NUIG/Grainne Mhaol Beat UCD in Rowing Endgame

1st July 2011

In an extraordinary rowing race, NUIG/Grainne Mhaol beat UCD in the quarter-final of the Visitors’ Cup at Henley Royal Regatta. The UCD crew led by up to a length for most of the race, but in the final stages NUIG/Grainne Mhaol, stroked by James Wall, upped their rate and launched a big attack. UCD could not deal with it. Their steering went awry and they caught a crab. The Galway men won, with a verdict of not rowed out.

Henley Royal Regatta, Day Three (Irish interest)

Visitors’ Cup (Fours, Intermediate): NUIG/Grainne Mhaol bt UCD not rowed out, 6 mins 43 secs; Newcastle University and Marino Billi (Italy) bt Leander easily, 7:00

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Liam Gorman is a writer and reporter. He is the co-author of Little Lady, One Man, Big Ocean, published in the United States and Canada as Crossing the Swell. He is the rowing correspondent of the Irish Times.

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