Mick Murphy Perpetual Plate at Bishopland Polo Club
![Sixt v Killenagh Polo Wicklow will host the opening tournaments of the 2024 season in the all-weather arena and the grass field](https://www.irishpolofoundation.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SixtvKillenagh.jpg)
Kieran ‘Bottle’ Doyle for Killenagh (centre) was on the ball after whacking it high overhead of Sixt’s Mark Stone and David Stone. Bottle was backed up in the play by Tom Small and Jennifer Doyle.
The Mick Murphy Perpetual Plate was presented in his memory by his widow, Philomena Murphy on behalf of the pub he founded back in 1968. The pub is a well known hot spot for locals as well as its sessions, organised by professional and amateur musicians from around the country.
![Killenagh Team Training Award recipient Kristina White at the 2022 awards ceremony, presented by James Kennedy of the IPF](https://www.irishpolofoundation.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2-KillenaghTeam.jpg)
The Mick Murphy Perpetual Plate, presented by Philomena Murphy to
Killenagh’s Tom Small (l-r), Jennifer Doyle, Sinead Doyle and Bottle Doyle at
Bishopland Polo Club.
The round-robin or ‘American Tournament’ is limited to just three teams and generally based on accumulated goals, acquired from the opening throw-in to the final bell.
![Sixt Team The 2024 season will open with the Novice Cup in the arena at Polo Wicklow](https://www.irishpolofoundation.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/3-SixtTeam.jpg)
Runners up in the Mick Murphy Perpetual Plate tournament and pictured with Philomena Murphy are Santiago Gaviria (l-r), Mark Stone, Ian McCulla and David Stone for Sixt.
Article by Kim Mullahey
Image credits: Kim Mullahey
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