#Rowing: Ireland's junior men's double finished the World Rowing Regatta by taking a very encouraging second place in the B Final. The ambitious duo of Ronan Byrne and Daire Lynch fought it out with the Netherlands for third in the middle stages as South Africa and Canada disputed the lead. But Ireland put in an excellent second half in the strong tailwind conditions. They passed the Netherlands and then Canada and were just 1.33 seconds behind South Africa on the line. Byrne and Lynch place eighth in the world.
World Rowing Championships, Rotterdam (Irish interest; Selected Results)
Men
Junior Double Sculls - B Final (Places 7 to 12): 1 South Africa 6:32.29, 2 Ireland (R Byrne, D Lynch) 6:33.72.
Women
Junior Double Sculls - B Final (Places 7 to 12): 1 Spain 7:13.72; 6 Ireland (A Casey, E Hegarty) 7:22.68.