Fri 16th Jan 20262026 Alula Desert Polo is Underway! Team AlUla vs Team Defender in tomorrow’s Final
Six teams competed in two round robins, with each team playing a total of four chukkas on Friday 16 January.
The action continues tomorrow, Saturday 17 January, with three matches at the Mohammed Yousuf Naghi Equestrian Village:
• Team AlUla won Zone A and Team Defender triumphed in Zone B to secure their places in the Final for The AlUla Desert Polo Trophy (4.05pm)
• Team BSF and Team Budget will compete in the Subsidiary Final (2.20pm)
• Team Dadan will play Team VISA for the Wooden Spoon Trophy (12.35pm)
2026 Alula Desert Polo Teams:
AlUla: David Stirling, Naveen Jindal & HRH Prince Salman bin Mansour Al Saud
Defender: Pablo MacDonough, Jenny Luttrell & HSH Prince Eugen zu Oettingen
Budget: Jejo Taranco, Venkatesh Jindal & Dr Hosam Zowawi
BSF: Lia Salvo, Alejandro Poma & Faisal Abunayyan
Visa: Cata Lavinia, David Paradice & Ibrahim AlHarbi
Dadan: Nacho Figueras, Babar Naseem & Faisal AlSudairy
Photograph: Action from day 1 of the 2026 Alula Desert Polo. By Royal Commission for AlUla
Wed 14th Jan 20262026 AlUla Desert Polo Teams Announced 15 to 17 January in Saudi Arabia
The teams have been confirmed for the 2026 AlUla Desert Polo which begins tomorrow, Thursday 15 January, with the team presentations. Across two days of competition, six teams will compete in nine matches set against the stunning desert landscape of Mohammed Yousuf Naghi Equestrian Village.
The six teams include world-class names such as Pelon Stirling, Pablo MacDonough, Nacho Figueras, Lia Salvo, Cata Lavinia and Jejo Taranco.
2026 AlUla Desert Polo Teams:
AlUla: David Stirling, Naveen Jindal & HRH Prince Salman bin Mansour Al Saud
Dadan: Nacho Figueras, Babar Naseem & Faisal AlSuDairy
BSF: Lia Salvo, Alejandro Poma & Faisal Abunayyan
Visa: Cata Lavinia, David Paradice & Ibrahim AlHarbi
Budget: Jejo Taranco, Venkatesh Jindal & Dr Hosam Zowawi
Defender: Pablo MacDonough, Jenny Luttrell & HSH Prince Eugen zu Oettingen
Photograph: AlUla Desert Polo returns over 16 – 17 January 2026. By RCU
Mon 12th Jan 202673rd Uruguayan Polo Open & 1st Uruguayan Womens Polo Open Wins for Rio Negro Los Tapiales & Savoir
The Uruguayan Polo Association (AUP) has organised a series of summer tournaments which included The 1st Uruguayan Women’s Polo Open at Estancia Vik, Ruckenwind, and Santa Cruz Polo Club with the Final played on Thursday 8 January at Santa Cruz. Savoir defeated El Rincón 6-4 in the Final, with the winning team made up of Nisha Savoir, Alana Savoir, Pearl Venot and Milly Hine, followed by an after-polo party with live music.
The 73rd Uruguayan Polo Open had been scheduled for Saturday 10 January, but with heavy rain forecast the Final was moved forward to Friday 9 January. Río Negro Los Tapiales and Cría Opatí Polo Team faced each other in the Final with Río Negro Los Tapiales securing an 11-9 win.
The 73rd Uruguayan Polo Open Final Teams:
Río Negro Los Tapiales: Santino Taranco, Alejandro Elhordoy, Lucas Criado & Gonzalo Ferrari
Cría Opatí Polo Team: Milo Laguarda, Mauricio Arocena, Matías Carrique & Facundo Cruz Llosa
Photograph: Río Negro Los Tapiales, winners of The 73rd Uruguayan Polo Open. Courtesy of AUP
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