The Queen’s Cup continued on Sunday, May 22, with victories for Park Place and Great Oaks Les Lions. Park Place claimed a debut win against Murus Sanctus, while Great Oaks Les Lions, recent runners up of the Justerini & Brooks Prince of Wales Trophy, defeated Vikings. Guards Polo Club’s most prestigious tournament sees fifteen teams, up to 22 goals, compete for the title.

In the first match, Park Place displayed solid team play. The first two chukkas were very tight, but they managed to remain in the lead throughout the game and claim a 13-11 victory over Murus Sanctus. Next, Great Oaks Les Lions defeated Vikings by 14 goals to 9. Dillon Bacon’s team took control of the game from the start, but they took a big advantage from the fourth chukka onwards, lead by their flagship player, 18-year-old Cruz Heguy, son and grandson of two of the most legendary figures in the sport, Eduardo “Ruso” Heguy and Alberto Pedro Heguy, respectively. Cruz is already considered one of the best players of the current British season so far.

QUEEN’S CUP – SUNDAY, MAY 22:

PARK PLACE 12-11 MURUS SANCTUS

Park Place: Keelan McCarthy 0*, William Harper 4 (3 goals), Facundo Pieres 10 (8), Francisco Elizalde 8 (2). Total: 22.

*Subbed in for Andrey Borodin.

Murus Sanctus: Corinne Ricard 0 (2 goals), Facundo Sola 8 (4), Marcos Araya 6 (3), Alfredo Cappella 8 (1). Total: 22.

Score Park Place: 3-2, 5-4, 7-4, 10-6, 13-8, 13-11.

Umpires: Howard Smith & Jason Dixon.

Third man: Julian Appleby.

BPP UK: Twitter (Livingstone x Twiggy), bred by Jim Gilmore, owned and ridden by Facundo Pieres.

GREAT OAKS LES LIONS 14-9 VIKINGS

Great Oaks Les Lions: Dillon Bacon 0 (3 goals), Cruz Heguy 4 (9), Miguel del Carril 6* (1), Juan Martín Nero 10 (2). Total: 22.

*Subbed in for James Beim.

Vikings: Siri Evjemo-Nysveen 0 (1 goal), Mark Tomlinson 6, Juan Martín Zubía 8 (7), Diego Cavanagh 8 (1). Total: 22.

Score Great Oaks LL: 2-2, 5-3, 7-5, 12-6, 13-8, 14-9.

Umpires: Julian Appleby & Julian Smith.

Third man: Peter Wright.

The Queen’s Cup resumes on Tuesday, May 24, with the following order of play (venues yet TBA): 

12pm: La Magdeleine vs. Park Place Vaara.

3pm: Dubai vs. Clinova

The Queen’s Cup final is set to be played on Sunday, June 12.  

The Queen’s Cup – Teams & Fixture

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Park Place vs. Murus Sanctus

Great Oaks LL vs. Vikings