GB win Boys’ Match at Coupe and Take Second Place Overall
After the first day of competition on Saturday both Italy and Great Britain had moved well ahead of the rest of the field in the Coupe but were closely matched with the tension sustained in the competition throughout the second day.
In the Boys’ Match GB took gold in the four and eight on Saturday and the four and quad on Sunday, but in the last race of the Coupe, Italy took revenge in the eight, winning gold to GB’s silver. But by then GB had done enough to secure the Boys’ competition by 115 points to 110.
In the Girls’ match GB could not quite hold a resurgent Italian squad who, on Saturday, took 3 golds to GB’s one – the double. On Sunday GB won the single and in the overall total came a creditable second with 112 points to Italy’s 133.
Overall this was a strong team performance from the British team and an exciting match to blood many young rowers in their first taste of international competition.
Top Five Nations
Overall
1 Italy 243
2 Great Britain 227
3 Netherlands 140
4 France 124
5 Switzerland 98
Boys’ Match
1 Great Britain 115
2 Italy 110
3 Netherlands 85
4 Spain 60
5 France 56
Girls’ Match
1. Italy 133
2 Great Britain 112
3 France 68
4 Netherlands 55
5 Switzerland 53
