TWO Evesham junior rowers won gold for Great Britain while their own club was staging its annual regatta.

Will Tew and Rory Sullivan were selected as part of the 31-strong Great Britain junior squad competing at the Munich International Regatta.

Sullivan and Tew competed in the coxed four and picked up a bronze medal.

They then too part in the eight the next day when they won gold in a straight final against Spain and Austria.

The pair were then back in the eight where they came third in their semi-final which pitted six international crews against each other.

Third place meant they qualified for the final where they were up against five other international eights. The British eight won a creditable third place only a length and a half behind the gold medal winners from Germany.

Evesham junior crews are back in action over the half-term holiday weekend at the National Schools Regatta.

6:11pm Wednesday 14th May 2008

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