Irish fours impress to advance to championship quarter-finals in Germany

IRELAND’S Olympic class lightweight men’s four has progressed to the quarter-finals of the World Rowing Championships in Germany.

And the Olympic class lightweight women’s double finished fourth to progress to tomorrow’s repechages.

The men’s four (LM4-) of Paul Griffin, Richard Archibald, Eugene Coakley and Cathal Moynihan finishing second in their heat to advance to tomorrow’s quarter-finals. The Irish crew crossed the line half a boat length down on Australia but ahead of Italy.