Luke Tomlinson

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Luke Tomlinson is an international polo player and is currently vice captain of the England polo team, with a handicap of seven goals in Britain.

Tomlinson, who along with his family owns the Beaufort Polo Club, was born into a family of polo players in Gloucestershire and was educated at Eton and the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol. He has a younger brother and a sister, both of whom are international polo players (Emma with a two-goal handicap, and Mark with a six goal handicap in Britain). He is one of the top polo players in Britain.

Luke courted controversy in 2004 when he, along with Otis Ferry and six other pro-hunt protesters, stormed the House of Commons in protest at anti-hunting legislation. All eight were convicted of violating the Public Order Act, were each fined £350 and given 18-month conditional discharges.