Junior Team Update - 30Th May 2014

Junior Team Update - 30th May 2014

Rowing Ireland’sjunior teams forthe Coupe de la Jeunesse and the Home International Regatta are listed below.Congratulations to all rowers, coaches, clubs and families on your selections and on the hard work put in by many along the way. Getting selected is just the start of a new phase of your rowing career where crews are formed and you aim to get better in every way to make faster boats. It is a huge honour to be selected to row for your country and one that we are certain you will fulfill with pride and dedication. To those who missed out we wish you all the best of luck for the rest of your season and remember that many great rowers have emerged from crews who missed out first time around.

Crews listedhave been selected on the basis of performances at trials throughout the year,and on the provision that they show continued improvementin performance levels.

A plan will be drawn up by so that all selected junior crews will get in training days mid-week where possible when schools are out or over weekends prior to the Irish Championships. Crews will go into training camp after the Irish Championships up to the departure dates for competition.

Please refer to the note on the Rowing Ireland websiteregarding levies for all competitions which must be paid before Thursday 10th July.

Coupe de la Jeunesse, Libourne, France. 1st – 3rd Aug 2014

WJ2X,Eimear Lambe (Commercial RC), Jasmine English (Belfast BC)

WJ4x-, Emily Hegarty (Skibbereen RC), Aoife O’Keeffe (Cork BC),

Claire Beechinor (Cork BC), Kirsty Turner (Belfast BC)

WJ1x,Erin Barry (Bann RC)

WJ2-, Oisin Forde, Dervla Forde (Cork BC)

MJ2x,David O’Malley (St Michael’s RC), Connor Carmody (Shannon RC)

MJ4x-,Colm Hennessy (Shandon BC), Eoghan Whittle (Castleconnell BC),

Patrick Munnelly (Athlone BC), Andrew Goff (Waterford BC)

MJ2-,Brian Keohane (Presentation RC), David Keohane (Presentation RC)

Home International, NRC, Cork (Sat 26th July)

Congratulationson your selection to the Home International Team, many of you for the first time. It is a great honour to be selected to represent your country and we know that you will do so with pride and total commitment.

Home International junior crews will go into training camp from Tuesday eveningafter the Irish Championships. Furtherdetails for the regatta will be communicated by Lisa O’Callaghan.

Note: Line ups to be decided by coach of each crew, this will be finalised in the next week.

Junior Men Sweep Team;

Adam Browne(Shannon RC), Patrick O’Connor (St Michaels RC)

Ciaran Higgins/Thomas Higgins(Cork BC)

Alex Coyne/Darragh McCarthy (Col Iognaid RC)

Kevin Fallon/Jack Bennett (St Josephs RC)

Luke Rigney/Donal Coen (Col Iognaid RC)

Junior Men Sculling Team;

Shane Mulvaney (Neptune RC)

Fintan McCarthy (Skibbereen RC)

Daniel Begley (Shandon BC)

David Synnott (Lee RC)

Sean Dennehy (Cork BC)

Stephen O’Sullivan (Shandon BC)

Dylan McCarthy (Skibbereen RC)

Junior Women Sweep team;

Niamh Casey, Ellen McCarthy (Skibbereen RC)

Kara O’Connor, Holly Hickey (Muckross RC)

Ciara Davis, Ciara O’Dwyer (Shannon RC)

Katie Nagle/ Fiona O’Keeffe(Shandon BC)

Naomi Wray/ Francesca Morelli (Bann RC)

Junior Women sculling team;

Aisling Rodger (Commercial)

Sarah Murphy (St Michaels RC)

Megan McLaughlin (Cork BC)

Alison Mooney (Offaly RC)

Carrie Nolan (New Ross BC)

Eimear Cummins (Lee RC)

Brega Mullan (Bann RC)

Best of luck to everyone for great performances in all competitions.

Pat McInerney

Junior Team