News 2006

Best Win Yet

04 September, 2006 © Waikato Times Ltd
Waikato University captain Andrew McCowan pronounced it the best Great Race win yet. And as the only person to row in every one of the five races up the Waikato River, McCowan should know.
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Great Race after-party takes on a life of its own.

04 September, 2006 © Waikato Times Ltd
Saturday's King Street Great Race Ball sold out weeks in advance as 1800 people flocked to one of the city's premier social occasions.
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Wright makes triumphant return

04 September, 2006 © Waikato Times Ltd
Ian Wright made a triumphant return to his old stamping ground on Saturday as the Melbourne University women's eight became the first visiting crew to win the Bryan Gould Cup on the Waikato River.
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World Wide Live Commentary

The 2006 Gallagher Great Race will be broadcast live on the internet. If you are overseas or have friends overseas suggest they tune in and listen. The Great Race starts at 2:00pm on Saturday 2nd September (note that would be 3:00am in England on Saturday 2nd).
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Maori Spirit motivates Cambridge University

28 August, 2006 © Boathouse Events Ltd
Cambridge University, who race Waikato University for the Harry Mahon Memorial Trophy, have announced they will be carrying a 'teka' (Maori carving) in their boat to motivate them during the Great Race, on Saturday 2 September.
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Kayak Race New for 2006

The Environment Waikato Great Kayak Race is a new feature of the Gallagher Great Race. This is an open race with participants kayaking 9km over the Great Race course.
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Rainbow Place Set to Benefit from the Great Race

15 August, 2006 © Boathouse Events Ltd
The Arrow International Great Race Charity Fun Run & Walk is expected to raise over $10,000 for Rainbow Place. The Hospice Waikato initiative which offers free child focused family centred palliative care and bereavement services, will receive 100% of the $10 entry fees generated by the event.
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Ball is a sellout

5 August, 2006 © Boathouse Events Ltd
Organisers of The King Street Great Race Ball have been swept off their feet with tickets selling in a record five weeks.
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The Great Race set to entertain

The most talked about event on New Zealand's rowing calendar is set to attract more than 20,000 spectators to the banks of the Waikato River in September. The Gallagher Great Race has been set for September 2, with the titanic clash between Cambridge and Waikato universities expected to draw the crowds.
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Cleland back in top form

Great Race veteran Selwyn Cleland has been declared fit to race at the next world cup regatta in Europe this coming weekend. Having suffered from a finger injury after his first European world cup in June, Cleland has been in rehabilitation while staying with the rest of the NZ team in Lucerne.
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Cambridge performing well at Henley Royal Regatta

The three CUBC crews racing at Henley Royal Regatta all made it as far as the semifinals with Charlie Palmer going one better and racing World champion Mahe Drysdale in the final of the Diamond Sculls.
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Great Race Crew Members on World Stage

Great Race crew members in both the men's and women's crews have consistently represented New Zealand internationally and 2006 is no different. George Bridgewater, Nathan Twaddle, Eric Murray and Selwyn Cleland have recently raced in finals at the first of two World Cup regatta's in Europe.
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Rowing NZ on a high

NZ rowing has been going through a growth phase since the 2004 Olympics and is now reaping the benefits with some solid performances from 2005 World Singles Champion Mahe Drsydale.
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Cleland in doubt, reserves called into action

Selwyn Cleland member of the 2006 NZ elite men's four has been withdrawn from the crew due to an injury to his finger which may put him in doubt for the last world cup regatta at the start of July.
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New Great Race Coach

The job of head coach for the University of Waikato challenge against Cambridge University (U.K) in September has been given to Ross Tong formerly head coach at Kings College Auckland.
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