Vard hopeful despite Macken’s rejection of post

HEAD of the senior show jumping selectors Taylor Vard was sanguine yesterday despite the latest set-back to hit the sport: Eddie Macken’s rejection of the post of chef d’equipe/trainer.
Vard hopeful despite Macken’s rejection of post
Fri, 22 Apr, 2005 - 01:00
John Tynan

Adamant that the team would prevail in the approaching Samsung Nations Cup Super League, Vard revealed that he himself would be chef d’equipe in the league opener at La Baule, France, next month.

“Eddie is not coming on board,” he said this week.

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Equestrian SportsPlace: la Baule, FrancePlace: HelsinkiPlace: VancouverPlace: LongfordPlace: La BaulePlace: RomePlace: EuropePlace: Fontainebleau, FrancePlace: IrelandPerson: VardPerson: MackenPerson: Taylor VardPerson: Eddie MackenPerson: EddiePerson: Tommy WadePerson: Ned CampionPerson: Robert SplainePerson: WadePerson: ColPerson: SplainePerson: Denis LynchPerson: David QUIGLEYPerson: Trevor CoylePerson: Harry MarshallPerson: CorkmanPerson: secretary generalPerson: Dan ButlerPerson: ButlerPerson: IRELANDPerson: David BlakePerson: Stephen DuncanPerson: Andrew LattaPerson: LattaPerson: BlakePerson: Silogue DarkiePerson: Laura BrownPerson: EdnaPerson: DuncanPerson: ClogherboyPerson: Conor LiggetPerson: BundyPerson: IrelEvent: Samsung Nations Cup Super LeagueEvent: Samsung Nations CupEvent: OlympicEvent: Super LeagueEvent: CSIOP grand prixEvent: CSIO grand prixEvent: Shamrock ShuffleOrganisation: International Affairs CommitteeOrganisation: Show Jumping Association of IrelandOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: SJAIOrganisation: Equestrian Federation of IrelandOrganisation: EFI
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