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I don't think that polo has become "more dangerous".
People have been getting hit in the face for a long time! Ian malice/John eggpie spring to mind, just people have started to wise up and protect their face!
Remember back in the day when no one wore helmets? Shoreditch invitational, dude cracked his fucking skull. People got smart, started wearing helmets.
I don't think the game/high sticking has changed significantly in the last couple of years. There always have been and always will be the chance you could get hit in the face, high sticking rule or not. It's your choice to protect/not protect your face.
Not saying we shouldnt encourage people to be careful, I got hit by the danger beagle on saturday, sat upright, not "agressively defending", wild high sticking like that needs to be discouraged.