Queens Cup Semi Finals

Results of the Queens Cup semi finals:

Sumaya 12 - 9 Loro Piana

Loro Piana will not be retaining the VIVARI Queen's Cup final after being defeated by Sumaya this afternoon. Loro Piana were not as flamboyant as they were in 2007 and although they played a good game - especially David Stirling - they could never quite get on terms with Sumaya. Both Sumaya's patron Aboughazale and Hilario Ulloa seem underhandicapped and with Milo Fernandez Araujo appearing to hit his top form, they must be strong candidates to lift the trophy on Sunday.

Ellerston 10 - 9 Azzura

This was a scrappy game and there was little to chose between either team for much of the match. Ellerston have to thank their patron, James Packer,for putting them into the final. He scored the first of two outstanding shots early in the sixth chukka to give Ellerston a narrow 9-8 lead. Marcos Heguy, who produced some great polo in this match - as he has the whole competition - converted a penalty to level the scores and make everyone believe that this game was going into extra time. However Packer was determined that Ellerston was going into Sunday's final and remain on course for a record seventh win and so produced another great shot to score. There was ,just seconds left on the clock so Ellerston won the game and received the Hubert Perrodo Trophy, in memory of the late Labegorce patron Hubert Perrodo.