Ireland take equal second in French Super League

The Irish Nations' Cup team were expected to struggle on their return to the Samsung Super League after a year's absence, but managed to finish a very creditable equal second at La Baule, France this afternoon.

Ireland recovered from equal sixth position at the halfway stage when a zero score from Tipperary's Denis Lynch, who was last man to go in the final round with Flaminia Straumann's 11 year-old gelding 'Lantinus', and a recovery by Cian O'Connor and the Irish-bred 'Irish Independent Echo Beach' on four faults, held the Irish score at 20 penalties, enough to share runner-up honours with Switzerland and the United States.