ON a day of great drama and intrigue in Norway, Michael Blake’s Irish team pipped a strong Belgium team by a slim one-fault margin to win the second leg of the FEI Nations Cup European Division 2 series in Drammen.

The team of Alexander Butler (Hallowberry Cruz (ISH)(TIH)), Cameron Hanley (Quirex), Mark McAuley (Utchan de Belheme) and Capt. Geoff Curran (Ringwood Glen (ISH)) led after the first round, where they finished with 10 faults.