Wed 14th Aug 2019Sotogrande Finalists DecidedSilver Cup Finals this weekend
The Silver Cups in The Mansion 48th International Polo Tournament at Santa María Polo Club are entering their final phases with the Finals set across the low, medium and high goal. Yesterday saw Rhone Hill and La Esperanza defeat Finca Monasterio and La Clarita respectively to secure their places in Friday’s Final in The Isolas Silver Cup (4-6 goal). The Royal Bliss Copa de Plata (12-14 goal) finalists were also decided yesterday, with Ayala defeating Brunei 12-9 and Royal Salute defeating Cotton House La Esperanza 10-8 to take their places in the Final, also to be played on Friday 16 August. Ayala will prove a formidable force to be reckoned with, having won The 2018 Sotogrande Triple Crown and The 2019 Bonze Cup. Meanwhile, The Copa de Plata Royal Bliss (20 goal) Final has still yet to be decided, with the Semi Finals scheduled to be played tomorrow with Brunei vs Bardon and MB Polo vs Dos Lunas. The Final will be played on Saturday 17 August. The Copa de Plata Royal Bliss (20 goal) Semi Final Teams: Bardon (20): Andras Tambor (0), Matías Machado (4), Rodrigo Andrade (8) & Santiago Laborde (7) Brunei (19): HRH Bahar Jefri (1), Camilo Castagnola (5), Juan Martín Nero (10) & Santiago Stirling (3) Dos Lunas (19): Luis Domecq (1), Pascual Sainz de Vicuña (5), Martín Iturraspe (5) & Joaquín Pittaluga (8) MB Polo (20): HRH Mateen Bolkiah (0), Tomás Panelo (4), Pablo Mac Donough (10) & Tommy Beresford (6) The Royal Bliss Copa de Plata (12-14 goal) Final Teams: Ayala (14): Iñigo Zobel (0), Mackenzie Weisz (3), Lucas James (7) & Santiago Gomez Romero Royal Salute (14): Rafael Cabezas (0), Jamie Le Hardy (4), Diogo Gallego (5) & Malcolm Borwick (5) The Isolas Silver Cup (4-6 goal) Final Teams: La Esperanza (6): Fernando de Infiesta (0), Pascual Alvarez (1), Yago Espinosa (2) & Rosendo Torreguitar (3) Rhone Hill (6): Patrick Heffron (0), Nicholas Lopez Fuentes (3), Gonzalo Lopez Vargas (4) & Jemima Heffron (-1) Photograph: Action from yesterday’s medium goal Semi Final between Royal Salute & Cotton House La Esperanza. By Snoopy Productions/Santa María Polo Club |