2 days to go!

With only 2 days to go, the UCD Ladies are putting the finishing touches on their race plans for Saturday under the watchful eyes of Pat Gannon, Martin Feeley, Myrte Duin and Deirdre Keane. For the novices this will be their first experience of head to head racing and what better place for it than through the heart of Dublin city with excited friends and family cheering them on. The Colours race is unique and exciting one for every rower lucky enough to pick up an oar on the day. With the numerous bridges on the way, encouragement from spectators is never far and when the smell of the hops from Guinness’ hits you it’s the sure sign that the finish is fast approaching. This will also be the first year of a “Goonanette” race, where Novice B crews will go up against each other on the upper Liffey. Everyone is getting excited for the races now, let’s hope that everything runs smoothly on the day.

The Corcoran Cup Crew:

Cox: Jenni Lynch (Co. Dublin)

Stroke: Bronwyn Lait (Co. Louth)

7: Susan Harkin (Co. Dublin)

6: Kate Lorigan (Co. Dublin)

5: Laura O’Brien (Co. Wicklow)

4: Laura Gannon (Co. Dublin)

3: Amy Bulman (Co. Cork)

2: Claire Lambe (Co. Dublin)

Bow: Neva Noone (Co. Mayo)

The Novice crew:

Cox: Leanna Duke (Co. Dublin)

Stroke: Sarah Maguire (Co. Dublin)

7: Clodagh Tanner (Co. Cork)

6: Ciara O’Hagan (Co. Wicklow)

5: Claire Ni Reachtagain (Co. Tipperary)

4: Denise Ryan (Co. Dublin)

3: Lyndsay Baker (Co. Offaly)

2: Grainne Desmond (Co. Cork)

Bow: Deirdre Murphy (Co. Longford)

Best of luck to the Novice girls and a big thank you to the Senior squad. It is a huge privilege to take a seat in the Colours crew this year and I hope that we can do the club proud. Thank you also to all our coaches for their dedication and commitment to our club. Finally, thanks to the Colours Committee of Johnny Devitt and John Walsh for their hard work and preparation in making this momentous race happen and to Kate Lorigan for all of her work organising the programme and dinner!