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James Tomkins has moved from seven to stroke seat and the Australians look to be in good form for the the weekend.
James Merburg, Matthew Ryan, Jeremy Stevenson, Tom Laurich, Sam Conrad, Cameron McKenzie Mcharg, Karsten Forsterling, James Tomkins, Marty Rabjohns(cox)

The Dutch were second in their heat, grabbing a direct spot in the semi-final. David Kuiper, Peter Vos, Daniel Mensch, Roel Haen, Simon Glazenborg, Diederik Simon, Gerritjan Eggenkemp, Mitchel Steenman, Niels Van Den Bovenkamp(cox)

The 2006 World Champions will defend their title in their own country this year. The eights race is going to be a barn burner as many countries look to qualify for the Olympics.
Joerg Diessner, Florian Eichner, Ulf Siemes, Jan Tebruegge, Sebastian Schulte, Thorsten Engelmann, Philipp Stueer, Bernd Heidicker, Peter Thiede(cox)