Irelands senior jumpers enjoyed a magnificent European afternoon on the double, landing a four-star Nations Cup win and a five-star podium finish.With the action taking place concurrently in Poland and France, the Irish first won in Sopot as Taylor Vards team were successful in the Nations Cup of Poland before Jessica Kurtens team staged a magnificent comeback to finish third in the Barriere Nations Cup at La Baule.Vard was first up with a team of Shane Breen, Alexander Butler, Max Wachman and Billy Twomey proving too strong for Argentina in a jump-off, with Breen and Scarteen sealing the deal.After two rounds of jumping, Ireland finished on a score of 8 faults, level with the South Americans. Japan conmpleted the podium.Wachman produced a double clear performance on Fancy De Kergane, with clears from Butler with Ti Amo Z, and Twomey under pressure with Ace Of Hearts Z as Irelands anchor, before Breen held his nerve to seal the win in the jump-off.Shane Breen and Scarteen sealed the deal for Ireland in the jump-off to win the Nations Cup of PolandVard said: I always knew we had a great chance but halfway through the second round I was starting to think wed be lucky to finish on the podium but our last two riders, Max and Billy, were just incredible.We never gave up, and then Shane went in and won it for us. Congratulations too to Argentina and Japan too, it was a great fight from start to finish but Im just delighted for our riders, horses, their owners and grooms.In La Baule, it turned into a game of two halves as Ireland were eighth of the 10 nations after round one, yet the mistakes had looked rectifiable, with Kenny, OConnor and Sweetnam only having four faults each and Allen a time fault.That was put right in no uncertain terms after the break, however, with Kenny and Eddy Blue, Allen and Qonquest De Rigo and OConnor with Chatouline PS all jumping clear rounds, meaning Sweetnams services were not required as Irelands anchor with James Kann Cruz (ISH).One by one, the errors crept in from the opposition, with Ireland climbing the standings to finish third behind winners France and runners-up Germany. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cian O'Connor (@cianoconnor_official)Horse Sport Ireland High Performance Manager, Kurten, said: Today was a very important event in La Baule as many countries brought extremely strong teams to measure where they are, looking ahead to the World Championships in Aachen.We started slowly in round one with concentration mistakes, which cost us a lot. Round two, however, was on point and where we should be. A podium is always good and the third place today showed us that while we are not there yet, we are moving very much in the right direction, so I finish the day feeling positive.The post Double podium for Irelands jumpers with win in Sopot and podium in La Baule appeared first on .