WATCH: Ireland controversially miss out on Olympics after Cian O’Connor impeded by steward

Ireland's showjumpers appear to have missed-out on a place at the Olympics in controversial circumstances.

WATCH: Ireland controversially miss out on Olympics after Cian O’Connor impeded by steward
Fri, 21 Aug, 2015 - 21:27

Ireland's showjumpers appear to have missed-out on a place at the Olympics in controversial circumstances.

Robert Splaine's squad missed-out on a place at Rio2016 by 0.380 of a fault at the European Championships after a moment of high-drama in Aachen.

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