The Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA) and United States Polo
Association will be challenging each other for the historical
Westchester cup which would take place on Saturday, July
28th, 2018 at the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club in
Berkshire, England.
The Berkshire Cup was created by Tiffany & Co. was first
played between United States and Great Britain in 1886. After
the first World War, the Cup was revived in 1921. After the
second World War, the Cup was not played again until 1992
when it was reintroduced as a one-off match. The Cup has
been played 17 times since 1886, and the record is 10-7 in
favour of USA. The cup is currently held by England, who
defeated team USA back in 2013.
“To compete for the Westchester Cup is very meaningful to the
players,” said USPA Executive Director of Services Carlucho
Arellano. “Whenever you travel overseas to represent your
country, the importance of victory grows exponentially. The
challenge trophy, which the winners retain, has a great history
of healthy but fierce competition. It has been in England since
1997, so this will be a significant match for the USA team”
Team USPA will feature Julio Arellano (8), Jeff Hall (7), Nic
Roldan (8) and Costi Caset (5) while Carlucho Arellano (5) will
serve as the alternate and coach, and the team will look to hoist
the cup for the first time since 1992. Team USA will be hosted
at the Cowdray Estate in Midhurst West Sussex, where
pregame practices will be held. An invitation has been extended
to the HPA to play the Westchester Cup next year on U.S. soil.
“I am delighted that the USA team has issued a challenge and
that the Flannels England team will be
competing for this great cup in 2018, A huge amount of our
pride and history is caught up in the Westchester legend and
we want it to become the Ryder Cup of polo. I look forward to
an exciting new chapter of this great story at our new venue.”
said HPA Chairman, Stephan Hutchinson.
The Flannels England Team will be outfitted in Hurlingham
1875 while the USA team will sport the U.S. Polo Assn. apparel
on and off the field. The USA. John Muse and Lucchese, will
outfit the USA team players in Lucchese boots.
“We are delighted that this fantastic trophy will be competed for
here at the new hub of English polo on our first International
Day, It is going to be a very exciting and truly international day
with the Flannels England team versus the USA team.
Additionally, the Flannels England Ladies team will be playing
for the Diamond Jubilee trophy. We are thrilled to host these
two world-class matches.” said Jamie Morrison, Chairman,
Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club.
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