The season has commenced at the Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly, the sophisticated club located in the outskirst of Paris, and where many of the most significant tournaments in France will be played this year, such as the Nations Cup and the Open de France. The first was the Coupe d’Aumale, which saw four teams up to six goals and kicked off on April 19.

The final was played on Sunday April 29, on the Honneur 2 ground, the clash between Aumale/Los Siete and Twist, who played a very hard fought contest. Gildas Baron’s team, who received one goal on handicap, managed to remain in the lead, their contenders bounced back in the fourth and last chukka, to tie the game at 5-all, which forced an extra chukka. That’s when Aumle/Los Siete produced the winning goal, to earn a 6-5 win and the title.

COUPE D’AUMALE – FINAL – SUNDAY APRIL 27

AUMALE/LOS SIETE 6-TWIST 5 (extra chukka)

Aumale / Los Siete: Arnaud Franquinet -1, Alfonso Robirosa 3 (3 goals), Pierre Hamelin 2 (3), Stanislas Clavel 2. Total: 6. 

Twist: Gildas Baron 0, Ilan Bossard 1 (3 goals), Diego Belaid 1 (1), Julien Reynes 4 (1). Total: 6.

Score Aumale / Los Siete: 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5.

MVP: Alfonso Robirosa.

BPP: Dilnay, ridden by Julien Reynes.

Umpire: Francisco Ayala & Adrien Le Gallo. 

Cover photo by Justine Jacquemont.