THE Irish show jumping team gave a great account of themselves to finish as runners-up in the second round of the five-star Longines League of Nations in Ocala, Florida over the weekend.

High Performance Jumping Manager Jessica Kürten’s team of Bertram Allen, Cian O’Connor, Tom Wachman and Shane Sweetnam were only bettered by a very strong German team, whose final score of four faults was the best on the day.