Rowing: Kiwis pick up three World Cup golds

New Zealand picked up three golds from as many races early on the final day of the World Cup rowing regatta at Lucerne, Switzerland.

Juliette Haigh and Rebecca Scown gave NZ the best possible start in the day's first A final last night.

The women's pair powered away from the start and kept focus right to the line for a 7m 09.57s win, almost 5s clear of United States duo Zsuzsanna Francia and Meghan Musnicki.

New Zealand's world champion pair of Eric Murray and Hamish Bond were well clear of main rivals Andrew Triggs Hodge and Peter Reed of Britain after 1000m.

They pulled further away at every mark and finished in 6m 25.15s, with the British crew second in 6m 27.71s.

And in the third A final of the day, Storm Uru and Peter Taylor led from start to finish in the men's lightweight double scull. The world champions crossed the line in 6m 21.98s, with Linus Lichtschlag and Lars Hartig of Germany second in 6m 24.51s.

New Zealand had two crews in the coxless fours final, with the top-ranked four of Dave Eade, Hamish Burson, Jade Uru and Sean O'Neill taking silver in 5m 57.37s.

The second quartet of Ben Hammond, Ian Seymour, Chris Harris and Tyson Williams were fourth in 5m 59.82s.

- NZPA