POLO magazine 2016 | Page 79

TH E PL AYER S URUGUAYAN TEAM MAURICIO SÁNCHEZ (5 GOAL) Home Club: Yellow Rose Polo Club Mauricio is 27 years old and has won various tournaments in Uruguay, including three Uruguayan National Championships. He was also part of the team that won the last Uruguayan Open. He not only plays for but also manages the Yellow Rose Polo Ranch in Punta del Este. Mauricio has played for the Uruguayan National Team in the last two I layoffs in 2010 and 201 . e has been playing polo across the world since he was 17 years old. SANTIAGO STIRLING (5 GOAL) CAPTAIN Home Club: Rio Negro Polo Club Santi is 23 years old and began playing polo in Sotogrande (Spain) at the age of eight. He recently graduated from the Royal Agricultural University (in the United Kingdom) with a degree in Equine and Agricultural Business Management. Santi plays polo mainly in Spain and England, and his major high-goal accomplishments include winning The Gold Cup in Sotogrande on three separate occasions in 200 , 2010 and 2012. His team was also a finalist in 201 . Santiago was the finalist of the ueen’s Cup in 201 and The Gold Cup for the British Open in 201 . PABLO FERNANDEZ LLORENTE (6 GOAL) Home Club: Centauros Polo Club ablo is 2 years old and has been playing polo across the world for many years. Some of his achievements include winning the International Polo Cup in Saint Tropez in 2010 and 2011. In that same year, he won the Open de Paris and went on to be a finalist in the Gold Cup British Open in 201 . Last year he was part of the winning team at the Abierto de ‘La Cañada’ and ‘Copa Presidente’. MARTIN TASSSARA APARICIO ODDO Martin is 27 years old and plays for the La Esquina Polo Club. He has played in many poloplaying countries across the world including Spain, France, Malaysia, Nigeria, Mexico and Chile. He’s a stalwart in the defensive position, bringing tenacity, energy and a physical presence to the team. Aparicio is 0 years old and has been playing polo since he was 1 . He works as the veterinary physician and manager of Jacksonville Polo Club in Montevideo, where he’s originally from. Aparicio also gives polo lessons to children and is a member of the Uruguayan Polo Association. (6 GOAL) Home Club: La Esquina Polo Club (4 GOAL) Home Club: Jacksonville Polo Club BMW INTERNATIONAL POLO 79