Philip Doyle: ‘We weren’t here for the t-shirt, we were here to bring something home’

Ronan Byrne and Philip Doyle dejected after finishing 6th. Picture: ©INPHO/James Crombie

Disappointment is one thing on an Olympic stage. Add bafflement into the equation and you have Philip Doyle standing in the mixed zone this morning after his and Ronan Byrne’s dreams of a medal washed away on the waters at the Sea Forest course.

The double sculls pairing finished last of four boats in their semi-final here, the purgatory for their inability to find a groove in three races across as many days being a B final later in the week.