Lightweight four progress to final

The Irish men’s lightweight four of Gearoid Towey, Eugene Coakley, Richard Archibald and Paul Griffin won their heat at the second leg of Rowing World Cup in Poznan, Poland this morning, to qualify directly for Saturday’s final.

The Irish quartet, who won silver at the first leg of the World Cup in Munich last month, led from start to finish, and crossed the line almost three seconds ahead of runners-up Australia, with China third, in what Irish head coach Harald Jahrling described as "a smooth professional performance".