Former Ireland rugby international to support high performance directors in run-up to Paris Olympics Bernard Jackman has been appointed Acting Head of High Performance Sport at Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) in the lead-up to the Olympic Games in Paris. The former Ireland rugby union international, who won a Heineken Cup, Challenge Cup, Magners League and Six Nations medal as a player, has joined the equestrian governing body in an exciting time for the sport, and will work with the Olympic and Paralympic programmes as they gear towards the games this summer. Ireland’s show jumping and eventing teams having already qualified for Paris and Jackman has been brought in with a focus on high performance, overseeing preparations for the games in a bid to maximise the massive potential of Irish athletes, both human and equine. With the ultimate goal of bringing medals home from Paris, Jackman began working with the high […]
