2023 Viking Cup will run on Saturday and Sunday (5-6 August)
The Isle of Man will play host to a national polo tournament for the first time this weekend.
The inaugural Viking Cup will see teams from the Island and England face off across two days of competition at Ballacooiley Equestrian Estate on Saturday and Sunday (5-6 August).
The event is also being done in support of Hospice Isle of Man and is aiming to attract residents and those seeing the sport for the first time as well as current followers of it.
Frazer Houston, General Manager of the hosts the Triskelion Polo Club, thinks the tournament is an important landmark for polo on Manx shores: