The newly formed Wollondilly Polocrose Club will compete in their first competition on March 11 and 12 in Braidwood. 

Wollondilly Polocrosse Club members said the club would like polocrosse to become part of the Highlands community.

With community support, they hoped the club would thrive in the Highlands. 

On February 18, the club held a trail ride at the Farm Club in Moss Vale to raise revenue for the club. 

More than 40 riders took part in the event, which was also sponsored by the Farm Club. 

Farm Club owner Hugh Clarke said he chose to sponsor the polocrosse club due it’s strong connection to the Highlands. 

“They are a community club and at Farm Club we are very into supporting horse events and clubs grown in the Highlands,” he said.

“We’ve got some great and interesting land out the back to ride through so its a good place to entertain.”

“We try hard to support the equine community, it’s all about getting locals in the saddle.”

Wollondilly Polocrosse Club secretary Lillian Greenslade said the fundraising ride would make polocrosse more accessible to the community. 

“It is an expensive sport to get into so we are trying to make sure people don’t have a big outlay when they join our club,” she said. 

With the first competition coming up in just a matter of weeks, the club has commenced training every Sunday at the Moss Vale Showground. 

The club currently has two teams and club captain Damien Baxter said the team was in good shape for their first competition. 

“We’ve got some good players coming through so hopefully we can dominate the polocrosse world,” he said. 

The team is made up by a number of seasoned players, as well as four new players. 

Baxter said the teams were at a slight disadvantage being so new to the competition. 

“We probably are a little disadvantaged but the biggest advantage is that we are a pretty close knit, family orientated club,” he said. 

Greenslade and Baxter have welcomed players of any age or skill level to join the club. 

“Even if they haven’t played that’s fine. We can help them out and teach them everything they need to know,” Baxter said. 

The Wollondilly club has the intention of holding an annual polocrosse carnival, however the club has decided that this won’t happen until 2018. 

The Wollondilly Polocrosse Club said they hoped to hold regular events and bring new members into their newly formed club. 

For more information about the club, search Wollondilly Polocrosse Club on Facebook.