Tipperary rowers return from regatta in Limerick with a dozen victories
Clonmel Rowing Club enjoyed great success at Castleconnell Regatta
With six wins by the juniors on the Saturday at the Junior regatta and another six wins on the Sunday by the Masters rowers, it was a pretty good haul for Clonmel Rowing Club crews at the Castleconnell Regatta.
Joe O'Brien and Conor Slattery opened their account with a fine win in the J14 2x.
Edward Wall showed he is one to keep an eye on with wins in the J14 and J15 1x.
Clonmel had a men’s J15 4x+ with two of the crew getting off the mark for the first time. Well done to Sam Dowling, Cian Gregory, Dominykas Valuzis and Chris Kane, with Logan Murray steering.
Siofra O’Loughlin and Anna Kiely showed their strength to claim the J18 2x and the men’s J18 4x+ of Oisin Walsh, Keelan Hogan, cox Anna Kiely, Darren Kane and Darragh Noonan were no slouches either as they crossed the line first in a hotly- contested final.
Clonmel’s adult rowers turned out in force for the second day of the regatta and they continued the good run of results from the first day’s racing.
The men’s 4x+ of Andrew Bourke, Ronnie Corbett, Paul Kelly and Ken Hennessy, with Paul Nugent doing the steering, had problems lining up at the start due to the crosswinds, but when they got going they put clear water between themselves and their opponents.
Paul Nugent looked impressive winning the masters 1x and he made it a double when the dog won at the track later.