8 Mar 2014

Olympic gold medallist dropped from NZ rowing squad

9:08 am on 8 March 2014

Olympic gold medallist Joseph Sullivan has been dropped from the New Zealand rowing squad.

Sullivan, who won gold in the men's double sculls at the London Olympics with the now-retired Nathan Cohen, was not named in the 24-strong team announced on Thursday.

Rowing New Zealand's high performance manager Alan Cotter says the 26-year-old's form has not been up to standard and younger rowers have been given the chance to prove themselves in the double and quadruple sculls.

Mahe Drysdale headlines the team in the single sculls, while Hamish Bond and Eric Murray are aiming for another unbeaten season in the men's pair.

Emma Twigg was selected in the women's single scull for the seventh year straight. While Rebecca Scown is joined by Louise Trappitt for the first time in the pair.

Women's Single Scull

Emma Twigg (Hawkes Bay RC, Auckland RPC)

Gary Hay (Coach)

Women's Coxless Pair

Rebecca Scown (Union Wanganui RC, Central RPC)

Louise Trappitt (Star BC, Central RPC)

Gary Hay (Coach)

Women's Lightweight Double Scull

Lucy Strack (North End RC, Southern RPC)

Julia Edward (Rotorua RC, Waikato RPC)

Gary Hay (Coach)

Men's Eight

Stephen Jones (West End RC, Auckland RPC)

Brook Robertson (Nelson RC, Central RPC)

Alex Kennedy (Te Awamutu RC, Waikato RPC)

Joe Wright (Wellington RC, Central RPC)

Finn Howard (North Shore RC, Auckland RPC)

Shaun Kirkham (Waikato RC, Waikato RPC)

Isaac Grainger (Auckland RC, Auckland RPC)

Tom Murray (Blenheim RC, Central RPC)

Caleb Shepherd (Coxswain) (Waikato RC, Waikato RPC)

Noel Donaldson - Coach to Sydney World Cup

Ian Wright - Coach to Lucerne World Cup & Under 23 World Championships

Men's Coxless Four

Stephen Jones (West End RC, Auckland RPC)

Brook Robertson (Nelson RC, Central RPC)

Shaun Kirkham (Waikato RC, Waikato RPC)

Isaac Grainger (Auckland RC, Auckland RPC)

Men's Coxless Pair

Alex Kennedy (Te Awamutu RC, Waikato RPC)

Tom Murray (Blenheim RC, Central RPC)

Women's Quad

Erin-Monique O'Brien (Petone RC, Central RPC)

Lucy Spoors (Canterbury RC, Southern RPC)

Georgia Perry (Cambridge RC, Waikato RPC)

Sarah Gray (Waikato RC, Waikato RPC)

Mike Rodger (Coach)

Men's Single Scull

Mahe Drysdale (West End RC, Auckland RPC)

Dick Tonks (Coach)

Men's Coxless Pair

Hamish Bond (North End RC, Southern RPC)

Eric Murray (Waikato RC, Waikato RPC)

Noel Donaldson (Coach)

Men's Quad

Chris Harris (Aramoho-Wanganui RC, Central RPC)

Nathan Flannery (Union Christchurch RC, Southern RPC)

John Storey (Avon RC, Southern RPC)

Jade Uru (Waihopai RC, Southern RPC)

Calvin Ferguson (Coach)

Men's Lightweight Coxless Four

Curtis Rapley (Tauranga RC, Waikato RPC)

James Lassche (Avon RC, Southern RPC)

Peter Taylor (Auckland RC, Auckland RPC)

James Hunter (Wellington RC, Central RPC)

Dave Thompson (Coach)

Men's Lightweight Double Scull

Alistair Bond (Otago University RC, Southern RPC)

Adam Ling (Tauranga RC, Waikato RPC)

Dave Thompson (Coach)