Mark Tomlinson
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Mark Tomlinson is a professional polo
player who plays for the England polo team, with a handicap of seven goals in Britain and six in Argentina
.
and was educated at Marlborough
and the University of the West of England
(UWE), Bristol with a degree in Spanish. He has an older brother and a sister, both of whom are international polo players. Emma as an amateur with a two-goal handicap and Luke Tomlinson
, currently the captain in the England Team with a seven goals handicap in Britain.
Tomlinson made his first start for England in 2005.
Mark and Luke played with James Beim and Malcom Borwick on the England team and won the Cartier International 2008 at Guards Polo Club with 10-9 against Australia
. He captained and won the St. Regis International Test Match at Cowdray Park Polo Club against Italy
and the Williams De Broe Test Match at Beaufort Polo Club against New Zealand
and proved, that he is one of the best English players.
In the Queen's Cup 2008, he played for the Apes Hill Team and won the Vivari Cup Subfinal against team Grayshurst.
He also took part in the Argentina Polo Tour 2008, playing for the team Twelve Oaks and he was the team captain at the New Zealand Test Match, which was played in Kihikihi Polo Club on February 9.
Polo
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...
player who plays for the England polo team, with a handicap of seven goals in Britain and six in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
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Biography
Tomlinson, whose parents Simon and Claire own the Beaufort Polo Club, was born into a family of polo players in GloucestershireGloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
and was educated at Marlborough
Marlborough College
Marlborough College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils, located in Marlborough, Wiltshire.Founded in 1843 for the education of the sons of Church of England clergy, the school now accepts both boys and girls of all beliefs. Currently there are just over 800...
and the University of the West of England
University of the West of England
The University of the West of England is a university based in the English city of Bristol. Its main campus is at Frenchay, about five miles north of the city centre...
(UWE), Bristol with a degree in Spanish. He has an older brother and a sister, both of whom are international polo players. Emma as an amateur with a two-goal handicap and Luke Tomlinson
Luke Tomlinson
Luke Tomlinson is a professional polo player and is currently captain of the England polo team, with a handicap of seven goals in Britain and eight in Argentina.-Biography:...
, currently the captain in the England Team with a seven goals handicap in Britain.
Tomlinson made his first start for England in 2005.
Mark and Luke played with James Beim and Malcom Borwick on the England team and won the Cartier International 2008 at Guards Polo Club with 10-9 against Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He captained and won the St. Regis International Test Match at Cowdray Park Polo Club against Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and the Williams De Broe Test Match at Beaufort Polo Club against New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and proved, that he is one of the best English players.
In the Queen's Cup 2008, he played for the Apes Hill Team and won the Vivari Cup Subfinal against team Grayshurst.
He also took part in the Argentina Polo Tour 2008, playing for the team Twelve Oaks and he was the team captain at the New Zealand Test Match, which was played in Kihikihi Polo Club on February 9.