Rowing: Neptune dominated on the first day of the National Championships at the National Rowing Centre, Inniscarra Lake in Cork.
Gear≤id Towey and Tony O'Connor, winners last Sunday at the World Cup Regatta in Munich, won the men's senior coxless pairs final from Galway and a composite from Lady Victora and Queen's University.
Later in the day the Dublin club added the men's senior coxless fours title to their honours and continued to dominate at senior level by taking the quadruple sculls title, beating UCD.
Derek Holland, from the same crew, then won the lightweight single sculls, beating James Lindsay-Fynn of Commercial and last year's champion John Armstrong of Lady Victoria.
Skibbereen won four junior championships and UCC Rowing Club won the men's novice eight final after a thrilling race with Clonmel and Queen's University.
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Tennis: Scott Barron ground out a 4-6 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-3 victory over almost four hours against Emmanuel Heussner and John Doran beat Christophe Bosio 6-3 7-5 6-2 to give Ireland a great start in the Davis Cup tie with Monaco at Monte Carlo yesterday.
