Deauville: Brittany won his first Coupe d'Or

The Barrière Deauville Polo Cup, with its legendary Gold Cup, has been an emblematic stage of the international circuit for three-quarters of a century. The Deauville International Polo Club and its mythical grounds in the heart of the Deauville-La Touques racecourse hosted in their main the main tournament, the Gold Cup, five strong teams made up of French and Spanish players and great Argentinean professionals.

The two most prestigious French polo teams faced each other this afternoon in the final of the Marta & Lucien Barrière Gold Cup: the team from La Baule, Brittany Polo Club and the local team, Talandracas, already six times winner of this Coupe d’Or. With two teams like these, each one having an impressive “resume”, one could only expect an exceptional final. The 2000 or so spectators were not disappointed. If, in the end, it was Brittany Polo Club who lifted the Gold Cup for the first time, further writing their history, it was above all polo that emerged as the big winner of this mythical tournament.

FINAL Brittany Polo Club : Jean-François Decaux (1), Benjamin Urquiza (6, 7 goals of which 3 penalties), Diego Cavanagh (8, 3 goals), Roberto Iturrioz (1).

Talandracas : Hugues Carmignac (1, 2 goals), Rufino Bensadon (7, 7 goals of which 4 penalties), Juan-Martin Zubia (8) et Édouard Carmignac (0)

Progression Brittany Polo Club : 2/0, 4/4, 6/6, 9/6, 10/9

MVP : Rufino Bensadon

MVP Amateur : Hugues Carmignac

BPP AACCP (best Argentinian playing pony of the final) : DS Soprano ridden Diego Cavanagh and belonging to Benjamin Urquiza, 9 years old by Dolfina Popular

BBP of the final: Peregrino Bandita, a mare belonging to Rufino Bensadon, daughter of Open Bandera played in Palermo by Pablo Mac Donough Five players, with handicaps of 7 or more, played in Deauville: Juan-Gris Zavaleta (Barrière), Rufino Bensadon (19 years old, whom the French public has seen win in Deauville when he was only 15 years old) and Juan-Martin Zubia (Talandracas), Bautista Bayugar (Los Dragones) and last, but not least, Diego Cavanagh, the player from La Dolfina, defending the colors of the La Baule-based Brittanny Polo Club. Teams

Mungo: Patrick Eisenchteter 1, Juan Cruz Greguoli 4, Juan José Storni 5, Pierre Ngoumou 6. Total 16.

Barriere: Isabelle Larenaudie 0, Ramiro Zavaleta 4, Juan Martín Zavaleta 7, Simón Zavaleta 5. Total 16

Talandracas: Edouard Carmignac 0, Rufino Bensadón 7, Juan Martín Zubia 8, Hugues Carmignac 1. Total 16

Brittany Polo Club: Jean Francois Decaux 1, Benjamín Urquiza 6, Diego Cavanagh 8, Roberto Iturrioz 1. Total 16 Los Dragones Polo: Sam Sztarkman 2, Juan Pedro Chavanne 5, Bautista Bayugar 8, Alexandre Sztarkman. Total 16

Fixture

15/8 - Los Dragones 6 vs. Mungo 9

16/8 - Barriere 8 vs. Talandracas 12 17/8 - Los Dragones 6 vs. Brittany 7

18/8 - Mungo 5 vs. Barriere 11

19/8 - Talandracas 8 vs. Brittany 11

20/8 - Los Dragones 6 vs. Barriere 12

21/8 - Mungo 6 vs. Talandracas 8 23/8 - Mungo 5 vs. Brittany 9 24/8 - Los Dragones 9 vs. 10 Talandracas

25/8 - Barriere 8 vs. Brittany 9 27/8 - 3rd Place - Barriere 7 vs. Mungo 8 27/8 - Final - Brittany 10 vs. Talandracas 9