St Paul’s men’s under-18 coxed four dealt a stinging blow to their competitors at the Aon Maadi Cup regatta, winning the Springbok Shield by more than a boat length.
Henry Wills, James Ingham, Connor Gordon, Charles Christey and cox Kelly Ford dominated the race, finishing with a time of 6:30:22 followed by Hamilton Boys’ High School (6:33:09) and Christ’s College (6:34:25).
The convincing win that unpinned Boys’ High from a 15-year winning streak was no surprise to Head Coach Graham Oberlin-Brown.
“I knew the boys were capable of winning but nothing is guaranteed in sport. It was entirely up to them to cope with the pressure and to use tools they had learnt throughout the season.”
Following the event James Ingham, Henry Wills and Thomas Hislop were selected for New Zealand junior trials and Connor Gordon was selected for the North Island under-18 team.
