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Indoor Venues

The recent inclement weather has re-ignited our desire to find a place to call our own and play polo in.  These are our requirements: 1.  Indoors (eg disused warehouse, showroom, factory space). 2.  40 x 20 metres court space (ish) with high … Continue reading

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Recent Polo sessions…

An excellent little video from Matt (see his blog here: fullupandeating.com) of our recent sessions in Brum.

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New breed

Only a few months ago, Birmingham polo was on its knees, with turnouts for regular games as low as three.  With a long dark winter ahead, things were looking bleak.  Not even the explosive introduction of this blog seemed to … Continue reading

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Best photo from the Euros 2009

I couldn’t find this picture when I posted photos from last summer’s tournament, but I managed to find it!  The cowboy boots were apparently attached to an attractive French woman, which explains Fin’s charming grin and attempt at a helmet-doff.   I … Continue reading

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New Flyer

Big love to Fin for getting these sorted.  This is Birmingham Polo Flyer 2.o – the first one we used had specific times and locations where we play and hence became obsolete at the end of the summer.  I really … Continue reading

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Oh, Balls!

Mustachioed Übermensch and righty-in-a-team-of-lefties, Harvey, just sent through these new balls! Franklin reds are the ball of choice, but are legendarily hard to find, even in North America where grown men actually play roller hockey.  There was much hand-wringing and debate and … Continue reading

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leagueofbikepolo.com

…is the international polo forum.  If you’re interested in seeing how far and wide bike polo has spread in a few short years, check it out.  Loads of great photos and videos from around the world, and links to teams/scenes.  It’s … Continue reading

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Seeding

Being mere minnows of the UK polo scene, Birmingham struggles to keep a fixed line up for our tournament teams: Black Stabbath and B Team.  At various times, different people can’t afford the time or money to travel.  To get around this, … Continue reading

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Team Black Stabbath

Awesome t-shirts. These photos of Black Stabbath at the First London Open Hardcourt Bike Polo Tournament were spotted on flickr. Photo © 2010 Roxy Errickson Photos © 2010 Dan Jackson – click here to view more photos Check the awesome … Continue reading

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