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Victory for Les Lions in Queen's Cup debut outing

Success for team against Belmont Farm in Wednesday's only match

The Cartier Queen´s Cup.

There was only one match on the schedule of the second day corresponding to The Cartier Queen's Cup, with the Les Lions foursome emerging victorious at the Guards Polo Club.

Les Lions, with none less than brothers Sebastián Merlos (10) and Agustín Merlos (9) from Argentina in the team's line-up, clearly defeated Salkeld (with James Belm, José Donoso and Luke Tomlinson forming part of the team) 11-7.

Next up is the Sumaya vs. Salkeld match, on Thursday 24th, this being both these teams’ first outing in the event.

The Cartier Queen's Cup

Results:

Tuesday, May 22nd

Zacara 7 vs. El Remanso 10

Talandracas 9 vs. Aravali 12

Wednesday, May 23rd

Les Lions 11 vs. Belmont Farm 7

Dates of the Matches:

Thursday, May 24th

Sumaya vs. Salkeld

The Teams:

Aravali

Karam Thapar 0

Eduardo Novillo Astrada, Jr. 9

Marcos di Paola 7

Mark Tomlinson 6

Total: 22

Salkeld

Nick Clarke 1

James Beim 7

José Donoso 7

Luke Tomlinson 7

Total: 22

Les Lions

Joe Gottschalk 0

Matt Perry 3

Sebastián Merlos 10

Agustín Merlos 9

Total: 22

Azzurra Piaget

Stéfano Marsaglia 0

Alejandro Muzzio 7

Cristian Laprida< Jr. 8

Joaquín Pittaluga 7

Total: 22

Dubai

Rashid Albwardy 2

Ignacio Heguy 8

Adolfo Cambiaso, Jr. 10

Alec White 2

Total: 22

Sumaya

Ahmed Aboughazale 1

Matías Vial 6

Javier Novillo Astrada 8

Facundo Sola 7

Total: 22

La Bamba de Areco

Jean Francois Decaux 0

Nicolás Pieres 7

Facundo Pieres 10

Max Routledge 5

Total: 22

Saudi Zedan Polo Team

Amr Zedan 0

Lucas James 7

Miguel Novillo Astrada 9

Agustín Nero 6

Total: 22

Zacara

Lyndon Lea 1

Ignatius du Plessis 8

Hilario Ulloa 9

Manuel Plaza de Ayala 4

Total: 22

Enigma

Jerome Wirth 1

TBA 3

Matías MacDonough 8

Juan Martín Nero 10

Total: 22

El Remanso

Charlie Hanbury 4

George Hanbury 2

David Stirling, Jr. 9

Guillermo Terrera, Jr. 7

Total: 22

Talandracas

Edouard Carmignac 0

Lucas Monteverde, Jr. 9

Milo Fernández Araujo 8

Chris Mackenzie 5

Total: 22

Richard Mille

Bahar Jeffri 1

Oliver Cudmore 4

Pablo MacDonough 10

Tomás García del Río 7

Total: 22

Cortium

Adrian Kirby 1

Pablo Pieres, Jr. 8

Francisco Elizalde 5

Jaime García Huidobro 8

Total: 22

Ayala

Iñigo Zóbel 1

Tomás Garbarini Islas 3

Gonzalo Pieres, Jr. 10

John Paul Clarkin 8

Total: 22

Belmont Farm

George Meyrick 5

Ryan Pemble 5

Satnam Dhillon 6

Malcolm Borwick 6

Total: 22