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Well good news. I have found a sport in which the UK (or at least Scotland) can dominate competition and justifiably claim to be world champions. This may be some consolation for the fans of the forthcoming summer Ashes series who will be disheartened by the likely outcome.
ELEPHANT POLO
The 2005 World Elephant Polo Championship, hosted by Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge in Nepal, ended with Chivas Regal Scotland winning their second World Championship in a row as they clinched the Tiger Tops Trophy by 7 goals to 6 from their arch rivals the National Parks team of Nepal. Player manager Peter Prentice, who clocked up 25 goals in the tournament, was the star player of the team led by Captain the Duke of Argyll who was quoted as saying, “… This was another humdinger of a final, but to do it for Scotland again is an amazing experience and one …