Mon 29th Jul 2024 Coronation Cup & Whitbread Trophy Success for Argentina & Young England On Saturday 27 July, two international matches took place at Guards Polo Club in front of the sun-kissed crowds. The Coronation Cup was won on The Queen’s Ground by Argentina (with a score-line of 13 goals to 6) for the seventh time and extending their unbeaten run in this match. The Hurlingham Polo Equestrian Best Playing Pony was won by Irenita Soprano, played by Rufino Laulhé and owned by Facu Sola and the Retraining of Racehorses Best Playing Pony was Dark Hedges, played by Matt Perry. Rufino Laulhé was also chosen as the Most Valuable Player.   The Whitbread Trophy was won by the Young England Team by just half a goal, 10½-10, in a closely fought match. Tommy Severn was chosen as Most Valuable Player and  Lovelocks Whitbread, played by Tommy Severn was the Best Playing Pony and the ROR Best Playing Pony was awarded to Secret Applause, played by Ned Hine.    At the post-match presentations, Milly Hine received The Ferguson Trophy as the HPA’s Best Young Player of the Year. Not only is Milly is the first lady player since 2004 to win this award, but she follows in the footsteps of both her father Andrew, and brother Ned, who also won this coveted trophy in 1989 and 2022 respectively.    Full reports from both matches will be included in the September issue of Polo Times, why not subscribe for a friend here? The Coronation Cup Teams: England (27): Matt Perry (6), Ollie Cudmore (6), James Harper (7) & Tommy Beresford (8 Captain) Argentina (27): Rufino Laulhé (4), Beltrán Lauhlé (5), Carlos M. Ulloa (8) & Hilario Ulloa (10) The Whitbread Trophy Teams:  Young England (19): Tommy Severn (5), Louis Hine (5), Ned Hine (5) & Will Harper (4) Young Argentina (20: Tommy Ballesteros (2), Lucas Criado (6), Javier ‘Chulo’ Guerrero (6) & Felipe Dabas (6)   Photograph: Argentina, winners of the 2024 Coronation Cup. By Art of Polo

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