SoPlett! | Plettenberg Bay News and Info

IT IS known as the sport of princes, but the hottest talent in South African polo is a former stable-hand who grew up helping his dad saddle horses for rich farmers.

THE Kurland International Polo Test will take place between South Africa and Australia at Plettenberg Bay’s Kurland Estate on Tuesday.

THREE years ago, you were more likely to find a Plettenberg Bay polo tycoon sipping on an expensive single malt whisky or a bubbly from a vintage French champagne on the resort’s expansive polo estates than a group of wine buffs quaffing the latest Crags harvest.

Plettenberg Bay could be the beneficiary of a second annual international polo event if an initiative by Eden District Municipality to involve a leading Spanish development company bears fruit.