THE rule of man first, and then the ball was put to the test for graduates of the Dublin Polo Academy that came to a conclusion in a tournament on September 2nd at the AIPC in Dublin. Lessons began last June under the tutelage of Leo Rossellini and Emily Hordjik, who were visiting from Palo Alto Polo Club near Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the summer.

Coached on the pitch by Dan Laverty for Tyrone, Jack Armstrong for La Paz and April Kent for Horseware, the only rule to the goal mouth in the round-robin of teams playing two chukkas each of around 15 minutes was that team coaches provided guidance on the pitch without scoring a single goal.