#Rowing: Kevin Neville competed in two semi-finals at the New Zealand Rowing Championships on Thursday. The NUIG man, competing for Wairau, finished sixth in the senior single sculls and fifth in the senior double. He is set to compete in B Finals. In the club singles semi-final, Eamon Power finished eighth and is also bound for a B Final.  

New Zealand Rowing Championships, Lake Karapiro, Day Three (Irish interest)

Men

Sculling, Double – Senior  - Semi-Final One (First Four to A Final; rest to B Final): 5 Wairau (2 K Neville) 6:56.17.

 Single – Senior - Semi-Final Two (First Four to A Final; rest to B Final): 6 Wairau (K Neville) 8:08.97.  

 Club – Semi-Final One (First Four to A Final; rest to B Final): Wairau (E Power) 8:05.86.

#Rowing: Mark O’Donovan and Shane O’Driscoll were eliminated from the Premier Pair at the New Zealand Rowing Championships on Wednesday (local time). The world lightweight pairs champions knew they would have some tough races as they learnt their trade in the heavyweight ranks, and this was one. In a tight repechage, rowed into a headwind, the Skibbereen men lost out by 1.64 seconds a three-way battle for the crucial third and fourth places which guaranteed a slot in the final.  

 Max Murphy secured a place in the final of the men’s senior pair, as his Waikato crew finished second in a repechage, while Eamon Power won his repechage of the club single sculls to secure a place in the semi-finals.

New Zealand Rowing Championships, Lake Karapiro, Day One (Irish interest; selected results)

Men

Pair – Premier - Repechage (Top Four to Final; rest eliminated): 5 Skibbereen (S O’Driscoll, M O’Donovan) 7:11.47.

Senior - Repechage (Top Three to Final): 2 Waikato (M Murphy, T Bedford) 7:33.13.  

Sculling, Single – Club – Repechage One (First Two to Semi-Final): 1 Wairau (E Power) 8:19.07.