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Tue 15th Oct 2024

84th Tortugas Open Underway

Opening wins for La Natividad, Cría La Dolfina, La Dolfina Saudi & La Hache PT

The 84th Tortugas Open, the second leg of The Argentine Triple Crown, began on Saturday 12 October, with eight teams from 31 to 40 goals competing for a place in the Final on 2 November. The teams have been split into two groups, with the winner of each group qualifying for the Final. In Zone A, the defending champion and only contender for The Argentine Triple Crown, La Natividad, will compete alongside Ellerstina UAE Yellow Rose, Cría La Dolfina  and Indios Chapaleufú Vista Energy.  Meanwhile, in Zone B, the recent finalist in Hurlingham, La Dolfina Saudi will compete alongside La Hache PT, La Ensenada Dietrich and La Hache Cría & Polo.

The opening day of action saw La Natividad beat Indios Chapaleufu 15-4 and Cría La Dolfina narrowly beatEllerstina by one goal, 18-17. On Sunday 13 October, recent Hurlingham Open finalists La Dolfina Saudi beat La Hache Cría & Polo 17-13 and La Hache Polo Team defeated La Ensenada Dietrich 13-10.

The action continues on Saturday 19 October with Cria La Dolfina vs Indios Chapaleufú Vista Energy and La Natividad vs Ellerstina. 

The 84th Tortugas Open Teams:

La Natividad (40): Facundo Pieres (10), Camilo ‘Jeta’ Castagnola (10), Pablo Mac Donough (10) & Bartolomé Castagnola (10) 

Indios Chapaleufú Vista Energy (31): Antonio Heguy (7), Victorino Ruiz Jorba (8), Cruz Heguy (8) & Teodoro Lacau (8) 

Ellerstina UAE Yellow Rose (35): Guillermo Caset (9), Lucas Monteverde (8), Gonzalo Pieres (9) & Ignatius du Plessis (9) 

Cría La Dolfina (32): Rufino Bensadón (8), Diego Cavanagh (8), Alejo Taranco (8) & Bautista Bayugar (8) 

La Dolfina Saudi (37): Gonzalo Ferrari (7), David ‘Pelon’ Stirling (10), Adolfo Cambiaso (10) & Juan Martin Nero (10) 

La Hache Cría & Polo (31): Benjamín Panelo (7), Carlos M. Ulloa (8), Facundo Sola (8) & Joaquín Pittaluga (8) 

La Hache P. T. (36): Polito Pieres (9), Hilario Ulloa (9), Francisco Elizalde (9) & Tomás Panelo (9) 

La Ensenada Dietrich (36): Juan Britos (9), Alfredo Bigatti (9), Juan Martin Zubía (9) & Jerónimo del Carril (9) 

 

Photograph: The 84th Tortugas Open began on Saturday 12 October. By Matías Callejo / Prensa AAP


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