The 26 member team is made up of 15 Junior Men and 11 Junior Women who will be up against some of the best rowing talent from Italy, France, Great Britian, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.
Team Manager Clare Cox is happy with the team’s preparations and believes Ireland will not be found wanting. “We are going out to showcase some of the best young talent in Irish rowing and this year we’re sending a comparatively large team competing in nine different boat categories.”
“Tommy Deere and Niall Murphy from Carlow, who were winners of the Men’s Junior Pair at the recent Irish Rowing Championships, will be representing Ireland for the first time, while the Junior Women’s pair is made up of two athletes from Colaiste Iognaid in Galway, Aifric Keogh and Zoe Mannion."
Ireland will also have strong line-up in the Coxed and Coxless Four events.
Last year Ireland hosted the 2008 Coupe at the National Rowing Centre at Inniscarra Lake, Cork.
Irish Coupe de la Jeuness team
Junior Women
Dineen Michelle (Skibbereen)
Walsh Denise (Skibbereen)
Nixon Holly (Portora)
McEvoy Orla (St. Michaels)
Fitzgerald Christine (Skibbereen)
Craig Karen (Portora)
Egan Sarah (Tribesmen)
Egan Rachel (Tribesmen)
Keogh Aifric (Colaiste Iognaid)
Mannion Zoe (Colaiste Iognaid)
St Ledger Ciara (Portora)
Junior Men
Grogan Peter (Offaly)
O'Driscoll Shane (Skibbereen)
O'Donovan Paul (Skibbereen)
Mitchell Jonathan (CAI)
Deere Thomas (Carlow)
Murphy Niall (Carlow)
Kearney Joseph (Lee)
Ryan Shane (Lee)
Humphreys Michael (Portora)
Prentice Stephen (Portora)
Stynes Peri-Jake (CAI)
Kemple Andrew (St. Josephs)
Smith Ellery (St. Josephs)
Bennett Richard (St. Josephs)
Egan Conor (St. Josephs)
Coach – Clare Cox
