Barely days after Tollywood's heartthrob Ram Charan Tej purchased a polo team, his team, Ram Charan Hyderabad Polo Riding Club (RC HPRC), tasted success in it's debut match held today (Saturday) at Polo Grounds.
The team made its debut in the inaugural match of the Hyderabad Polo Season 2011 that kicked off with the four goal tournament, Prince of Berar Cup tournament and emerged victorious. The RC HPRC players along with players from National Defence Academy together took on Remount Vetinary Corps (RVC) beating them 6-1.5 (one and half) in the opening game.
This was followed by the Prince of Berar Cup's second match that was played on the latter half of the afternoon. In this game, RC HPRC and Artillery (ARTY) together took on the Indian Navy team but failed to embark on a winning streak as the Indian Navy team beat RC HPRC-ARTY combined by half a goal as the scoreboard read 6.5-6.
Thanks to Ram Charan Tej's association with the sport, Hyderabad Polo Season 2011 got a much-needed boost in terms of popularity. The actor's fans flocked to the grounds hoping to get a glance of their favourite star at his polo team's debut game. ""The sport has to be revived and I hope my association with the sport can help take the sport to a level that encourages the youth to take it up,"" said the star who eventually did not attend his team's debut match.
RC HPRC boasts of talented players namely Samir Suhag, Dhruv Pal Godara, Rohit Reddy and Chaitanya Kumar. The actor is expected to attend the final of the Prince of Berar Club that will be held on September 6 at the same venue. His team will be participating in all three tournaments that will be played in the Hyderabad Polo Season 2011 --- the Prince of Berar Cup, Chief Minister Cup and Army Commander Trophy.
