Muckross took the lead early and had an impressive win over NUIG in Division One of the eights competition at Metropolitan Regatta at sunny Blessington. The event suffered a series of hitches and finished two hours late. Some clubs were unable to wait and missed key races. Commercial were awarded the senior men’s four (The Blue Riband) title but race organisers later contended that the official result was a win for NUIG.
Metropolitan Regatta (1700 metres)
Men
Eight – Division One – A Final: 1 Muckross (senior; M Coffey, P Griffin, S Prendiville, S O’Halloran, S Casey, P Kennedy, S Mac Eoin, J Mangan; cox: E Champ) 5:15.83, 2 NUIG (snr) 5:21.62, 3 University of Limerick (intermediate) 5:22.47, 4 St Michael’s (snr) 5:24.26, 5 Neptune (inter) 5:27.03, 6 Trinity (inter) 5:32.79.
Masters: 1 Old Collegians, 2 Belfast RC/Belfast BC.
Division Two – A Final: 1 UCD A (nov) 5:45.55, 2 Queen’s (nov) 5:56.84, 3 UCD (nov) 5:57.92, 4 Commercial (jun) 6:00.69.
Four – Division One – A Final (Blue Riband): 1 NUIG (snr; D Mannion, A Martin, E Donnelly, James Wall) 5:38.16, 2 Commercial (snr) 5:38.55, 3 Galway (snr) 5:47.84, 4 Trinity (u-23) 6:09.65.
Four, coxed – Division One – A Final: 1 UCD (snr) 5:51.79, 2 Trinity (inter) 6:01.44, 3 Bann (jnr) 6:02.88. B Final: Bann B (jnr) 6:08.73. Masters: 1 Commercial, 2 City of Derry. Division Two – A Final: 1 Fossa (nov) 6:14.04, 2 Shannon (nov) 6:17.52, 3 Queen’s (nov) 6:21.21. B Final: 1 Trinity 6:30.52; 3 Commercial (jnr) 6:35.41; 5 Commercial (jun 16) 7:01.61. Division Two – A Final: 1 Fossa (nov) 6:14.07, 2 Shannon (nov) 6:15.00, 3 Garda (nov) 6:15.86. B Final: Commercial (jun 16) 6:24.07; 3 Commercial (jnr) 6:41.81.
Pair, Senior – Division One – A Final: 1 St Michael’s (senior; H Lynch, D O’Connor) 6:12.57, 2 St Michael’s (snr; S Lynch, K O’Connor) 6:14.38, 3 UCD/Commercial (snr) 6:14.74; 5 St Michael’s (under-23) 6:28.74. B Final: 1 Galway (snr) 6:22.79. C Final: University of Limerick (u-23) 6:34.04. D Final: 1 Athlone (junior) 6:48.68; 4 Neptune (inter) 7:14.86.
Sculling, Quadruple – Division One – A Final: 1 Skibbereen (snr) 5:42.78, 2 Skibbereen (jnr) 5:46.50, 3 Neptune (jnr) 5:58.00.
Junior 15: 1 Cork, 2 Skibbereen. Division Two – A Final, coxed: 1 Carlow (jnr) 6:18.26, 2 Carrick-on-Shannon (nov) 6:25.35, 3 Offaly (nov) 6:27.27; 5 Carlow (jun 16) 6:36.25.
Double – Division One – A Final: 1 Skibbereen (jun) 6:12.80, 2 Skibbereen (u-23) 6:24.03, 3 Lee (u-23) 6:30.85. B Final: Castleconnell (jnr) 6:35.78; 4 St Michael’s (inter) 6:44.86. C Final: Neptune (jnr) 6:40.84. Division Two – A Final: 1 Lee (jnr 16) 6:37.02, 2 St Michael’s (jun) 6:49.63.
Single - Division One – A Final: 1 Lee Valley (snr; J Keohane) 6:37.92, 2 Skibbereen (snr; Coakley) 6:41.21, 3 Skibbereen (jun; O’Donovan) 6:42.84; 5 Skibbereen (u-23; Murphy) 6:48.01. B Final: St Michael’s (ltwt; O’Shea) 6:47.07; 5 Neptune (inter; Bailey) 7:02.72. C Final: Lady Elizabeth (snr; Lewis) 7:00.63. D Final: Neptune (ltwt; O’Carroll) 7:09.42. E Final: Castleconnell (inter; Corbett) 7:23.06.
Division Two – A Final: 1 Carrick-on-Shannon (jun 16; Aherne) 7:23.11, 2 Castleconnell (jun 16; O’Connor) 7:28.64, 3 Lee (jun 16; Synott) 7:29.58; 4 Skibbereen A (novice; Barry) 7:31.19. B Final: 1 Lee (jun 16; Looney) 7:33.18; 5 St Michael’s (jun 18B; Glynn) 7:38.18. C Final: Cork (jun 16; Coughlan) 7:39.85. D Final: Shannon (jun 16; Radic) 7:50.28.
Junior 15: Final One: 1 Cork (McCarthy), 2 Graiguenamagh (Murphy), 3 Cork (Hegarty). Final Two: Cork A (Mitchell). Final Three: Offaly (Grogan). Final Four: Skibbereen (Ryan).
Masters: 1 Clonmel (Kinsella), 2 Carrick-on-Shannon (Butler), 3 City of Derry (D’Urso).
Women
Eight – Division One – A Final: 1 Commercial (snr; A Feeney, R Morris, C Cooney, J Shackleton, S Geoghegan, J Blake, L Byrne, N Fearon; cox: R Keogh) 6:19.16, 2 Trinity (snr) 6:25.46, 3 Trinity (nov) 6:52.84.
Four – Division One – A Final: 1 Commercial (jnr) 6:48.83, 2 Cork (jnr) 6:55.93, 3 Shannon (jnr) 6:58.35.
Four, coxed – Division One – A Final: 1 Commercial (inter) 7:08.68, 2 Cork BC (inter) 7:18.06, 3 University of Limerick (inter) 7:20.75. Division Two – A Final, coxed: 1 St Michael’s (jun 16) 7:02.97, 2 Trinity A (nov) 7:07.79, 3 Carrick-on- Shannon (nov) 7:23.15. B Final, coxed: 1 Trinity B (nov) 7:58.67.
Pair – Division One – A Final: 1 Neptune (snr) 7:10.27, 2 Commercial B (snr) 7:17.60, 3 Commercial A (snr) 7:19.79, 4 St Michael’s (jnr) 7:26.23. B Final: Trinity (under-23) 7:37.58.
Sculling, Quadruple – Division One – A Final: 1 Skibbereen (jnr) 6:35.69, 2 Bann (junior) 6:51.08. Division Two – A Final: 1 Neptune (nov) 7:25.06, 2 Commercial (jnr) 9:39.03.
Double – Division One – A Final: 1 Offaly (snr; J Moran, E Moran) 7:02.28, 2 Skibbereen (jun) 7:04.18, 3 Skibbereen (u-23) 7:25.60. Division Two – A Final: 1 Killorglin (jun 16) 7:21.96, 2 Garda (nov) 7:29.86, 3 Athlunkard (jun) 7:39.68. B Final: Shandon B (jun 16) 7:55.08.
Single – Division One – A Final: 1 Carrick-on-Shannon (ltwt; D Kelly) 7:25.54, 2 St Michael’s (ltwt; Clavin) 7:30.12, 3 Offaly (snr; Moran) 7:32.90; 4 Skibbereen (jnr; Walsh) 7:37.21. B Final: Commercial (ltwt; Quinn) 7:36.87. C Final: City of Derry (ltwt; Hughes) 7:54.97. Division Two – A Final: 1 Bantry (nov; Piggott) 8:01.16, 2 Killorglin (jnr 16; Crowley) 8:08.90, 3 Neptune (jnr 16; O’Brien) 8:17.50. B Final: Neptune (jnr 16; De Say) 8:18.76, 2 Athlunkard (jnr; Willis) 8:24.84. C Final: St Michael’s (jun 16; Phillips) 8:29.44.
Junior 15: 1 St Michael’s (McCarthy), 2 Killorglin (O’Sullivan), 3 Graiguenamanagh (Ryan).
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