Shongweni Polo Club

Shongweni Polo Club is Durban's premier polo venue, located in the Shongweni valley southwest of the city in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands — South Africa's most fertile equestrian country. The club is at the heart of KwaZulu-Natal polo and serves a membership drawn from the farming, business, and professional communities of the Durban metropolitan area and surrounding Midlands. The Natal polo tradition is among the oldest in South Africa, and Shongweni has been its home for many decades. The club's grounds include multiple well-maintained fields suited to the subtropical climate of KwaZulu-Natal, and the tournament calendar includes the prestigious Natal Open alongside regular medium and low-goal fixtures. The Midlands setting — with its rolling hills, sugar plantations, and cool valley microclimates — provides ideal conditions for year-round polo. Shongweni is a welcoming and community-oriented club that embodies the warmth and passion of KwaZulu-Natal's polo tradition.