Polocrosse Nationals coming to Warwick

The cream of the country’s polocrosse players have marked April 2012 in their calendars for the Barastoc Polocrosse Nationals, to be held in Warwick.
Warwick is set to host about 500 players and more than 800 horses at the 2012 National Titles from April 23 to 29, and plans are well underway for the event, which will attract teams from each state and territory.
Warwick Polocrosse Club president Les Fraser said, after successfully staging the two Polocrosse World Cups in 2003 and 2007, the Warwick Club again took up the challenge to stage Australia’s most prestigious polocrosse event.
“Warwick as host club, and Queensland as host state, will work in conjunction to put together the best nationals ever witnessed,” Fraser said.
“All the action will take place at Morgan Park – Australia’s finest polocrosse facility, on the edge of the historic town of Warwick,” he said.
“The relationship kindled between the Warwick Polocrosse Club and Barastoc through our association in the running of the 2007 Polocrosse World Cup at Warwick, continues to thrive. We are pleased to announce that Barastoc have been successful in acquiring the naming rights to the 2012 Australian National Polocrosse Titles.”
Teams will be vying for national polocrosse supremacy from the home state Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, the Northern Territory, Western Australia and Tasmania in 12 competitions including men’s, women’s, mixed, intermediate, juniors and masters.
There will also be an Under 12 team exhibition from all states, which is non-competitive.
Anticipation is high, with a number of states due to announce their teams in the coming days and weeks.
The Polocrosse Nationals are held every two years in a different state, and Queensland only has the opportunity to host the event “at home”, once every 14 years.
Queensland won the men’s competition at the last nationals in Queensland in 1998, which was also held in Warwick.
For more information on the Polocrosse Nationals, contact Les Fraser on 0419 714 545 or visit www.warwickpolox.com.au