TEAM Ireland finished second in the first FEI Longines Nations Cup of 2018 at the five-star show in Abu Dhabi, where New Zealand made history when winning their first ever FEI Nations Cup.

In what was a double-header Nations Cup weekend of opposite sides of the world, Taylor Vard’s team of Cameron Hanley, David Simpson, Paul Kennedy and Shane Breen finished as runners-up after a two-way jump-off in the United Arab Emirates. Italy finished in third place with 20 faults.