Andrew Triggs-Hodge, 33, a rower raised in Hebden, North Yorkshire, was in Great Britain's gold-winning men's coxless fours crew.
And why, in the first place, should a rower or a football player be valued four times higher and singled out years earlier than an academically comparable piccolo player or aspiring physicist or debater?
The flat-bottom boat balanced precariously just barely above water level, a skilled rower standing and pushing gondola-style from the back.
As well as a top scientist and inventor, 18-year-old Jake is also a champion rower and House Leader at his college.
Nigel Morris and George Rock of Ingleby Barwick, near Stockton, along with a Lincs and a Welsh rower, are hoping to finish the 2, 500-mile trip in 55 days.
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The short-throw six-speed manual gearbox continues to be a gear-rower's delight, though the clutch pedal throw could be a bit heavier.
The 30-year-old New Zealand-born front-rower has a reputation for powerful scrummaging courtesy of his hefty 19st 9lb, 6ft 1in frame.
Lawes, meanwhile, is the epitome of the athletic modern-day second-rower with a dynamic style that allows him to smash opponents in fearsome fashion.
The ball-carrying 6ft 3in, 18st 2lb back-rower is a valuable addition to the squad, especially with number eight Ryan Jones suffering with a calf injury.
Blackmore burst through for his second try following a crossfield run from Harris, who added the touchline conversion, and then second-rower David Barnhill supported a magnificent break by substitute Jamie Mathiou to touch down.
Leeds had England forward Jamie Jones-Buchanan placed on report for a crunching tackle on Saints front rower James Graham, while St Helens' Leon Pryce was sin-binned for a blatant professional foul.
I'm also really interested to see how Simon Taylor goes, the Scottish back-rower has had a lot of trouble with injuries but he is a real talent and I hope Bath can get the best out of him.
Zuckerberg and Laine, both from New York City suburbs, shared a double room suite with Australian rower Bede Moore and musician Justin Coffin.
It later emerged the Coleraine rower had been suffering from a cold but British team officials expect him to recover in time for his repechage - a second chance to qualify for the semi-final - on Tuesday.
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Australian rower Joshua Booth has been arrested after a shop front was damaged in a Surrey town.
And it has been a massive journey for the Croydon-raised front rower who quit the sport when at Saracens in 2000 to go travelling to Australia and America.
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Young Gloucester prop Wood is rewarded for a fine season while fellow prop Crompton, back rower Buxton and second rows Winters and Schofield are all grizzled veterans on the club scene.
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The dangerous-looking Watmough extended the lead when a delightful pass by Orford created a hole in the Leeds defence and the second-rower got through to score.
First he bullocked his way up the middle to set up a try for Lipman, and then the England front rower's kick set up the position for Maddock to cross out wide.
"It has given me more motivation to focus on the little things that can improve your game, things like my throwing and scrummaging, the little things that can make a big difference, " explained the former back-rower.
The jury heard a statement from four-time Olympic gold medal-winning rower Sir Matthew Pinsent, who was assistant umpire of the race.
"2012 is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to change the habits of a nation, " said the 47-year-old former rower.
Hull had to make a switch shortly before the start of the match when asthmatic Tongan front rower Sam Moa suffered breathing problems in the warm-up.
Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder had been forced into two late changes, with key second-rower Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe having to return home to Argentina because of a family problem and centre Jon Clarke failing a fitness test - and it showed as Newcastle ran riot early on.
Paralympic rower Captain Nick Beighton, who lost both legs in an explosion during a foot patrol in Afghanistan in 2009, welcomed the micro processor limbs as a "big step up in technology".
Fellow front rower, Argentina international Juan Gomez, will also play in that game after a calf problem.
Second-rower Jones-Buchanan believes he has the ideal opportunity to impress Smith and secure a long-term berth in the side.
The Welshmen were ahead inside five minutes when front rower Ryan O'Hara capitalised on pressure in the visiting 25 to go through a half-gap in the Rovers defence, full-back Schifcofske converting.
In the heats, Rashid completed the race in 7mins 12.02secs to finish second behind Uzbek rower Vladimir Chernenko but he improved his performance in the final to win the bronze in a time of 7 min 04.78 sec.
In a bumper year of accolades, Wales had three Olympic gold medallists in cyclists Nicole Cooke and Geraint Thomas, plus rower Tom James.
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