MICHAEL Blake’s Irish team finished second in the third leg of the Longines FEI Nations Cup of Rotterdam this evening (Friday) with the competition coming down to an exciting battle between Ireland and The Netherlands, who won for the third year in-a-row.

Michael Duffy, Trevor Breen, Cian O’Connor and Daniel Coyle finished just behind the home nation of The Netherlands with four clear rounds to put 80 points on the board in the European Division one standings.