UCD claim Colours double after eventful day on the Liffey

Good starts pave the way to wins in both the Gannon and Corcoran cups

Sat, Mar 12, 2016, 17:07

Liam Gorman

Siofra Bennett won her sixth Corcoran Cup as UCD completed a double in the annual Colours Races on the River Liffey in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Siofra Bennett won her sixth Corcoran Cup as UCD completed a double in the annual Colours Races on the River Liffey in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

A good start is a huge advantage in two-boat races, and UCD filled the bill admirably as they won the senior men’s and women’s Colours Races on the Liffey on Saturday.

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