Polocrosse - 'rugby on horseback' 🏉🐎 | Back Roads

Did you know that the sport of Polocrosse originated in Australia in 1938? It combines elements of polo and lacrosse and is a popular family sport in country Queensland.

Back Roads presenter Heather Ewart visits members of the Thargomindah Polocrosse club in the Bullo Shire to learn more about this unique sport.

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