Can Ireland Pull Off Nations Cup Hat Trick?

IN TWO CONSECUTIVE years, Irish show jumping teams made history by winning two Nations Cup competitions on the same day.

One was in Falsterbo, Sweden, and the other in Lummen, Belgium. The years were 2000 and 2001.

On FRIDAY, JULY 12, two Irish teams will attempt the impossible - to win at Lummen and Falsterbo, again on the same day. For the third time in a row.

This year the teams are different to the winning squads of previous years, though some of the riders from the previous victories will be there.

Jumping at FALSTERBO (http://www.falsterbohorseshow.se/) will be:
Denis Coakley
Lt. Shane Carey
Cian O'Connor
Robert Splaine
Lt. David O'Brien

Jumping at LUMMEN (http://www.lummen-horses.be/ ) will be:
Captain Gerry Flynn
Edward Doyle
Darragh Kearins
Shane Breen

Results will also be on the EFI website http://www.horsesport.ie

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