Ella and Ruby recently trialled for the New Zealand U21 Squad - unfortunately they were not selected - but we are immensely proud of their achievements!It hasn't been an easy row for either of these women - both of whom received injuries in 2015.
Three Petone athletes have been named in the New Zealand U23 Squad to to take part in the 2016 World Rowing Under-23 Championships being held in Rotterdam, Netherlands from 21 - 28 August.Congratulations Beth, James and Phillip!Read more about the announcement here: http://www.rowingnz.kiwi/Story?Action=View&Story_id=267
Thanks to everyone who made Saturday a fantastic day/night - hope you all had fun and are looking forward to another great season in 2015/16 at Petone Rowing Club!Allan Jones Trophy (Most Successful Coxswain) Lucy BirdRiordan Cup (Most Successful Novice) Abbie PritchardJenness Cup (Most Successful Sculler) Jamie SaundersDennis Sellers Cup (Best Coxless Pair) Jamie Saunders / Paddy O’ReillyTe Puni Shield (Highest Points Aggregate) Jamie SaundersParliament Cup (Most successful Masters rower - Points based) Astrid NunnsMcDougall Cup (Best Behaved Coxswain) Niamey IzzettPresident’s Trophy (Most Promising School Boy/Girl) Rachel GillChild’s Memorial Cup (Most Improved Novice) Georgia CoyneSam Platt Cup (Most Useful Club Member) David HanleyLadies Shield (Rower with the Best Club Spirit) Kyra JonesSwiggs Cup (Best Club Rower) Erin-Monique O’BrienDufus Award (Equipment Breaker of the Year) Elly O’Connell / Ruby WillisRussell Baxter Memorial Cup (for contribution to the advancement of Petone Rowing Club) Andrew BirdCommittee Award (for recognition of achievements) Paddy O'ReillyClub Captains Award (for commitment) Sam LeggeWe were honoured to name two boats for Martha McAnallen and Ann Carroll who have both made significant contributions to PRC as administrators.We added Ella Pudney, Beth Ross, James McAnallen, Phillip Wilson, and EM O'Brien's Rowing New Zealand achievements to our Honours Board.Congratulations Ella and Ruby who won the Photo Competition with their epic entries!Huge thank you to Andrew Bird, Dale Guyton, Paddy O'Reilly, and Martin Davies who made the day a success!
The NZ rowing Squad has been named and it features two PRC rowers (EM & Beth) + Axel (who has recently transferred to Wairau)Details are herePRC had four of its athletes selected to trial for the Elite and U23 squad off the back of a very successful 2014/15 season (James McAnallen, Jamie Saunders, Erin-Monique O’Brien and Beth Ross).
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