on the weekend. 

“It was encouraging to see that our local players can match it with the best in Australia. As the home team Kentish defeated the Victorian Trafalgar team in the A grade finals.  This really sets a high standard for the two remaining carnivals; the Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Under-Lights Carnival on the 21^st of March at Waverly and the State Championships on the 4^th of April at North Motten,” said Gee.

The Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Under-Lights carnival will start at 10am on Saturday the 21^st of March with the finals commencing at 6pm at the Northern Polocrosse home grounds 40768 Tasman Highway, Waverly. For an details contact Amy Grubb 0438 519 622.

Results Gowrie Park 7^th March 2009

C Grade

Kentish/Central Coast defeated Northern

Best & Fairest – Dayna Vavalitis (VIC)

B Grade

Central Coast defeated Kentish

Best & Fairest – Craig Sheriff

A Grade

Kentish defeated Trafalgar

Best & Fairest – Aiden Nunn & John Nye-Chart (WA)

Champion horse and rider of the carnival Ben Bennett (NSW) & Daisy

Images: Courtesy of Bruce Bain

Information Amy Grubb 0438 519 622

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