July 10, 2017 News British Rowing NewsBritish Rowing EventsRowing CommunityGB Rowing TeamIndoor RowingRowing & RegattaPartners#YourStoriesArchive Team announced for 2017 J16 GB v France Match GB Rowing Team Fifty-one junior British rowers will compete in the J16 GB v France Match at Royal Albert Docks on Thursday A number of top junior rowers will face off this week in the 37th edition of the J16 Great Britain v France Match, with the home team looking to regain the title in 2017. Last year, in Valenciennes, north east France, the French team broke a five-year spell of dominance by GB, taking the win by eight points to five. The Brits won the men’s and women’s eight, both coxless four events and the men’s double scull. Schools and clubs from England and Scotland are represented in the 51-strong team, with the athletes taking to the water at the London Regatta Centre at the Royal Albert Docks on Thursday, 13 July. Racing starts at 10am with the women’s eight, culminating at 12.20pm. British Rowing Chairman Annamarie Phelps CBE will be presenting the medals after the match alongside French delegate Lionel Girard. JUNIOR MEN Pair Thomas Philpott – Walton RC Matthew Heywood – Walton RC Coach: Neil West – Walton RC Four Henry Pooley – Eton College BC Kian Power – Eton College BC Max Shakespeare – Eton College BC Henry Pearson – Eton College BC Coach: Ellie Milne – Eton College BC Coxed four Thomas Horncastle – St Paul’s School BC Oliver Parish – St Paul’s School BC Holden Eaton – St Paul’s School BC Albert Doyle – St Paul’s School BC Benjamin Ray (cox) – St Paul’s School BC Coach: Antony Smith – St Paul’s School BC Eight Bill Downey – Hampton School BC Oli Bridge – Hampton School BC Oli Woodall – Hampton School BC Ben Andrews – Hampton School BC Edward Rae Smith – Radley College BC Theo Metcalf – Radley College BC Dom Brown – Shiplake College BC Marcus Brown – Shiplake College BC Jacob Kirby (cox) – Shiplake College BC Coach: Jon Neville – Hampton School BC Single scull Alex Milne – Glasgow Academy Coach: Iain Somerside – Glasgow Academy Double scull Louis Powell – Lea RC Jasper den Dulk – Lea RC Coach: Mark Cushway – Lea RC Quadruple scull Oliver Taylor – Henley RC Grant Taylor – Henley RC Euan Turnell – Henley RC Balthasar Issa – Henley RC Coach: Tony Bailes – Henley RC Racing spare Dominic Sullivan – Globe RC JUNIOR WOMEN Pair Megan Hewison – Aberdeen Schools RA Abigail Topp – Aberdeen Schools RA Coach: Jonny Muir – Aberdeen Schools RA Four Jasmine Moore – Putney High School RC Annabel Zedda James – Putney High School RC Imogen Bantick – Putney High School RC Lucy Miles – Putney High School RC Coach: Ashley Carter – Putney High School RC Eight Cleo Pryor – Marlow RC Katya Robbins – Marlow RC Emma Berry – Marlow RC Daisy Bellamy – Marlow RC Alice Bolitho – Lea RC Elsa Froggatt-Brown – Lea RC Molly Sharman – Lea RC Rachel McDonald – Lea RC Charley Huggett (cox) – Marlow RC Coach: Penny Thatcher – Marlow RC Single scull Olivia Morgan – Cambridge ’99 RC Coach: Stuart Cain – Cambridge ’99 RC Double scull Mia O’Donnell – Becket RC Olivia Bates – Becket RC Coach: Martin Kay – Becket RC Quadruple scull Georgina Seal – Latymer Upper School BC Maddie Lloyd – Latymer Upper School BC Darla Mathews – Latymer Upper School BC Mia Andersen – Latymer Upper School BC Coach: Chris Clark – Latymer Upper School BC Racing spare Elizabeth Witt – Lady Eleanor Holles BC MANAGEMENT & TEAM SUPPORT CD Riches, Team Manager – Westminster School BC Kate Callaghan, Assistant Team Manager – HMSG RC Sean Boret, i/c Equipment – Hampton School BC Dr Alex Woods, Team Doctor Gaby Halloran, Physiotherapist
