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Puspure Takes Fine Third Place to Make World Cup Final
#ROWING: Ireland's Sanita Puspure fought her way into the A Final of the single scull at the World Cup in Belgrade this afternoon. With Xiuyun Zhang and world champion Mirka Knapkova colonising the first two places, it became a race…
Dramatic Finish in Ireland Race at World Cup Rowing
#ROWING: In a race with a dramatic finish, Ireland’s lightweight double of Mark O’Donovan and Niall Kenny finished fifth in the C Final of the lightweight men’s double at the World Cup Regatta in Belgrade this morning. This placed them…
Lambe Secures A Final Place at World Cup Rowing
#ROWING: Claire Lambe competed well to finish second in her repechage this morning and qualify for this afternoon’s A Final of the lightweight single scull at the World Cup Regatta in Belgrade. The 21-year-old Dubliner was always in the thick…
O'Donovan and Kenny Miss Out at World Cup
#ROWING: Ireland’s lightweight double scull of Mark O’Donovan and Niall Kenny did not make it into the A/B Semi-Finals at the World Cup regatta in Belgrade today. In a close-fought repechage, where two places were available, Ireland were in contention…
Puspure Nails Semi-Final Spot at World Cup Rowing Regatta
#ROWING: Sanita Puspure was Ireland's success story on the first day of the World Cup Regatta in Belgrade today. She won a battle with Norway’s Tale Gjoertz  to finish second behind local woman Iva Obradovic in her heat and qualify…
Ireland Adaptive Coxed Four Takes Bronze in Italy
#ROWING: The Ireland adaptive rowing crew which has qualified for the Paralympic Games in London took bronze at an international regatta in Varese in Italy on Saturday. The crew of Anne-Marie McDaid, Sarah Caffrey, Shane Ryan, Kevin du Toit and…
Dukarska Comes Out on Top in Battle With Nixon
#ROWING: Monika Dukarska and Holly Nixon engaged in an entertaining battle in the women’s single sculls at Queen’s University Regatta at Castlewellan today, with Dukarska coming out on top in the closing stages. Helen Walshe, who won the first round…
Nixon and Jennings Give Women's Entry for Queen's Regatta a World-Class Tinge
# ROWING: The eFlow Go Row League moves on to the beautiful setting of Castlewellan Lake in Co Down this Saturday for the Queen’s University regatta. The battle to be the top women’s single sculler will be a highlight. Helen…
Good Day for Methody Rowers at Neptune Regatta
#ROWING: Methodist College, Belfast, won the men’s junior 18 eight and coxed four at Neptune Regatta. Two UCD crews fought it out in the final of the women’s senior coxed four, with UCD B coming out on top. table.tableizer-table {border:…
Skibbereen Top First Rankings In eFlow Go Row League
#ROWING: Skibbereen stand on top of the first eFlow Go Row League Table today. The club, which won the league last year, leads from NUIG and Cork Boat Club after the Skibbereen Regatta. table.tableizer-table {border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: Arial,…
Queen's Take Division One Eights At Skibbereen Regatta
#ROWING: Queen's University won the Division One eights with a fine win over Grainne Mhaol at the Skibbereen eFlow Go Row League regatta at the National Rowing Centre in Cork. table.tableizer-table {border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:…
UCD Women's Senior Eight Wins Division One at Skibbereen Regatta
#ROWING: UCD won the Division One A Final of the women’s senior eight at at Skibbereen Regatta at the National Rowing Centre today, seeing off a strong challenge from NUIG. Queen’s University were similarly impressive in winning the Division One…
Two Bronze Medals for Ireland at International Regatta
Ireland took two bronze medals at the Memorial Paolo D’Aloja International Regatta in Piediluco, Italy today. The men’s lightweight double scull of Mark O’Donovan and Niall Kenny took their second medal in two days, while women’s single sculler Sanita Puspure…
Three Castles Win First Final At Skibbereen Regatta
ROWING: The experienced Three Castles women’s quadruple won the first final of the giant Skibbereen Regatta at the National Rowing Centre today. The crew of Joanne Moran, Eimear Moran, Helen Walshe and stroke Becky Quinn were well in control of…
Three Ireland Finalists On Second Day of Italian Regatta
ROWING: Ireland will have three finalists tomorrow (Sunday) at the Memorial Paolo D’Aloja international regatta in Piediluco in Italy. Sanita Puspure, in the women’s single scull, and the lightweight double of Mark O’Donovan and Niall Kenny won their heats today,…
Queen's Eight Win Senior Final But Trinity Best Overall
ROWING: Trinity completed a clean sweep at the Irish University Championships at the National Rowing Centre today. They took the overall prize with a remarkable 85 points, 23 ahead of nearest rivals, UCD. They had earlier taken the Wiley Cup…