Trans Tasman Regattas– 1972 NSW Colts Tour of NZL

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Following the successful NZL Colts tour of NSW in 1971, the NSW Rowing Association sent a Colts eight and pair to NZL to race primarily at the Wanganui Rowing Association Jury Cup Regatta. Their main opposition was a Waikato crew containing many Olympic team members. The eight also raced at Wellington at another regatta.

A copy of the 1972 Wanganui Rowing Association Jury Cup Regatta program can be found through this link.

Sources

Wanganui Rowing Association Jury Cup Regatta program from Chris Shinners
Conversations with Chris Shinners and Anthony Brown
Image from The Anthony Brown collection

New South Wales Crews

Men's Eight

Bow: Austin Curtin
2: Daryl Brewer
3: Ted O'Loughlin
4: Don Puncheon
5: Tony Brown
6: Ian Plater
7: Steve Newnham
Str: Chris Shinners
Cox: Joe Donnelly
Cch: Maurice Grace
Manager: Ken Hensen

Men's Pair - did not race

Bow: Ian Luxford
Str: Dave Roberts

Results

Wanganui Regatta

Eight

1st NSWRA, 2nd Waikato No. 1

The race started off well for the visitors with NSW leading from the start and gaining a good lead. Sadly the Waikato crew then suffered a broken rudder which meant their best could not be seen. Stroke of the NSW Chris Shinners said that their race was "a corker of a race" leaving no chance of being beaten, even by the highly fancied opposition.

Pair

Whilst entered, the pair never got to race at either regatta, at least Dave Roberts got a pow in the eight for the Wellington regatta.

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