Canoe Polo is an exciting (and tiring) ball game played with 5 players and up to 3 subs, usually in a pool. The aim of the game being to get the ball into your opponents net as many times as possible. The goals are suspended in the air at each end of the pool and can be defended using paddles. The ball can be played with hands or paddles (but you’re not allowed to put it on your spraydeck and paddle). You are allowed to paddle into boats and even push players in if they’ve got the ball! Typically a game lasts for around 5-10 minutes each way.

Bristol Uni Canoe Club practise polo at 9pm on Friday evenings in the union pool. We enter teams into several university tournaments and play in the regional Southwest league.

Tournaments

Southwest league - This year we have entered 3 teams: The Chainsaw Dolphins, the Ninja Marmots and the Voodoo Vixens!

BUCC Tournament - Our very own tournament!  The best polo weekend of the year!!!

Cardiff Tournament - Held by the Cardiff Uni canoe club, a good weekend of polo & fun!

B.U.C.S - A fantastic weekend with teams from many universities participating. The different catagories are A team, B team, Ladies, Old boys. Theres lots of polo, lots of awards, lots of drinking and usually lots of cross dressing.

Welsh Open - One of the summer tournaments, good fun, nice temperatures and good practice!

Interested? Come along to one of our Friday pool sessions (9:00-10:00pm). It is an excellent way to improve canoe skills and have fun at the same time. Beginners are very welcome! If you would like more information contact our Polo Rep Robbin (rb8325@bris.ac.uk).

Rules - A simplified version of the rules, for those new to the sport and those who really should just know by now, can be found here. (BCU rules can also be found online here: http://www.canoepolo.org.uk/rules)