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Bronze for Ireland

20th June 2009

Ireland took a bronze medal on their World Cup debut in Adaptive Events at Munich today. Emer Patten, Shane Ryan, Kevin Du Toit, Sarah Caffrey and cox Laura Purdy battled well to take third in the Legs,Trunk and Arms mixed coxed four.

World Cup, Munich Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed coxed Four – A Final: 1 Britain 3:33.06, 2 Germany 3:37.79, 3 Ireland (E Patten, S Ryan, K Du Toit, S Caffrey; cox: L Purdy) 3:50.43; 4 Poland 3:54.85, 5 France 3:58.40. Trunks, Arms Mixed Double Scull – A Final: 1 Britain (J Roberts, S Scowen) 4:16.67, 2 Poland 4:20.77, 3 Israel One 4:35.82; 6 Ireland (VCulhane, K Cromie) 4:44.97.

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