Despite losing their highest rated player, James Beim, after he was injured in the first chukka, The First Group went on to score a golden goal in extra time to win the Duke of Wellington Trophy Final. Luckily for The First Group, Pancho Marin Moreno, who was scheduled to third man this game, leapt into action, and on to a horse and immediately got into this final.
The First Group faced some tough opposition in Kassem Shafi's Shalimar in this final, with the green and white shirts dominating the first two chukkas. In fact, Shalimar was leading 5-2 going into the half-time break. However goals from The First Group in the third and fourth chukkas, to none in reply from Shalimar, set up an extra fifth chukka. After a melee at the Clubhouse end of the ground The First Group was awarded a 60-yard penalty which Max Charlton successfully converted. This sharp shooting enabled his patron, Gary Shepherd, to receive the trophy from Guards Polo Club's Vice President, The Duke of Wellington. It also ensured that Max was named Most Valuable Player.
The subsidiary final saw a win for Momin Sheikh's BHC team. They defeated Ithaca (received 1/2 goal) 6-51/2.
BHC Polo: Momin Sheikh (0); Lanto Sheridan (3); Roddy Williams (5); Juracy Santos (4). Ithaca: Yanni Zographos (1); Charlie Wooldridge (2); Tommy Wilson (6); Roddy Matthews (3).