2006 Phoenix International Trophy

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The VC Frileuse-Sanvic team receiving the Phoenix Shield The Phoenix International Trophy has been inspired in 1946 by the inventor of bicycle polo: R. J. Mecredy. This shield was originaly played between "national" teams of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France.

From 1946 to 1948, Ireland & Scotland won this shield. Thanks to the V.C. Frileuse-Sanvic, France is now member of this very restricted fellowship.

The Phoenix International Trophy has been held by the Bicycle Polo Association of Ireland 22 & 23 April 2006 on the polo pitch of the Phoenix park in Dublin.

Eight teams from the U.S.A. (for the first time ever in an international tournament, San Francisco B.P., and the last winners of the International Championship, the American B.P.A.), the U.K. (Johnstone W.C.C. 1 & 2), Ireland (Dublin Obelisk & Phoenix) and France (E.S. Gervais-Lilas & V.C. Frileuse-Sanvic) played matches of 4 X 10 minutes. Teams played in two qualification groups of 4 teams each.

*Group 1*	*Group 2*
American B.P.A. (U.S.A.)	Dublin Phoenix (Ireland)
Dublin Obelisk (Ireland)	Johnstone W.C.C. 2 (U.K.)
E.S. Gervais-Lilas (France)	San Francisco B.P. (U.S.A.)
Johnstone W.C.C. 1 (U.K.)	V.C. Frileuse-Sanvic (France)

ABPA vs ESGL Russel MacGilvrey, Johnstone WCC 1

A victory gave 3 points, a tie: 2 points, a defeat: 1 point and a forfeit: 0 points.
If, after all qualification matches, two teams had the same number of points, the decision between both teams would have followed the conditions below (in order of priority):
- their match result
- overall goal-average
- number of goals scored
- number of goals lost to the opponant.

Bill Matheson (ABPA) & Régis Carladous (ESGL)

Qualification matches results

Group 1	Scores	Group 2	Scores
Johnstone 1 / Gervais-Lilas	4 - 3	Frileuse-Sanvic / Johnstone 2	13 - 0
Dublin Obelisk / American B.P.A.	4 - 4	Dublin Phoenix / San Francisco	12 - 0
Johnstone 1 / Dublin Obelisk1	6 - 0	Dublin Phoenix / Johnstone 2	7 - 2
Gervais-Lilas / American B.P.A.	6 - 3	Frileuse-Sanvic / San Francisco	9 - 0
Dublin Obelisk / Gervais-Lilas	3 - 2	Frileuse-Sanvic / Dublin Phoenix	6 - 1
American B.P.A. / Johnstone 1	5 - 2	San Francisco / Johnstone 2	3 - 2

Johnstone WCC 1 vs ESGL

Ranking after the qualification matches

Group 1	Group 2
Johnstone W.C.C. 1 (7 points)	V.C. Frileuse-Sanvic (9 points)
American B.P.A. (6 points ; + 0)	Dublin Phoenix (7 points)
Dublin Obelisk (6 points ; - 5)	San Francisco B.P. (5 points)
E.S. Gervais-Lilas (5 points)	Johnstone W.C.C. 2 (3 points)