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SPORT: Queen’s rowers triumph over Trinity

A victory for Queen’s Rowing Eights over Trinity College Dublin on Saturday 5th June capped a remarkable year for Queen’s rowers. Beating their Dublin rivals in the Ramada Hotel Shaw’s Bridge University Boat Race has come shortly after QUB were named the fastest University Eight in the U.K.
BY DAMIEN EDGAR

Trinity Men’s captain, Peter Croke, had set the tone for the race, claiming that TCD “had never approached the University boat race lightly” and this year would be no exception.

A comfortable victory witnessed Queen’s Men pull ahead by five lengths as they approached the finish line at Queen’s University Boat Club. Trinity were expected to cut the lead by three lengths, however they soon lost their seventh oar and the end result was merely a formality. Speaking after the event, QUB’s Nathan Oliver claimed the victory had generated a “fantastic feeling” among the team and attributed Saturday’s success to their hard work over the winter period.

Overall, it was a day of mixed emotions for Queen’s rowers. QUB’s Rowing Novice Women won their contest, while Trinity triumphed in both the Novice Men’s and Senior Women’s events.

Queen’s Senior Men now look forward to competing in the World and European Championships in the coming months. For David Russell of Queen’s Rowing the university is now “a centre of excellence” when it comes to the sport, and “is being chosen by top rowers over the usual Rowing Universities such as Cambridge or Reading”.

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