Italy won the Falsterbo Nations Cup

In a tightly-fought two round competition featuring a total of nine teams, the Italian squad claimed victory in the Swedish Nations Cup with a total of 10 penalties.

The Swedish squad with 32 penalties and a seventh place, disappointed the home crowd.

Results (14.07.06)
CSI***** Sweden
Falsterbo Nations Cup
FEI Art. 264 & 264.7.1

1º Italy / 10

Chiarra Arrighetti (Ita) / Harpon Du Borra / 0/0
Emilio Bicocchi (Ita) / Kapitol D'argonne / 4/0
Jonella Ligresti (Ita) / Nanta / 5/6
Omar Bonomelli (Ita) / Quintero 4 / 0/12

2º Belgium / 14

Koen Vereecke (Bel) / Suleyman De Wulf Selection / 0/4
Niels Bruynseels (Bel) / Item De Quintin / 9/12
Judy-Ann Melchior (Bel) / Grande Dame Z / 1/5
Patrick McEntee (Bel) / Sherry Mury Marais Z / 0/4

3º Ireland / 24

Denis Lynch (Irl) / Lancelot 200 / 4/8
Marion Hughes (Irl) / Transmission / 4/0
Billy Twomey (Irl) / Luidam / 8/0
Cian O’Connor (Irl) / Waterford Crystal / 8/10

3º Brazil / 24

Pedro Veniss (Bra) / Richmont Park / 4/4
Cassio Rivetti (Bra) / Olona / 8/4
Karina Johannpeter (Bra) / O de Pomme / 12/E
Vitor Teixeira (Bra) / Vdl Pessoa / 4/0

5º Denmark / 25

Línnea Ericsson (Din) / Pero-Z Hillock / 0/5
Lars Bak Andersen (Din) / Con Air 7 / 4/4
Thomas Sandgaard (Din) / AK'S Anima / 16/4
Tina Lund (Din) / Carola / 8/13

6º USA / 26

Christine Mccrea (USA) / Promised Land / 4/8
Candice King (USA) / Coco Cabana / 4/5
Molly Ashe (USA) / Neuville / 1/4
Anne Kursinski (USA) / Roxana 112 / 4/8

7º Sweden / 32

Peter Eriksson (Sue) / Cardento / 4/4
Royne Zetterman (Sue) / Isaac / 8/0
Peder Fredricson (Sue) / Magic Bengtsson / 12/4
Rolf-Goran Bengtsson (Sue) / Chianti La Silla / 12/R

8º Spain / 16

Rutherford Latham (Esp) / Guarana Champeix / 0
Sergio Alvarez Moya (Esp) / Le Reve de Nabab / 13
Ricardo Jurado (Esp) / Le Monde / 12
Manuel Fernández Saro (Esp) / Quin Chin / 4

9º Norway / 17

Kirsti Svaboe (Nor) / Gimini / 8
Nina B Johnsen (Nor) / Favoritas / 9
Tony Andre Hansen (Nor) / Camiro 19 / 5
Geir Gulliksen (Nor) / Cattani 17 / 4