Galway Best Eight at Neptune Regatta

19th April 2010

Galway Rowing Club, powered by outstanding seniors Marc Stephens and John Forde, won the men’s senior eight final at Neptune Regatta. In a straight final against UCD they had just a canvas to spare after a fine race.

Neptune Regatta, Islandbridge, Saturday Men, Eight – Senior: Galway bt UCD canvas. Intermediate: Galway bt Nept, disq. Novice: UCD A bt UCD B 1 ½ l. Masters: Old Collegians bt Commercial ¾ l. Junior 18: Athlone bt Methodist ¾ l. Four – Senior, coxed: UCD bt Neptune 3l. Masters, coxed: Commercial A bt Commercial B . Novice: Shannon bt Commercial 2l. Junior 18, coxed: Athlone bt Neptune. Sculling, Quadruple, coxed – Junior 18: Neptune bt Col Iognaid. Junior 16: Athlone bt Bann 2ft. Novice, coxed: Carrick on Shannon bt Sligo 3 ½ l. Double – Junior 16: Neptune bt Fermoy 2l. Single – Senior: Commercial (Leonard) bt UCD (Belletree) 4l. Intermediate: Garda (Duane) bt Neptune (O’Carroll) 1 ½ l. Junior 18: Neptune (Butler) bt Neptune (Kelly) ½ l. Junior 16: Col Iognaid (Bell) bt Fermoy (Donnellan) 4l. Women Eight – Novice: UCD A bt Commercial, disq. Junior 18: Methodist bt Neptune ¾ l. Intermediate: UCD bt Commercial. Four – Senior, coxed: Commercial bt UCD ½ l. Intermediate, coxed: UCD bt Commercial 2 ½ l. Novice, coxed: UCD A bt UCD B easily. Sculling, Quadruple – Novice, coxed: Neptune bt Carrick on Shannon easily. Junior 18, coxed: Commercial bt Colaiste Iognaid. Junior 16, coxed: Neptune bt Athlone, 3l. Double – Junior 16: Neptune bt Col Iognaid 4l. Single – Novice: Neptune (Leahy) bt Carlow (Purcell). Overall: Neptune 41, Commercial 33, UCD 25

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