Podium finish for Agria Irish Eventing team in Aachen Nations Cup

The Agria Irish Eventing Team has finished in third place at the CCIO4*S SAP Nations Cup in Aachen, Germany this afternoon. Dag Albert’s team of Ian Cassells, Austin O’Connor, Joseph Murphy and Sam Watson climbed from fifth place overnight after the dressage and show jumping phases to third, following magnificent cross country performances to earn a spot on the podium. The excellent result keeps Ireland’s momentum going ahead of the Paris Olympic Games, with the team having won the home Nations Cup at Millstreet earlier this summer. The Irish team of Cassells with Millridge Atlantis (ISH), Murphy with Calmaro, O’Connor with Isazsa and Watson with Ballyneety Rocketman (ISH) were in touch after the dressage test and jumped well in the show jumping phase to leave the podium in sight with this morning’s cross country to come. As has come to be expected from Irish teams, sterling cross country performances saw […]