La Nativdad vs RS Murus Sanctus
On Sunday 31 October, La Natividad made history and defeated La Dolfina Saudi, securing their Hurlingham Open Final place, with Barto and Jeta Castagnola, defeating their uncle Adolfo Cambiaso’s team 13-10. This year’s Hurlingham Open Final will be the first since 2008 to not feature Ellerstina nor La Dolfina; in 2008 La Aguada defeated Pilará to take the title. Both of the matches over the weekend were had fought and close scoring and on Sunday, despite a couple of tied scores at times during the match, La Natividad managed to lead throughout nearly the whole match, with their four players combining perfectly to assert their dominance. RS Murus Sanctus will go up against La Natividad on Saturday 6 November in The Hurlingham Open Final.
The Hurlingham Open Final Teams:
La Nativdad (36): Camilo Castagnola (9), Pablo Pieres (9), Bartolomé Castagnola Jr. (9) & Ignatius du Plessis (9)
RS Murus Sanctus (39): Facundo Sola (9), Guillermo Caset (10), Pablo Mac Donough (10) & Juan Martín Nero (10)
Photograph: La Natividad defeated La Dolfina Saudi on Sunday. By Matias Callejo