La Albertina and La Dolfina Polo Ranch progress through
Yesterday, Tuesday 17 October, saw the third day of play in the 124th Hurlingham Open on the AAP grounds in Pilar, Argentina. Eight teams once again took to the field, vying for the points and their place in the next round.
Ellerstina were the first to take to the field against Cría Yatay, beating the 31 goal rivals 17-6. Tortugas Open winning La Dolfina beat La Irenita 17-4 in the next match of the day whilst their sister team La Dolfina Polo Ranch took a 14-6 win against their rivals La Esquina. In the final match of the day, La Albertina narrowly clasped the win from Chapaleufú 11-10.
The Hurlingham Open tournament will resume on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 October and matches are scheduled as follows:
Friday:
11am: Cría Yatay vs La Esquina (Pilar)
11am: La Irenita vs Chapaleufú (Pilar)
4pm: Ellerstina vs La Aguada Las Monjitas (Hurlingham)
Saturday:
4pm: La Dolfina vs Alegría (Hurlingham)
The Final of the 124th Hurlingham Open will take place on Saturday 28 October at The Hurlingham Club.
The Hurlingham Club Open Championship Teams:
La Albertina Abu Dhabi (32): Francisco Elizalde (8), Ignacio Toccalino (8), Santiago Toccalino (8) & Alfredo Cappella Barabucci (8)
La Irenita (31): Juan Ruiz Guiñazú (8), Juan M. Zavaleta (8), Clemente Zavaleta (7) & Matías MacDonough (8)
Cría Yatay (31): Valerio Zubiaurre (7), Cristian Laprida (8), Joaquín Pittaluga (8) & Ignacio Laprida (8)
La Dolfina Polo Ranch (30): Diego Cavanagh (7), Guillermo Terrera (8), Alejo Taranco (7) & Ignatius Du Plessis (8)
La Aguada Las Monjitas (31): Alejandro Novillo Astrada (8), Juan Britos (7), Miguel Novillo Astrada (8) & Ignacio Novillo Astrada (8)
La Esquina (29): Pascual Sainz de Vicuña (6), Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade (8), Mariano Aguerre (8) & Rodrigo Rueda (7)
Alegria (35): Guillermo Caset (9) Hilario Ulloa (10), Facundo Sola (8) & Frederick Mannix (8)
Chapaleufú (30): Alberto Heguy (7), Ezequiel Martínez Ferrario (8), Julián ‘Negro’ de Lusarreta (7) & Eduardo Heguy (8)
La Dolfina Sancor Insurance (40): Adolfo Cambiaso (10), David ‘Pelon’ Stirling (10), Pablo Mac Donough (10) & Juan Martín Nero (10)
Ellerstina Johor (39): Pablo Pieres (9), Gonzalito Pieres (10), Facundo Pieres (10) and Nicolás Pieres (10)
Photograph: Diego Cavanagh races up field for La Dolfina Polo Ranch. By Matías Callejo