Wood, 28, said for the past seven years he had gone to the UK for polo season, playing and coaching full-time at Hams Polo Club - the sole surviving polo club in London. I still want to work with horses and try to make polo work somehow. The Hurlingham Polo Association, Britain's national polo association, has objected to the decision and is threatening to go to the courts. However, the Telegraph has reported that some polo players in the UK are in favour of the ruling because it will give British players more opportunities. He said though some British players believed it would be good by giving them more opportunities, it would have a knock-on effect.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 13, 2017 16:27 UTC