THE Kiwis and Aussies are neck and neck heading into the final two matches of the one-off under-21 polocrosse test series in Wanganui this weekend.
The first two international matches were played last weekend in Tokoroa, where the first game was won by Australia and the second by New Zealand to ensure an exciting final round at McNab Domain in Kaiwhaiki this weekend.
Club captain of hosts the Kakatahi Polocrosse Club, Sarge Marshall, said the only slight advantage the New Zealanders held over their transtasman neighbours was the ponies.
"It was pretty tight last weekend with a match apiece. However, we do hold a small advantage in that it's our horses. The hosts are required to register two ponies - one they ride themselves and the other ridden by the visitors and this weekend they swap mounts. The same happens when we travel over there," Marshall said.
Each team is made up of eight players - four male and four female - and two of the Kiwi squad are Wanganui players.