From St Moritz to Singureni: inside Romania’s new polo scene

Thwack! A bamboo mallet meets the ball and an explosion of hooves sends dust flying as the players thunder towards goal in pursuit. On the sidelines, over the sound of popping champagne corks and pulsing DJ beats, booms ‘the voice of polo’ Jan-Erik Franck. Splicing his breakneck commentary with tongue-in-cheek asides, he keeps the crowd – a VIP tent thick with Romanian society and international…