Mon, Feb 5, 2018 5:04 PM

Event launch for NZ Polo Open

Ignacio O’Dwyer from Argentina at the launch event this week of the Land Rover NZ Polo Open which is on Sunday February 18 in Clevedon. Times photo Wayne Martin

Staff

Guests got a taste of the action last Tuesday night at the official event launch of the Land Rover NZ Polo Open 2018.

They met at Studio Italia in Grafton for the announcement of the 41st NZ Polo Open tournament draw and to meet the six teams.

The Land Rover NZ Polo Open in on Sunday February 18 at the Auckland Polo Club grounds on Kawakawa Bay Road in Clevedon.

The Open will feature New Zealand’s best polo players and professionals from around the world – Argentina, Australia, England, South Africa, Chile – competing for one of country’s oldest and most sought-after polo trophies.

Apart from the final held on February 18, spectators can look forward to the annual Land Rover vehicle versus polo pony race on polo field. The Open, which attracts New Zealand’s top sports professionals and celebrities, will also host a fashion in the field competition and parade, a showcase of the nation’s best fashion and style.