Here is your monthly update from our NSW Umpiring Committee: 

• A reminder that all players must have the correct number on their shirt during games. If you do not the umpire will ask you to correct this before you join the game. The game will not wait for you to correct this. 
• There has been an improvement in line outs which has been good to see. The Committee continues to encourage umpires to ensure these are square and even, and to penalise players who do not follow this rule. 
• A horse must not make contact with another horse behind the saddle, it must be shoulder to shoulder. There has been an increase in this occurring and umpires are encouraged to monitor and penalise this accordingly.
• Spurs are required to be removed immediately if a player cuts a horse with their spurs.  
• You must re-enter the field within 10m of where you leave the field. This includes the base line of the field.  
• Please remember to turn up to your umpiring jobs prepared. This includes a working whistle (supplied by yourself), and you must put your umpire's vest on. 
• Goals cannot be thrown under the horse's neck. Umpires are encouraged to disallow any goals that are thrown in this fashion.  
• If a horse has a bleed from the nose (not from a cut or superficial wound) then it must receive vet clearance before it can return to the field. It should be vetted out and the appropriate paperwork should be filed as per vetting out for any other reason.  

The NSW Umpire Committee is currently working with the National Umpiring Committee to establish a safe and fair ruling around the inclusion of sub junior players in open grades. At this point in time PANSW is not permitting sub juniors to play in an open grade. An exemption can be sought which must be approved by the NSW Umpiring Committee. This exemption process includes a full risk assessment undertaken by the Zone Chief Umpire which is then presented to the NSW Umpiring Committee, and the sub junior must be playing in the lowest open grade and in a social competition.  

Albury-Holbrook club once again hosted a great event that allowed our junior members the opportunity to represent our state.  

A big congratulations to the following players who were selected in Junior Classic teams at Albury: 

NSW Sub Junior 1 – Winners of Division 1 Sub Junior competition 

Cameron Clarke 

Olivia Hill 

Tom Bradshaw 

Ollie Cardile – Best No. 1 + Best Horse and Rider Combination 

Charlie Tarlington – Best No. 2 

Joshua Bourke – Best No. 3 

NSW Sub-Junior 2 

Amelia Amey 

Tom Hill 

Katelyn Schwagger 

Alec Weston 

Amber Hook 

Peyton Manwaring 

NSW Junior 1 – Winners of the Division 1 Junior competition 

Brittney Schwagger – Best Female No. 1 Div 1 

Chloe Klinger 

Indy Gray 

Olivia Erland – Best Female No. 3 Div 1, Overall Junior Classic Best Female Horse and Rider + Best Overall Junior Player  

Charlie French – Best Male No. 3 Div 1 

Riley Clarke – Best Male No. 1 Div 1 + Overall Junior Classic Best Male Horse and Rider   

Sid Weston – Best Male No. 2 Div 1 

Harry Davis  

Coached by Felicity Elford and Sam Amey 

NSW Junior 2 

Maggie Fuller 

Sidney Keir 

Pippa Cullen 

Georgie Cardile 

Jake Wamsley 

Max Hunter 

Zane Smith 

Riley Bradshaw 

Coached by April Leggett and Trent Mortimer 

NSW Junior 3 

Olivia Wilson 

Alice McLean 

Alicia Murphy 

Hannah Ryan 

Jed Davidge 

Charlie Stuart 

Walter Greentree 

Campbell Williams 

Coached by Tanya Mulligan 

We also had several NSW juniors playing in other state teams including: 

Lachlan Arentz – VIC  

Hugh Gallagher – VIC  

Jack Davis – VIC  

James Pearce – NT, Best Male No. 3 Div 3 

Blake Fielder – NT, Best Male No. 1 Div 3 

Sophia Rose – TAS, Best Female No. 1 Div 3 

Congratulations to Ryan Weston, Jim Henry, Ella Hunt, Zoe Stevenson, and Erica Stuart who played in the victorious Australian Junior team at Albury. The team took out the series 2 - 1 

Our NSW members also managed to snag some individual awards including: 

Champion Men’s Australian Stock Horse – Bourkes Bebop, owned by Troy Henry and ridden by Jim Henry 

Champion Women’s Australian Stock Horse – Leggetts Opal Jewel, owned by Max Leggett and ridden by Olivia King (SA) 

Champion Male Player – Ryan Weston 

SA Players Choice for Best Women’s Horse – Springside Jamaica, owned by Gary Stevenson 

A big congratulations to all our NSW members who played at Warwick!! 

The Barastoc results were as follows: 

Junior Girls: QLD winners, NSW runners up 

Junior Boys: NSW winners, QLD runners up 

Un21 Ladies: QLD winners, NSW runners up 

Un21 Mens: VIC winners, NSW runners up 

Un26 Ladies: QLD winners, NSW runners up 

Un26 Mens: QLD winners, NSW runners up 

Open Womens: QLD winners, NSW runners up  

Open Mens: QLD winners, Victoria runners up 

Masters: NSW winners, QLD runners up 

On behalf of NSW Polocrosse a big thank you goes out to the coaches and managers who volunteered their time to support these teams at Warwick. We appreciate all the time and effort you put into these roles. 

20/21 May 

• Merriwa – MH 

• Canberra Royals – Womens Competition 

27/28 May 

• Wagga – MH 
• Bunnan – Masters Competition 

3/4 June  

• NSW School Expo – Coonabarabran 
• Moss Vale 
• Albury Holbrook