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Rowing: One pure purpose makes two different blokes unbeatable on water
Historians, psychologists and physiologists will one day ponder why the Hamish Bond-Eric Murray phenomenon worked with such aplomb.

Rowing: Finalists lift hopes of world title joy
Seven finalists out of 14 crews looks a lot better than three out of 10.

Rowing: Four more finalists for NZ
Four more crews have progressed to the finals at the rowing world championships, with each crew coming second in their respective semifinals.

Will change in rowing tack produce pieces-of-eight?
How does Rowing New Zealand sell a vision which could sacrifice medals in smaller boats in the belief they could win some of the sport's blue riband events like the eights, coxless fours and quadruple sculls?

Rowing: Losses come as no shock
Olympic champion Eric Murray says there should be no references to "bad luck" or "surprise" that seven New Zealand crews out of 10 have missed finals so far at the Rowing World Championships.

Bond and Murray boost NZ fortunes
In a boost to the New Zealand rowing team's fortunes, the men's pair of Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have eased into the final at the world championships.

Rowing: Drysdale falls short
Since turning to the single sculls in 2005, Mahe Drysdale has always been a banker for Rowing New Zealand.

Rowing: Drysdale does it tough in bid for glory
Mahe Drysdale's hotel room has been turned into a secret rowing lair as he campaigns to win an unprecedented sixth world championship single sculls crown.

Rowing: Coach plans revamp of training
Men's sweep oar head coach Noel Donaldson admits Rowing New Zealand will reassess its bigger boat selections for next season.

Rowing: Kiwi crews fail to progress
None of the three New Zealand crews in action have progressed beyond the repechages at the rowing world championships today in South Korea.

Cohen latest athlete to develop condition
Rower Nathan Cohen is the latest high-profile New Zealand athlete to have develop a heart condition.

Heart problem rules out champion Kiwi rower
Nathan Cohen is out of the rowing world championships with a heart problem.

Q&A: Hamish Bond, unbeatable rower
Olympic gold medalist Hamish Bond on building his house, Game of Thrones and the perfect horse steak.

Rowing: Sullivan skips worlds to focus on Rio game plan
Joseph Sullivan's Olympic gold medal last year probably seems a distant memory right now.

Rowing: NZ men's pair equal record
Swiss rowing crowds tend to be a tough gig to entertain but Hamish Bond and Eric Murray had them clapping in the aisles at the Rotsee overnight.

Rowing: Jewelled duo ready to make waves at Lucerne
Controversy erupted when Robbie Manson and Michael Arms were selected as the new men's double sculls combination for the World Cup rowing season.

Rowing: Twigg sits solo as she eyes other possibilities
At Napier Girls' High School, rower Emma Twigg used to enjoy belting out a bar or two of Jerusalem.