Thu 7th May 2026The UK High Goal Season is Officially UnderwayThe Cartier Queen’s Cup draw and The Justerini & Brooks Prince of Wales Trophy
While the high goal season has officially got underway in the UK with The Justerini & Brooks Prince of Wales Trophy kicking off Wednesday 6 May with a single game and a win for Kazak against Signet/ Segavas with a score of 13-10, on Wednesday we also saw team representatives gather at Guards Polo Club for the official draw for the upcoming Cartier Queen’s Cup.
The 22 goal tournament will start on Tuesday 19 May and conclude on Sunday 14 June with the Final, after 19 teams become two for one of the highlights of the British season. The teams were split into three groups during the draw to determine the zone stage fixtures and the order of play.
Looking to follow the action? We will be keeping you up to date with regular coverage and the full fixture list will be available soon on the Guards Polo Club website as well as all games being free to watch on Guards TV. You won’t miss a second of polo drama. Want to dig deeper into those teams? Check out our 2026 Polo Times High Goal Guide in the recent May issue, where we look at the full line ups, team result history, recent player performances and team dynamics to give you all the information you need ahead of the season. We’ve got you covered.
The Cartier Queen’s Cup Teams:
Group One:
Cibao La Pampa (22): Juan Pepa (2), Ollie Cudmore (5), Paco de Narváez (8) & Carlos María Ulloa (7)
Jehangiri (22): Muhammad Jehangiri (0), Gonzalo Pieres (7), Sapo Caset (8) & Rosendo Torreguitar (7)
White Crane (22): Alexi Calvert-Ansari (0), Polito Pieres (10), Tommy Beresford (7) & Matt Perry (5)
Signet / Segavas (22): Tommy Severn (5), Luke Wiles (4), Alfredo Bigatti (7) & Matías Mac Donough (6)
Gaston (22): Jean Paul Luksic (0), Cruz Heguy (7), David ‘Pelón’ Stirling (8) & Beltrán Laulhé (7)
Aureus (22): Jake Coventry (2), Mark Tomlinson (5), Diego Cavanagh (8) & Teo Lacau (7)
La Dolfina Marqués de Riscal (22): Alejandro Aznar (0), Poroto Cambiaso (10), Simón Prado (6) & Félix Esain (6)
Group Two:
Dubai (22): Tariq Albwardy (0), Bartolomé ‘Barto’ Castagnola (9), Santos Merlos (6) & Antonio Heguy (7)
UAE Polo (22): Sheikha Maitha (0), Juan Martín Nero (9), Lukin Monteverde (8) & Hugo Taylor (5)
Black Bears (22): Guy Schwarzenbach (2), Estanislao ‘Tani’ Darritchon (3), Tomás Panelo (9) & Benjamín Panelo (8)
La Dolfina Jindal (22): Naveen Jindal (0), Rufino Merlos (6), Gonzalo Ferrari (7) & Adolfo Cambiaso (9)
Kazak (22): Sébastien Aguettant (0), Nicolás Pieres (8), Francisco Elizalde (9) & León Donoso (5)
Ferne Park (22): Jonathan Rothermere (0), Joaquin Pittaluga (7), Facundo Pieres (9) & Chris Mackenzie (6)
Ojo Caliente (22): Ana Escobedo (0), Facundo Sola (8), Alfredo Cappella (8) & Martín Podestá (6)
League Three:
Park Place (22): Andrey Borodin (0), Hilario Ulloa (9), Jerónimo del Carril (7) & Louis Hine (6)
Balanz Capital (22): Claudio Porcel / Pablo Galante (0), Camilo ‘Jeta’ Castagnola (10), Ned Hine (5) & Lorenzo Chavanne (7)
Shoreline (22): Adebayo Karim (2), Alejandro Muzzio (8), Rufino Bensadon (7) & Ed Banner-Eve (5)
Sujan Indian Tigers (22): Jaisal Singh (0), Juan Martín Zubia (8), Juano Britos (8) & Marcos Araya (6)
Akasha (22): Alexandre Garese (0), Facundo Fernández Llorente (7), Pablo Mac Donough (9) & Santiago Laborde (6)
Photograph: The draw is complete for the 2026 Cartier Queen’s Cup. Courtesy of Guards Polo Club
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