At Lummen, Ireland takes Belgian Nations’ Cup, Leads in Wins
USA finishes 7th
Lummen, Belgium - June 29 - The Irish show jumping team produced its second consecutive Nations Cup win and its most convincing win of the 2007 season at Lummen, Belgium today (Friday) when defeating 11 other teams to take the Nations’ Cup, its fourth victory in the current series.
Afterwards Team Manager Robert Splaine said: “We went in here today with the pressure of being favourites, but our riders dealt with this like the professionals they are. We had three Nations’ Cups wins behind us, and today makes it four. No other country in the world has won four Nations’ Cups this year. Our team did a fanstastic job against strong opposition. I cannot praise them highly enough.”
Ireland’s performance at Lummen yielded four first round clears, and a total of two double clear rounds from Meath-based Cian O’Connor on “Irish Independent Echo Beach” and Army rider Lt. Shane Carey on “River Foyle” - both Irish-bred horses. Co. Down’s Conor Swail on “Rivaal” jumped the first round clear but didn’t need to jump in the second round. Ireland’s only female rider, Marion Hughes, jumped clear in the first round with “Heritage Transmission” but lowered one pole second time out to give Ireland its only mistake of the competition.
Today’s result more than consolidates Ireland’s current position at the top of the FEI Nations’ Cup rankings, with a new total of 67 points.
The USA with 12 faults in Round 1 failed to advance to the second round.
Results
Belgian Nations Cup
Lummen Belgium
June 29, 2025
1 IRELAND Total Score: 4 0 4
Chef d’ Equipe: Robert SPLAINE 15000,- EUR
214 RIVER FOYLE - ISH Capt Shane Carey 0 0
230 HERITAGE TRANSMISSION - - Marion HUGHES 0 4
167 IRISH INDEPENDENT ECHO BEACH - ISH Cian O CONNOR 0 0
285 RIVAAL - KWPN Conor SWAIL 0 (NS)
2 GERMANY Total Score: 8 0 8
Chef d’ Equipe: Johannes RÜTER 12000,- EUR
3 BELGIUM Total Score: 20 8 12
Chef d’ Equipe: Lucien SOMERS 5750,- EUR
3 ITALY Total Score: 20 4 16
Chef d’ Equipe: Roberto ARIOLDI 5750,- EUR
3 AUSTRIA Total Score: 20 4 16
Chef d’ Equipe: Gabriele MORBITZER 5750,- EUR
3 NETHERLANDS Total Score: 20 8 12
Chef d’ Equipe: Rob EHRENS 5750,- EUR
7 SWEDEN Total Score: 12 12
Chef d’ Equipe: Ann Catrin CARLSSON
7 UNITED STATES Total Score: 12 12
Chef d’ Equipe: Eric HASBROUCK
84 ONIRA - KWPN Brianne GOUTAL 4
260 TRUE LOVE - - Sarah SEGAL -16
289 BCO OLYMP - KWPN Eliza SHUFORD 4
8 CIM CRHISTO - - Georgina BLOOMBERG 4
9 NORWAY Total Score: 15 15
Chef d’ Equipe: Sylve SÖDERSTRAND
10 SPAIN Total Score: 16 16
Chef d’ Equipe: Marco FUSTE
11 GREAT BRITAIN Total Score: 32 32
Chef d’ Equipe: Mike FLORENCE
- SWITZERLAND Total Score: EL EL
Chef d’ Equipe: Sandro STECK
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