Michael Duffy earns call for French Nations Cup

The securing of maximum points is the target of manager Rodrigo Pessoa as Ireland’s show jumping team begin their competitive season in the five-star Nations Cup at La Baule, France this Friday.

It’s the first of six qualifiers to be contested by the Irish in the Europe Division 1 league, the last of which will be the Aga Khan competition in Dublin on August 11th.

“We have two or three months of tough competition ahead of us,” the manager said when announcing his squad for the fixture. In the overall scheme of things the league will play an important part in the main goal for Pessoa which is success in major events such as the European Championships, World Equestrian Games (WEG) and Olympics Games.