Changes made to 2009 RMPA Leagues
A number of changes were made to the 2009 International & National Leagues.
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9th Nov 2008Handicap Changes - October 2008
All handicaps were reviewed at the final handicapping meeting of 2008. read
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13th Oct 2008
How Royal Pahang won the 2008 RMPA International League
How Royal Pahang broke the tie to win the 2008 RMPA International League
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25th Aug 2008
RMPA Awards 2008
The full list of recipients
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24th Aug 2008
La Sarita wins Malaysian Open
Reports from the Malaysian Open Final
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23rd Aug 2008
Malaysian Open Polo Results
Results of games played at the Malaysian Open Polo
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21st Aug 2008
2009 RMPA Polo Season
The dates of tournaments in the 2009 Polo Season
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16th Aug 2008
Malaysian Open Polo Tournament Draw
The draw for the Malaysian Open Polo Tournament 2008
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9th Aug 2008
Royal Pahang leads the RMPA International League
Royal Pahang's win in the Royal Pahang Classic has shot them to the top of the league.
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3rd Aug 2008
Royal Pahang Classic Results
Results of the RMPA International League Tournament, the Royal Pahang Classic
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2nd Aug 2008
Royal Pahang Classic Draw
The playing schedule of the Royal Pahang Classic
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21st Jul 2008
RSPC Merdeka Tournament Results
Results of the final Merdeka League Tournament held at RSPC
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20th Jul 2008
Results of RSPC National League matches played
Results of RSPC National League matches played and group tables
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12th Jul 2008
RMPA International League Standings
RMPA International League Standings after the Ranhill Cup
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23rd Jun 2008
Ranhill Cup Results
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22nd Jun 2008
Bukit Kiara Merdeka League Tournament Results
Results of the group stages of the Bukit Kiara Merdeka League Tournament
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8th Jun 2008
RMPA International League Points
RMPA International League Points were allocated upon completion of the BRDB International League Tournament.
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2nd Jun 2008
Results from Royal Pahang National and Merdeka League Tournament
Results from the Royal Pahang National and Merdeka League Tournaments.
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30th Mar 2008
Ranhill-Dhanaz wins 1st National League Polo Tournament
Ranhill-Dhanaz edges Royal Pahang to win the Royal Pahang National League Tournament
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29th Mar 2008
RMPA Polo Season Calendar adjusted
Amendments were made to the RMPA Polo Season
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7th Mar 2008
RMPA League Entries
Entries due on 31 January 2008
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20th Jan 2008
Battle of Hastings
Malaysian team to play in NZ.
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10th Jan 2008
SEA Games Champions
Malaysia retained the SEA Games Polo Gold Medal, defeating Singapore 9 to 3 1/2 in the final.
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15th Dec 2007
2008 RMPA Polo Season
The RMPA confirmed the dates of the 2008 season, reinstating the International, B and C Leagues.
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24th Aug 2007
An Interview with the Crown Prince
Camilla Sugden interviews HRH Tengku Mahkota Pahang.
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1st Aug 2006
Reminiscences
On Board MH003, from London to Kuala Lumpur, cruising at 37002 feet HRH
the Sultan of Pahang graciously consented to chat about his passion for
polo to Dato' Abdul Aziz Rahman
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1st Aug 2006
“Let others play at other things. The king of games is still the game of kings.”The first recorded game of polo as described by the Persian poet Firdawsi took place 2,500 years ago, between the Turkomans and the Persians. Alexander the Great is said to have sent King Darius III a polo mallet and ball in 335 b.c. to try and settle their differences on a polo field rather than by war. The game is thought to have spread from Persia to Egypt and eastwards to China and India by the Moghuls. Polo was played in China during the Tang Dynasty and in Japan, where it was known as "dakyu".
Polo was discovered by the British in the 1850's in Manipur, India, where it had been played through the centuries. The Tibetans and Indians called the game “pulu”, thought to refer to the wood the ball was made of. The first known polo club was formed at Silchar, near Manipur in 1859. The British introduced the game to England in 1872 with the first polo club founded in Monmouthshire in 1872.
The game was introduced to Malaya by the British. The first polo club to be formed was the Singapore Polo Club in 1886. The Selangor Polo Club was started at Port Swettenham (now Port Klang) in 1902. Butterworth and Penang followed soon after.
Iskandar Polo Club was founded in 1923 by Sultan Iskandar of Perak. Royal Pahang Polo Club was formed soon after. Sultan Iskandar of Perak gave some polo ponies to Sultan Abu Bakar on the occasion of his marriage to Sultan Iskandar’s daughter. This started the Pahang royal family’s love affair with polo, and in 1926 Sultan Abu Bakar founded the Royal Pahang Polo Club.
The Malayan Polo Association (now called the Royal Malaysian Polo Association)was formed in 1922 by the Selangor Polo Club, the Penang Polo Club and the Singapore Polo Club. Royal Pahang Polo Club, Royal Johor Polo Club and the Iskandar Polo Club of Perak would subsequently join the association along with polo clubs from Batavia (Jakarta) and Bangkok.
The Malayan Polo Association was affiliated to the Hurlingham Polo Association which was the international governing body of the sport at the time. Today the Royal Malaysian Polo Aassociation is still affiliated to the Hurlingham Polo Association. The Royal Malaysian Polo Association is recognised by the Olympic Council of Malaysia, the National Sports Council and the Malaysian Equine Council. next page
