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Crab Orchard Moves to Quarterfinals

March 12, 2008

WELLINGTON, FL – Unbeaten in its two opening rounds of the Piaget Gold Cup, North American Polo League’s Crab Orchard will gallop to the quarterfinals of the USPA tournament as the team defeated Audi 14-9 today at the International Polo Club Palm Beach.

Audi started the match strong, scoring the first two goals of the match, but Crab Orchard never trailed as the team scored the next three goals leaving the score at 3-2 at the end of the first. Crab Orchard’s Adolfo Cambiaso widened the gap as he scored four consecutive goals, followed by one from the field from Crab Orchard captain George Rawlings and a field goal by teammate Jeff Blake, ending the half at 9-3.

Audi tried to narrow the gap during the last two chukkers scoring five goals, but it wasn’t enough as Crab Orchard also scored five during the second half.

“It was a tough game. All the teams are really tough. Our team is starting to play better and better and we’re looking forward to the quarterfinals,” Rawlings said with confidence. “The more we play together the better we get. We’re looking good for the Gold Cup.”

This is the second year the Piaget Gold Cup has been played at International Polo Club. The USPA Gold Cup has been played since 1974 and is one of only three polo tournaments rated at 26 goals in the United States. The other two are the C.V. Whitney and the Stanford U.S. Open Polo Championship.
Piaget Gold Cup action will continue tomorrow as Isla Carroll will face Zacara at 10 a.m. and Skeeterville will take on Black Watch at 3 p.m. at the International Pol0 Club Palm Beach.

International Polo Club Palm Beach is located at 3667 120th Avenue South in Wellington and hosts professional polo tournaments until April 20. The premier game of the week is played at 3 PM every Sunday on the Stanford Field and Stadium. Information can be obtained by calling 561-204-5687 or the Polo Hotline for game updates at 561-282-5290.

AUDI 2-1-0-1-2-3 = 9 (1 penalty shot) Gonzalito Pieres 5
CRAB ORCHARD 3-3-3-2-3-0 = 14 (5 penalty shot) Adolfo Cambiaso 9

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