TV View: Annual Boat Race loses its lustre as crews run scared of Thames Water

Thatcher has a lot to answer for as Oxford and Cambridge crews resist the temptation to chuck their coxes in polluted riverConor Glass watches on as his free sails over the bar for a score for Derry in the dramatic league final victory over Dublin at Croke Park. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho

So, the Oxford and Cambridge crews were warned not to chuck their coxes into the water at the completion of the race for fear they would have a greenish hue when they resurfaced. If they resurfaced at all. “We’ve had a few guys go down pretty badly with the E.coli strain,” Leonard revealed, “it would have been ideal not to have so much poo in the water.”

There isn’t, to be honest, a seamless link here to Sunday’s Division One league final between Derry and Dublin, except that Derry would have felt decidedly ill if they had returned home without the trophy. They did too. They had it won in normal time, but Dublin came back. They had it won in extra time, but Dublin came back. And if that wasn’t entertaining enough, there were a couple of shemozzles thrown in too. In other words, it was an occasion that had it all and a bit more, concluding, as it did, with a penalty shoot-out, Derry finally prevailing.

Ireland's Fiona Tuite celebrates after Neve Jones scores a try against Italy at the RDS. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho“Unfortunately there were plenty to choose from,” she said, fearing she’d still be in the RDS come November.

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