- Land Rover becomes Official Partner of Guards Polo Club as the Club celebrates its Diamond Jubilee
- Land Rover joins a prestigious portfolio of Club Partners including Cartier, Dorchester Collection and La Martina
- The sponsorship enhances Land Rover's existing, long term support of equestrian sport in the UK and around the world
- Land Rover will also become Tournament Sponsor of the Duke Of Cornwall Trophy
Whitley, UK, 16th April 2015. Land Rover is delighted to announce an exciting three‑year Corporate Partnership with Guards Polo Club, one of the most famous polo clubs in the world, home to more than 30 notable tournaments each season.
As well as becoming a club partner for the next three years, Land Rover will also become title sponsor of the Duke of Cornwall Trophy, the Club's final high‑goal tournament of the season, which is staged from the 1st ‑ 23rd August 2015.
Speaking on the new agreement, Neil Hobday, Guards Polo Club's Chief Executive, said: "Land Rover is rightly proud of its heritage and its continual pursuit of excellence on and off road. Such hallmarks make this automotive brand the ideal partner for Guards Polo Club, a sporting club which has continually set the standards for polo over the past six decades.
"Of course, maintaining our status as number one club in Europe is only possible thanks to strong support from our impressive cohort of sponsors and corporate partners. Therefore we are delighted to welcome Land Rover into this stable of valued partners as our Official Vehicle and look forward to working with them on our many events in this, our Diamond Jubilee Year."
Jeremy Hicks, Managing Director, Jaguar Land Rover UK, said: "The Guards Polo Club partnership is an exciting and important addition to Land Rover's growing equestrian sponsorship portfolio. We are proud, long term supporters of equestrian sport both here in the UK and around the world. With over 25 years' heritage within the sport, we have built strong and long term partnerships with Burghley Horse Trials, the Royal Windsor Horse Show and the British Equestrian Federation. We look forward to working with Guards Polo Club over the coming years."
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For further information log onto www.uk.media.landrover.com or contact:
Sally Huntley
Fast Track (Land Rover's Sponsorship Agency)
T: 0207 593 5225
M: 07801 802 711
E: sally.huntley@fasttrackagency.com
Jessica Rumboll
Press Officer, Land Rover UK
T: 02476 564 258
M: 07880 177 300
E: jrumboll@landrover.com
For further information on Guards Polo Club go to www.guardspoloclub.com or contact
Diana Butler
Communications Director, Guards Polo Club
T: 01784 780093
M: 07876 452170
E: dianabutler@mediaprocommunications.com
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