Luke Tomlinson is a professional

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player and former captain of the

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polo team, with a handicap of seven goals in Britain and eight in Argentina.

Biography

Tomlinson, who along with his family owns the Beaufort Polo Club, was born into a family of polo players in

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and was educated at

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and

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. He has a younger brother and a sister, both of whom are international polo players (Emma as an amateur with a two-goal handicap, and

Mark Tomlinson Mark Tomlinson (born 25 March 1982) is a professional polo player who plays for the England polo team, with a handicap of seven goals in Britain and six in Argentina. Biography Tomlinson, whose parents Simon and Claire own the Beaufort Polo Cl ...

, a professional with a seven-goal handicap in Britain). He is one of the top polo players in Britain. So far, he has won the Queen's Cup, Gold Cup and the Coronation Cup.England win over Australia
Thomlinson is playing in England, Spain and Argentina. He took part in the qualifications for the

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2008 (Argentine Open) with his team Alegría Park Hyatt, but lost against the El Paraiso team. Luke courted controversy in 2004 when he, along with

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and six other pro-hunt protesters, stormed the

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in protest at anti-hunting legislation. All eight were convicted of violating the

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, were each fined £350 and given 18-month conditional discharges.

References

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Beaufort Polo Club
English polo players People educated at Eton College Alumni of the University of the West of England, Bristol Living people 1977 births {{UK-polo-bio-stub