The World Cup

At an international level, the pinnacle of polocrosse has to be the World Cup! The World Cup event was first held in Warwick Queensland during 2003 and saw Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe, the United States, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Canada compete for the inaugural World Cup title.

Since our first World Cup win in 2003 the Australian team has taken home the World Champions trophy twice more, in 2007 and most recently in 2019 against South Africa.

The 2024 Ignition GroupWorld Cup was held at the Durban Shongweni Club — the equestrian epicentre of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in South Africa — from July 15-28, 2024. Teams from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Zambia, England, Ireland, United States of America and Zimbabwe vied for the 2024 World Cup title.

In a battle to the final minute, Australia lost the World Cup title to South Africa in a heartbreaking defeat of 29 to 28. In the words of the 2024 Goodline Australian Polocrosse World Cup Team captain, Jimmy Grills:

“We’re beat but we’re not broken. We’re going to turn up again, I hope the rest of the world is ready for that.”

For a wrap-up on the 2024 Ignition Group World Cup read our news story here.