Countess of Dudley – Gardenvale. Photos: Sarah Ebbett Photography

THE Australian Polo Club Gardenvale team (Shane Finemore, Lucas Grimes, Jack Grimes, Raul Laplacette) was crowned the 2026 12-Goal Countess of Dudley Cup Champions on Sunday afternoon at Windsor Polo Club, defeating Ellerston White 11 – 9 in a thrilling, tightly-contested final.

Larapinta AEC (Brigitte Boher, Alec White, Jack Archibald, Ollie Cork) delivered an outstanding performance to defeat Kurri Burri Wright Pastoral 13 – 9 in the final of the 12-Goal LT Watson Cup.

Larapinta Green (Balfour Irvine, Hillario Ruiz Guinazu, Indi Bennetto, Juan Gris Zavaletta) also delivered an outstanding performance to defeat Arunga 10 – 6 in the final of the 12-Goal Sir JJ Garvin Cup.

The 8-Goal Alec Macleod Cup came down to the wire, with both teams neck and neck throughout every chukka. In a nail-biting finish, the match went into a sixth chukka, with Scone (Alex Warner, Nick Wills, Jack Archibald, Byron Watson) securing a hard-fought 8 – 7 victory over The Table Club.

The 2026 Spring Hawkesbury Cup was also decided on Saturday, with Kurri Burri (Harrison Marshall, Jackson Marshall, Lachie Appleby, Jimmy Wood) claiming the title; the Hawkesbury Cup Subsidiary Final was won by Glynngarth (Hamish McIntosh, Mike Irvine – replaced by Noah Hyde, Jim Rawlings, Jack Archibald).

Over the past two weeks, 45 teams competed across 5 grades, with 132 individual players taking part in 77 games. These games were played across six fields over 11 days, utilising the Windsor, Killarney, Arunga, Australian and Kurri Burri Polo Club fields.