MacRobertson International Croquet Shield MacRobertson International Croquet Shield The MacRobertson International Croquet Shield is the premier croquet teams event in the world. It is currently competed for by Australia, England, New Zealand and the United States. It is known affectionately as the "MacRob" or just the "Mac". The series is now played in rotation between the competing countries every three or four years. The next series will be held in 2021 in Australia. The competition is named after Australian confectionery maker and philanthropist, Sir Macpherson Robertson. In the early 1920s, Robertson played croquet as his pastime. He enlisted returned World War I veterans to
Sheffield events, the choir takes the lead at another. It is thought this tradition is now unique in Britain. The city is home to thirteen morris dance teams – thought to be one of the highest concentration of sides in the country. Nearly all forms of the dance are represented in the city, including Cotswold (Five Rivers Morris, Pecsaetan Morris, Harthill Morris, Lord Conyer's Morris Men, Sheffield City Morris, William Morris), border (Boggart's Breakfast), North West (Yorkshire Chandelier, Silkstone Greens, Lizzie Dripping), rapper (Sheffield Steel Rapper) and Yorkshire Longsword. Sheffield is policed by South Yorkshire Police (a territorial police force) whose