#Rowing: Ireland’s women’s eight finished fifth in the race for lanes at the European Under-23 Rowing Championships in Kruszwica in Poland today. The crew of Emily Hegarty (Skibbereen RC), Sadhbh O’Connor (NUIG BC), Oisin Forde (Cork BC), Aoife Corcoran (DULBC), Caoimhe Dempsey (DULBC), Claire Feerick (Neptune RC), Nuala Landers (NUIG BC), Ruth Gilligan (UCD BC), and cox Cormac O’Connell (UCC) will compete in the final tomorrow (Sunday).

 Romania won this race, with three other countries quite close behind: Russia, Britain and Belarus. Over 20 seconds further back, Ireland finished ahead of Germany, who were sixth.

European Under-23 Rowing Championships, Kruszwica, Poland (Irish interest) – Day One

Men

Lightweight Single Sculls – Heat Two (First Three to A/B Semi-Final; rest to Repechage): 3 Ireland (A Goff) 8:21.00.

Women

Eight ­– Race for Lanes: 5 Ireland 7:21.92.