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'Wear factor 50 all of the time' – Irish quartet make hay at NZ National Rowing Champs

By Abby Wilson, 1News Sport Editor
February 16, 2018

The contingent from Skibbereen Rowing Club stand out for more than one reason at Lake Karapiro. (Source: Other)

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