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Big up Brooks

Brooks are already world-renowned for their saddles, but less people know of their support for bike polo.  They are key sponsors of the European, North American and World Championships and their saddles grace many a polo bike.  So it was … Continue reading

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Greifmasters Final: Switzerland v France

The first 15 minutes set the tone for a close game, with the score creeping up to 3-2 to the Swiss.  Then a full Equipe lineup come on, pressing for an advantage, playing 3-up.  First Manu, then Mario score in … Continue reading

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Lessons to learn

After spending most of my time in Karlsruhe watching and talking about polo, and thinking a fair bit about it, I think we need to focus on a few things in Birmingham. Play faster (sounds stupid, but a lot of … Continue reading

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Greifmasters 2 Overview

The weekend got off to a bad start when both myself and the Manchester contingent got stung for £90 excess baggage (each) by overzealous check-in staff.  I was worried it would put a dampener on the whole three days, but … Continue reading

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Seeding Results

Results are in – thanks to everyone who voted.  What’s really encouraging is that there are 13 people on the list, and only one or two of them aren’t regulars!  So, lfgss.com usernames as usual: 1. danwentskiing (162) 2. 4ndy (149) 3. … Continue reading

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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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Birmingham Bike Polo, a scene in mourning…

I’ve held off writing this post for weeks: wishing that it wasn’t true; that it was all a bad dream.  But despite my best efforts, I’ve been forced to accept the situation.  It’s a loss that affects us most tragically here in … 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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