Paul Francis Clarkin (21 August 1950 – 22 July 2004) was a New Zealand

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Biography

Clarkin started playing polo in his early twenties. He was known internationally as 'Mr Polo'.Polo player killed during match
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'', February 09, 2013 Together with his wife Chele, he ran a polo club. He also compete as a show-jumper and eventer, and he was a keen huntsman. He was married to Chele Clarkin.Richard Savill and Gareth A. Davies
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'', July 28, 2004 They had one daughter and two sons: *Emma Clarkin, who was studying law at the time of her death in a car accident at the age of 19. *

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, a successful polo player who took over the running of Mystery Creek Polo Club in New Zealand after the death of his father and is married to

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(née Vestey) of an equally prestigious polo playing family based in Gloucestershire, England. * Matthew Clarkin playing TOP 14 rugby in 2011 as captain of

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. He died playing polo in at the

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, after falling during a game in which he was reputedly "playing a blinder".Anendra Singh
Clarkin clan taking polo in their stride
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References

1950 births 2004 deaths New Zealand polo players Deaths by horse-riding accident in England Sport deaths in England 20th-century New Zealand people 21st-century New Zealand people {{Polo-bio-stub