Three Tasmanians have been called upon as Australia chases an unlikely comeback in the under-21 Trans-Tasman rowing regatta.
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Having won a late call-up to the first leg in Sydney, North Esk's Joseph Wilson won a return berth for Lake Karapiro in New Zealand, where he will again join forces with clubmates Connor Ryan and Jack Barrett.
New Zealand looks a near certainty to claw back the Rusty Robertson Trophy after taking a 155-125 lead into this week's second leg from August 22-24.
Battle-scarred Australia has nevertheless been doing its best to build team spirit.
"It's been a very challenging lead-in for the Australian under-21s, we obviously had some illness and injury during the first leg of the regatta and now we've had a number of replacements come in for the originally named team," deputy performance director Jaime Fernandez said.
"Jack Barrett and Joseph Wilson, both from North Esk Rowing Club, have stepped into the sculling positions.
"The team has had a good preparation at the Reinhold Batschi Men's National Training Centre in Canberra and are keen to get racing against New Zealand and Canada."
The team is coached by TIS Brett Crow with assistance from Brendan Long.
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