NUIG’s senior eight took the Leander Trophy with a good win over St Michael’s and Muckross at the Cork Regatta at the National Rowing Centre. The event was run in good conditions but the Grand League suffered its first major hitch when the singles finals were run on mistaken data from the time-trialled heats. Senior athletes ended up as low as D Finals. The organisers acknowledged the mistake and promised to rectify it in future events.
Cork Regatta, Saturday, National Rowing Centre, Farran Wood
Men
Eight, Division One (Senior, Junior 18): 1 NUIG (senior; Jason Wall, L Molloy, E Mullarkey, P Bracken, E Donnelly, A Martin, C Folan, James Wall; cox: R Cooke) 6:14.0, 2 St Michael’s (sen) 6:20.0, 3 Muckross (sen) 6:21.0, 4 Neptune (sen) 6:26.0, 5 University of Limerick (sen) 6:29.0, 6 University of London (sen) 6:33.0, 7 St Joseph’s (junior) 6:38.0, 8 Presentation (jun) 6:53.0. Division Two (Novice, Junior 18B, Junior 16): 1 NUIG (nov) 7:15.0, 2 St Joseph’s B (jun 16) 7:23.0, 3 Muckross (invitation) 7:24.0, 4 St Joseph’s A (jun 16) 8:14.0.
Four – Division One (Senior, Under-23): 1 NUIG (sen) 6:56.0, 2 Muckross (sen) 6:59.0, 3 Commercial (sen) 7:09.0, 4 St Michael’s (sen) 7:18.0, 5 University of London (sen) 7:20.0, 6 Cork (sen) 7:21.0.
Four, Coxed – Division One (Senior, Intermediate, Junior 18A) – A Final: 1 University of Limerick B (sen) 7:14.0, 2 Neptune (int) 7:15.0, 3 St Joseph’s A (jun) 7:22.0. B Final: 1 Lee (int) 7:36.0, 2 Neptune (jun) 7:44.0, 3 Cork (jun) 7:50.0. Division Two (Novice, Junior 18B, Junior 16; Coxed) – A Final: 1 Shannon (nov) 7:27.0, 2 Fossa (nov) 7:32.0, 3 NUIG B (nov) 7:39.0; 7 Cork (jun) 7:58.0. B Final: 1 Cappoquin (jun) 7:59.0, 2 St Joseph’s (jun 16) 7:59.0.
Pair – Division One (Senior, Intemediate, Junior 18A) – A Final: 1 St Michael’s (sen; K O’Connor, S Lynch) 8:08.0, 2 Cork A (sen) 8:13.0, 3 Univ of London (sen) 8:18.0, 4 Methody (jun) 8:21.0, 5 Cappoquin (int) 8:22.0.
Sculling, Quadruple – Division One (Senior, Junior 18A): 1 Skibbereen (sen) 6:46.0, 2 Skibbereen (jun) 6:47.0, 3 Neptune (jun) 7:12.0. Division Two (Novice, Junior 18B, Junior 16; Coxed) – A Final: 1 Lee (jun 16) 7:31.0, 2 Skibbereen (jun 16) 7:32.0, 3 Col Iognaid (jun) 7:45.0. B Final: 1 St Michael’s (jun) 8:18.0, 2 Offaly (nov) 8:37.0, 3 St Michael’s (jun 16) 8:40.0.
Double – Division One (Senior, Intermediate, Junior 18A) – A Final: 1 Skibbereen A (jun; S O’Driscoll, P O’Donovan) 7:34.0, 2 Lee Valley (int) 7:44.0, 3 Neptune (int) 7:45.0. B Final: 1 Skibbereen B (jun; D O’Driscoll, G O’Donovan) 7:59.0, 2 Fermoy B (jun) 8:02.0, 3 Clonmel (int) 8:08.0.
Division Two (Novice, Junior 18B, Junior 16) – A Final: 1 Castleconnell A (jun; Quigley, Moloney) 7:46.0, 2 Lee B (jun 16) 8:00.0, 3 Galway (jun 16) 8:04.0; 5 Shandon A (jun) 8:38.0. B Final: 1 Workmen’s (nov; Dower, Kennedy) 8:01.0, 2 Clonmel (jun) 8:22.0, 3 Athlunkard (jun) 8:31.0. C Final: 1 Skibbereen (nov) 8:45.0, 2 Neptune (jun 16) 8:54.0, 3 Col Iognaid B (jun 16) 9:01.0.
Single [Finals Run on Basis of Mistaken Data; Results will stand for classification purpsoses] Division One (Senior, Under-23, Intermediate, Lightweight, Junior 18A) – 1 Lee Valley (A Final, int; Keohane) 8:09.0, 2 Skibbereen (A Final, jun; S O’Driscoll) 8:10.0, 3 NUIG (B Final; sen; Molloy) 8:12.0, 4 Skibbereen (A; jun; P O’Donovan) 8:13.0, 5 Muckross (B; jun; Prendiville) 8:13.0, 6 Neptune (B; sen; S King) 8:18.0, 7 Garda (B; sen; G Duane) 8:19.0, 8 St Michael’s (D Final; int, K O’Connor) 8:2.0.0, 9 Skibbereen (A; int, Murphy) 8:22.0, 10 Skibbereen (A; jun; G O’Donovan) 8:26.0, 11 Lady Elizabeth (C Final; sen, C Lewis) 8:30.0, 12 Neptune (B; int; O’Carroll) 8:32.0. Division Two (Novice, Junior 18B, Junior 16) – A Final: 1 Lee (nov; O’Connell) 8:31.0, 2 Castleconnell (jun; O’Connor) 8:37.0, 3 Castleconnell (jun, Quigley) 8:46.0, 4 Skibbereen (jun 16; Hegarty) 8:55.0, 5 Clonmel (jun 16, Brady) 9:58.0. B Final: 1 Lee (jun 16, Collins) 8:44.0. C Final: 1 Skibbereen (jun 16, P Leonard) 8:52.0. D Final: Cork (jun 16, Peilow) 9:12.0. E Final: 1 Skibbereen (jun 16; C Leonard) 9:25.0. F Final: Col Iognaid (jun 16; Kelly) 9:39.0.
Women,
Eight - Division One (Senior, Intermediate, Junior 18A): 1 NUIG (sen) 7:46.0, 2 UCD (inter) 7:53.0, 3 Col Iognaid (jun) 9:03.0.
Division Two (Nov, Junior 18B): 1 St Michael’s (jun) 7:50.0, 2 UCD (nov) 8:03.0, 3 NUIG (nov) 8:29.0.
Four - Division One (Senior, Junior 18A): 1 NUIG (sen) 7:52.0, 2 UCD (sen) 7:53.0, 3 Cork (jun) 8:13.0.
Four, Coxed – Division One (Senior, Intermediate): 1 NUIG B (int) 8:12.0, 2 University of Limerick (sen) 8:26.0, 3 UCD B (int) 8:31.0.
Pair – Division One (Senior, Junior 18A): 1 Neptune (sen) 8:55.0, 2 UCD (sen) 9:15.0, 3 Shannon (jun) 9:27.0. Division Two (Novice, Junior 18B, Junior 16): 1 St Michael’s (jun 16) 8:38.0, 2 UCD A (nov) 8:56.0, 3 NUIG A (nov) 9:10.0.
Sculling, Quadruple – Division One (Senior, Under-23, Intermediate, Junior 18A): 1 Skibbereen (jun) 8:09.0, 2 Fermoy (jun) 8:47.0.
Quadruple, Coxed – Division Two (Novice, Junior 18B, Junior 16): 1 Shandon A (jun 16) 9:01.0, 2 Cork (jun 16) 9:05.0, 3 Lee (nov) 9:07.0; 5 Bantry (jun) 9:30.0.
Double – Division One (Senior, Under-23, Intermediate, Junior 18A): 1 Skibbereen (jun) 8:29.0, 2 Neptune (int) 8:44.0, 3 Skibbereen (under-23) 8:49.0.
Division Two (Novice, Junior 18B, Junior 16) - A Final: 1 Killorglin (jun 16) 8:49.0, 2 St Michael’s (jun) 8:55.0, 3 Garda (nov) 9:03.0. B Final: 1 Bantry B (jun) 9:32.0, 2 Cork (nov) 9:44.0, 3 Col Iognaid (jun 16) 9:51.0.
Single - Division One (Senior, Under-23, Intermediate, Lightweight, Junior 18A): 1 Cork (int; O’Neill) 8:48.0, 2 Skibbereen (jun, Walsh) 8:52.0, 3 Commercial (ltwt; Quinn) 8:57.0. Division Two (Novice, Junior 18B, Junior 16) – Final A: 1 University of Limerick (nov; O’Sullivan) 9:34.0, 2 Skibbereen (jun 16; Connolly) 9:36.0, 3 Cork (jun; Fehily) 8:59.0. B Final: 1 Athlunkard (jun 16; Green) 9:40.0, 2 Athlunkard (jun, Willis) 9:44.0, 3 Bantry (jun 16; Cronin) 9:55.0.
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