| Boat Race 2009 |
2008-04-17 |
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The 2009 Boat Race will be held on Sunday 29 March at 1540
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| 2008 Video Footage |
2008-04-02 |
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The footage of the 2008 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race sponsored by Xchanging is now available on The Boat Race Website.
Footage can be viewed on the site Home Page or via the following Link:
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| 7.6 million tune in for the Boat Race |
2008-03-31 |
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A peak of 7.6 million viewers watched Oxford win the 154th Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, live on ITV1 last Saturday. The figure makes it the most watched Race since ITV began broadcasting the...
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| Official Race Report |
2008-03-29 |
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After an epic battle over the first half of the course, with Cambridge
stealing a brief lead after Hammersmith, Oxford regained the initiative and
moved steadily away to their third boat race vic...
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| Oxford win The 2008 Boat Race |
2008-03-29 |
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Oxford Blue Boat crossed the finish line with a time of 20.53, six lengths ahead of the Cambridge Blue Boat, which crossed the line in the time of 21.15. Normally this distance between boats would...
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| Isis win |
2008-03-29 |
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Isis win the Isis Goldie Race in 20 minutes 43 seconds. Goldie crossed the finish line at 20.54.
Isis/Goldie:
One Mile: 4.10/4.09
Hammersmith Bridge: 7.32/7.33
Chiswick Steps: 12.12/12...
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| Cambridge win the 2008 Boat Race Toss |
2008-03-29 |
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Cambride won the toss for the 2008 Boat Race, and chose to row on the Surrey station. Oxford will row on the Middlesex station.
Isis won the toss for the Isis Goldie Race, and chose the Surrey s...
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| Statement by Duncan Holland |
2008-03-27 |
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Statement by Duncan Holland, the Cambridge Head Coach, on the withdrawal of Shane O’Mara from the Blue boat:
Following extensive testing and treatment at Adambrooks Hospital in Cambridge, I can ...
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| ESPNU to televise the Boat Race |
2008-03-27 |
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ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network, will once again be screening the Oxford vs. Cambridge Boat Race across America.
The Race will be shown live on Saturday 29 March at 12:45 p.m. Eastern ...
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| Light Blues forced to change crew line-up |
2008-03-26 |
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Cambridge have been forced into changing their crew with just three days to go before this Saturday’s Boat Race after illness hit stroke Shane O’Mara overnight.
He is replaced in the Blue boat b...
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| Henley Boat Races DVD |
2008-03-26 |
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The official Henley Boat Races DVD, to include coverage of all of the rowing action from the 2008 races including the Challenge and Prize Giving and some featured interviews is now available via th...
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| Boat Race 2008 Mobile competition winner |
2008-03-26 |
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This year's Boat Race Mobile competition winner is Malcolm Finn from North London.
Congratulations to Malcolm who wins a place on-board a launch boat following the Race in 2008.
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| HEAVYWEIGHT OXFORD FAVOURITES FOR THE BIG RACE |
2008-03-25 |
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Oxford go into this Saturday’s Boat Race as the heavier of the two crews and clear favourites with the bookmakers to make it three wins in the last four years.
Ladbrokes are quoting Oxford at 1/...
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| Weigh-In 2008 Results |
2008-03-25 |
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At the official Weigh-In today at The Hurlingham Club in Fulham, the Oxford Blue boat crew weighed in at 786.6 kilograms, excluding the cox – some 43.2 kilograms heavier than their Light Blue rival...
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| Boat Race crews weigh up against England's rugby pack |
2008-03-25 |
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25 March 2008
This week’s Oxford and Cambridge crews for the Boat Race sponsored by Xchanging each come up just one England forward short of the combined weight of the fearsome England Rugby Uni...
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| The Boat Race goes mobile |
2008-03-12 |
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The Boat Race mobile competition!
Text race to 80880 for news and race day information, and for a chance to win the experience of a lifetime:
Watch the 2009 Boat Race from a following laun...
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| Oxford v USVIII |
2008-03-08 |
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8 March 2008
Oxford University’s 2008 Boat Race crew took on a strong US national VIII on the River Thames’s Tideway course today, only three weeks prior to the Boat Race sponsored by Xchanging....
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| Cambridge v Molesey fixture |
2008-03-07 |
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CAMBRIDGE v MOLESEY FIXTURE
A Cambridge University ‘selection’ crew took on a Molesey Boat on the Tideway course today, 22 days before the 154th Boat Race.
Tobias Garnett was in the number fo...
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| Boat Race Crews announced at National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships |
2008-03-05 |
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The Oxford and Cambridge crews for the 2008 Boat Race will be unveiled this week ahead of the 154th Race that takes place on The Thames on 29 March.
In traditional fashion on Wednesday (5 March)...
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| 2008 Boat Race Crews Announced |
2008-03-04 |
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Oxford and Cambridge today unveiled their line-ups to contest this year’s Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, which will take place on 29 March at 17:15.
The announcement came at the 2008 Nation...
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| Cambridge Fixture v Canadian VIII |
2008-03-03 |
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A Cambridge selection crew was beaten by 2½ lengths on the Tideway course today by a strong Canadian eight that included world champion David Calder and four U23 Gold medalists from 2006.
Boat ...
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| Cambridge selection list for Canadian VIII fixture |
2008-02-22 |
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Duncan Holland has named the following Cambridge selection list for the Canadian VIII fixture:
Name(College)
Colin Scott (Trinity Hall)
Ryan Monaghan (St. Edmund’s)
Henry Pelly (St....
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| Trial Eights Coverage |
2008-01-07 |
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To view the coverage from the Trial 8's, click the external link on the right, and type "Boat Race Trials", in the MSN Find Video Search Field.
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| Oxford Trial Eights Report |
2007-12-12 |
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"Shirts" beat "Skins" at the 2007 Oxford Trial Eights, in a match which was close for the first six minutes before one Dark Blue crew raced ahead of the other to claim victory. For the first time i...
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| Cambridge Trials Report |
2007-12-11 |
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True love may conquer all, but not at this year's Cambridge Trial Eights, where 'One Night Stand', a crew strengthened by three returning Blues, took a three length verdict ahead of their Light Blu...
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| Trial Eights Crews |
2007-12-10 |
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Head Coaches Sean Bowden and Duncan Holland have selected their crews to compete in the Trial Eights this week on Tuesday 11 December (CUBC) and Wednesday 12 December (OUBC).
The line-ups are ...
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| National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships - It's going to be big!! |
2007-11-29 |
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London Youth Rowing (“LYR”), The Boat Race Company Ltd and Concept 2 Ltd are delighted to announce the official launch of the second National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships – NJIRC2008. Hosted...
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| Trial Eights Dates set for December |
2007-11-26 |
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Both Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Clubs will be braving the elements of the Thames in mid-December to compete in the annual Trial Eights, one of the major rowing events of the season.
Ea...
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| Xchanging continue to sponsor The Boat Race |
2007-09-11 |
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The Boat Race Company, organisers of the annual Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race have appointed Xchanging, the international pure play business process outsourcing company as the continued...
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| Blues in action at world champs |
2007-09-02 |
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Blues of both shades have been competing this week in the World Rowing Championships in Munich with the men’s eights final – rowing’s biggest prize – a particularly interesting contest which reflec...
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| Cambridge and Oxford meet again |
2007-08-24 |
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Both Oxford and Cambridge Universities will travel to Moscow next week to compete in the 'Race of Champions', an invitational regatta to be held on the 1st September on the Moskva River, meeting ea...
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| Cleaner Thames Challenge |
2007-08-21 |
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A charity is marking World Rivers Day on Sunday 30 September with a four day clean up of one of the River Thames’ dirtiest beaches, and is urging Londoner’s to help.
Organised by environmental c...
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| Engelmann penalised for early departure |
2007-07-18 |
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The Boat Race Company, organisers of the annual Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, has announced that Cambridge University Boat Club has not awarded Thorsten Engelmann, a member of the 2007...
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| ITV's coverage scoops RTS Awards |
2007-06-02 |
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ITV’s coverage of the 2006 Boat Race has scooped two Royal Television Society Awards. The 2006 Race Coverage took the “Best Live Outside Broadcast” Award whilst Ned Boulting and Phil Heslop’s “Supe...
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| Blues in action at GB and German trials |
2007-04-14 |
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13 current or former representatives of Oxford and Cambridge are taking part at The Great Britain Rowing Trials in Hazewinkel, Belgium starting tomorrow and finishing on Monday, whilst Thorsten Eng...
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| Queen's Colour Squadron take victory |
2007-04-11 |
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The Queen's Colour Squadron (No 63 Squadron RAF Regiment) won the BAS Boat Race in Iraq on April 1st.
This was a Concept II relay over the distance of the University Boat Race and included teams...
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| Boat Race documentary to be screened in Germany |
2007-04-10 |
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Oxford and Cambridge oarsmen have become accustomed over the past three months to the presence of a documentary crew from Germany who have tracked their "highs" and "lows" in the run-up to The Boat...
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| 4.4 million tune in to ITV coverage |
2007-04-08 |
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A peak of 4.4 million viewers in the UK watched ITV Sport’s coverage of The 153rd Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging and won by Cambridge University by one and a quarter lengths in a time of 17 minu...
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| Brits stick at it for Cambridge victory |
2007-04-07 |
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British oarsmen Peter Champion and Kieran West were agreed – today’s Boat Race victory for Cambridge was a triumph for 'sticking at it' when under pressure.
“Oxford were really tough and took it...
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| Cambridge win first race for three years |
2007-04-07 |
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Cambridge today justified their pre-race tag as favourites by winning the 153rd Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging.
Under bright blue skies and with a slight tailwind, it was the Light Blues who ...
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| Cambridge win the 153rd Boat Race |
2007-04-07 |
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Cambridge today won the 153rd Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging - their first Boat Race win since 2004.
Cambridge are a length ahead as they pass under Barnes Bridge and take the middle water - ...
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| Goldie make it three in a row |
2007-04-07 |
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Goldie this afternoon made it a hat-trick of successive Reserve Race wins.
The Cambridge reserve boat, coxed for the third successive year by American Russell Glenn, beat the Oxford reserves, Is...
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| Oxford President wins Boat Race toss and chooses Surrey |
2007-04-07 |
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Oxford President Robin Esjmond-Frey today (Saturday) won the toss for the 153rd Boat Race - sponsored by Xchanging - and chose to row from Surrey Station.
Esjmond-Frey will hope winning the toss...
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| Goldie win Reserve Race toss and will race from Surrey |
2007-04-07 |
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Goldie, the Cambridge reserve crew, won the toss for this afternoon's (Saturday) Reserve Race and elected to row from Surrey Station.
Goldie chose Surrey for last year's Reserve Race - a race th...
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| Crowds were out in force early to watch the Boat Race |
2007-04-07 |
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Crowds were out in force early, lining the banks of the River Thames ahead of this afternoon’s (Saturday) 153rd Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging.
And they have come from many corners of the glo...
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| Umpire predicts close, fast race |
2007-04-07 |
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Umpire Peter Bridge was predicting a close, fast race at this afternoon’s press briefing before he gets the 153rd Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, underway at 4.30pm this afternoon.
“There’s ...
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| What the papers say about the 153rd Boat Race |
2007-04-07 |
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Journalists writing in this morning’s national papers give Cambridge the edge over Oxford for this afternoon’s (Saturday) 153rd Boat Race, which is sponsored by Xchanging.
James Cracknell, writi...
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| Crews confirmed for 153rd Boat Race |
2007-04-07 |
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Oxford and Cambridge’s coaches have confirmed their crews are both fit and well for today’s (Saturday) 153rd Boat Race, which is sponsored by Xchanging.
It means there will be no late changes to...
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| Fine conditions will make for a fair race |
2007-04-07 |
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The 153rd Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, looks set to be held in warm dry conditions, on flat, even water – the sort of “ideal” conditions that the Cambridge crew’s Olympic champion Kieran West...
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| Cambridge are favourites for 79th victory |
2007-04-07 |
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The day of the 153 Boat Race – sponsored by Xchanging – has arrived – and the bookies have Cambridge down as firm favourites to secure their 79th victory.
Ladbrokes, Paddy Power and William Hill...
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| Web simulcast |
2007-04-06 |
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If you can't get near a Television set on Race Day, don't forget that you can watch the race on itv.com
For the first time ITV will be broadcasting The Boat Race live on their website - www.itv....
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| Final public training outings |
2007-04-06 |
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Both the Oxford and Cambridge Blue Boats today put the finishing touches to their preparations for tomorrow’s Boat Race.
Both boats paddled over a reasonably short distance, so as not to tire th...
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| Veterans Boat Race |
2007-04-06 |
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The Veterans Race is this afternoon (Friday 6 April) starting at 2.45pm. Here are the crew lists with some detail about the runners and riders:
Cambridge – Champions
Bow Neil West
2 ...
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| Details of ITV coverage |
2007-04-06 |
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ITV will broadcast live coverage of the 153rd Boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities from 3.30pm to 5.15pm on ITV1 on Race Day (Saturday 7 April).
Mark Durden-Smith and James Crack...
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| Mobile phone competition winner announced |
2007-04-06 |
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Kevin Walsh from Elstow has won this year's Boat Race mobile phone competition.
He's one the chance of a lifetime to follow the 2007 Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, on an official Boat Race l...
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| Outings seek to perfect technique |
2007-04-04 |
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Cambridge chose to do a technical work during their first outing of two today and the day after he made Boat Race history for being the heaviest man ever, Cambridge’s stroke man Thorsten Engelmann ...
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| Scene now set |
2007-04-03 |
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The scene is now set for The 153rd Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging and taking place on Saturday (7 April) at 4.30pm. Cambridge lead the series overall by 78-73 with one dead-heat yet Oxford have ...
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| Engelmann becomes heaviest rower in Boat Race history |
2007-04-03 |
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Cambridge stroke Thorsten Engelmann made a piece of history today (Tuesday) when he weighed in as the heaviest oarsman the Boat Race has ever seen.
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The 25-year-old German rower tipped th...
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| Plotkowiak to become first Pole in Boat Race |
2007-04-03 |
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Oxford’s Michal Plotkowiak will make history on Saturday when he becomes the first oarsman from Poland to compete in the Boat Race.
The 25-year-old, who is studying for DPhil in bio-medical engi...
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| Dowbiggin excited to cox Light Blue crew |
2007-04-03 |
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Cambridge’s Rebecca Dowbiggin is looking forward to being the first woman in five years to cox a Blue Boat at the Boat Race, which is sponsored by Xchanging.
The 23-year-old was initially due to...
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| 800 youngsters compete in Boat Race-backed event |
2007-04-01 |
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800 young people took part in the inaugural National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships (NJIRC) this week at the Assembly Hall of Hammersmith Town Hall.
The event was the brainchild of London Yo...
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| Cambridge confidence-booster |
2007-04-01 |
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Cambridge University’s Boat Race squad gave themselves a confidence booster by finishing first in the annual Head of the River Race ahead of leading UK clubs Leander and Molesey on the Tideway yest...
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| Option to see classic Boat Races |
2007-03-30 |
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ESPN Classic are to screen some of the great Boat Races of all-time. They have obtained archive footage of these Races and updated them with recent interviews filmed with some of the former partici...
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| Radio 4 Boat Race "special" |
2007-03-30 |
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BBC Radio 4 is set to transmit a documentary on Saturday 7 April at 10.30am about the 1987 Boat Race.
Olympic gold medal-winning rower James Cracknell re-examines one of British sporting history...
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| Cambridge change cox |
2007-03-28 |
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Rebecca Dowbiggin, a post-graduate student of Economics in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms studying at Emmanuel College, has been promoted to cox Cambridge’s Blue Boat with under two weeks to go to the 20...
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| More than 700 sign up for inaugural junior event |
2007-03-25 |
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Entries for the inaugural National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships (NJIRC) which take place next Wednesday (March 28) at Hammersmith Town Hall starting at 12 noon, have topped 700 and last-minut...
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| Leander provide a "valuable" lesson |
2007-03-24 |
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Leander Club today provided Oxford, in the words of the University Boat Club’s Director of Rowing, Stephen Royle, a “valuable lesson” by taking a three and a half length victory over the Dark Blue...
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| Molesey get better of Tideway run-out |
2007-03-23 |
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Molesey BC won today’s Tideway encounter with the Light Blues of Cambridge in a fixture designed to give Molesey a competitive outing before the Eights Head and Cambridge another run-out on the Tha...
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| Cambridge take on an eight with pedigree |
2007-03-23 |
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The Molesey eight announced to race against Cambridge today in the Light Blues’ last head-to-head fixture before The Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging and taking place on April 7th, is bristling wi...
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| Boat Race event with a difference in Iraq |
2007-03-20 |
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The Boat Race continues to provide enduring appeal to a worldwide TV audience but, this year, it has also provided the catalyst for an event with a difference – due to take place in early April in ...
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| 2008 Race date announced |
2007-03-13 |
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Boat Race organisers have today announced that the 2008 Boat Race will take place on Saturday March 29th at 17.15.
This will be the 154th in the series which dates back to 1829.
Crews for the...
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| 2007 Race Crews Announced |
2007-03-12 |
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Oxford and Cambridge today unveiled the line-ups they intend to contest this year’s Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, and due to take place on April 7th, at 4.30pm.
The announcement came a...
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| Oxford race twice against the Americans, winning the second comfortably |
2007-03-10 |
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Oxford took on an American eight in two
races on the Thames this afternoon ceding
the first but winning emphatically in the second.
Both races, rowed in quick succession, were
part of Oxford'...
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| ITV name Boat Race presenter |
2007-03-09 |
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ITV today announced that Mark Durden-Smith will join the network to present live coverage of The 2007 Boat Race.
Durden-Smith will lead ITV Sport’s award-winning team for live coverage of the 15...
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| Oxford warm up against an American eight |
2007-03-08 |
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Oxford will take on an American eight, including former world champion and 2006 Oxford Blue Paul Daniels, on the Thames this weekend as part of their warm-up for this year's Boat Race, sponsored by...
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| Boat Race secures live US television deal |
2007-03-07 |
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The 2007 Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, will be seen live in America for the first time following a deal, brokered by Korer Media, between the Boat Race Company Limited and ESPNU.
ESPNU, the...
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| The Boat Race goes mobile |
2007-03-06 |
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Organisers of The Boat Race have today announced the creation of a new mobile phone internet service providing background information, live reports and follow-ups to the 2007 Race, sponsored by Xch...
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| Cambridge bested by Germany - but only just |
2007-03-03 |
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Cambridge came off second-best today to a German crew featuring six reigning world champions but only just in an exciting duel on the Thames as a prelude to this year’s Boat Race, sponsored by Xcha...
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| Boat Race crews enjoy unusual company |
2007-03-02 |
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Cambridge crews training on the Thames enjoyed some unusual company this morning when a dolphin came to join them between Chiswick and Barnes.
"I spotted the dolphin and shouted to the lads and ...
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| Cambridge take on German Eight |
2007-03-02 |
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As part of their preparations for the 2007 Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, Cambridge will tomorrow (Saturday 3 March) take on a German eight - featuring six of the reigning world champions - on...
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| Cambride Preparation Surprise |
2007-02-28 |
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CAMBRIDGE PRODUCE PREPARATION SURPRISE
Duncan Holland, coach to the Cambridge University Boat Race squad, has sprung a final preparation surprise for this year’s Boat Race, sponsored by Xchangin...
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| New National Junior Indoor Championships launched |
2007-02-08 |
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London Youth Rowing (“LYR”) and The Boat Race Company Ltd announce the creation of the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships (“NJIRC”), hosted by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham....
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| Oxford Blues feature at national award ceremony |
2007-02-04 |
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The achievements of Oxford University Boat Club members were celebrated last night at a gala dinner at Lords cricket ground, London.
Recent Oxford Blues, Andy Hodge and Peter Reed made three vis...
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| Boat Race landmark to get a facelift |
2007-01-10 |
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The Bandstand in Dukes Meadow, one of the classic Boat Race landmarks, is to be renovated through a grant of £10,000 provided to the Dukes Meadow Trust.
The Bandstand, according to local paper t...
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| Cambridge crews tussle for victory |
2006-12-08 |
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The high winds and rough water that tested the Oxford’s Trial race yesterday abated enough to allow an excellent race between Cambridge’s two crews - ‘Stay Calm’, stroked by German world champion ...
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| Crew lists for today's Cambridge Trial 8 |
2006-12-08 |
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CREW LIST: CAMBRIDGE TRIAL EIGHTS
Listed: Bow, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Stroke, Cox
<B>Stay calm</B>
David Hopper
Tobias Garnett
Jacob Cornelius
Alastair MacLeod
Tom James
Colin Sc...
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| Weather not likely to be kind to Cambridge |
2006-12-07 |
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Cambridge race their "Trial Eights" along the famous Boat Race course from Putney to Mortlake tomorrow (Friday 8 December) at 3pm with high winds forecast once more.
Oxford raced today, in an...
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| Sickle win Oxford trial |
2006-12-07 |
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Sickle, racing against Hammer, won the Oxford Trial Eights this afternoon by four lengths in squally conditions.
Both crews were a mixture of oarsmen from Oxford University Boat club and the tra...
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| Oxford weather trial eights first |
2006-12-06 |
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OXFORD, winners in very heavy weather of this year’s Boat Race, sponsored by business services company Xchanging, will once more brave the elements on the Thames tomorrow at 2.15pm when they race t...
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| Cambridge are pennant winners |
2006-11-19 |
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Cambridge won the elite men's coxed four at the Fours Head on Saturday 18 November.
Thorsten Engelmann, Sebastian Schulte, Kieran West and Tom James, coxed by Dennis Casey, came in ahead of a fi...
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2007-11-04 |
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| First test of competitive mettle |
2006-11-29 |
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Oxford (competing as Isis) and Cambridge
have both entered multiple crews in this
weekend's (Saturday 13.30) Fullers Fours Head
as part of their early season build-up to the
2007 Boat Race*, sp...
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| USA take Canal Cup with Cambridge fifth |
2006-10-09 |
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The USA won the weekend's Canal Cup with Cambridge in fifth place.
World Champions Germany had to settle for second behind the Americans on the Kiel Canal. A British eight featuring Oxford Blues...
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| On this day 100 years ago |
2006-09-19 |
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The International Herald Tribune looked back recently on an idea, mooted in 1906, to get the best University crews from around the world together.
It appears, though, that the English-based crew...
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| Waikato avenge defeat to Cambridge |
2006-09-11 |
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Cambridge carried a traditional Maori carving or "Teka" on board a gift from the local community - when they faced Waikato University, of New Zealand, in early September but the local spirits could...
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| Five Blues on medal podium of men's eight final at World Championships |
2006-08-28 |
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No fewer than five blues featured on the medal podium of the men's eight final at the World Rowing Championships at Eton. Bernd Heidicker, Sebastian Schulte and Thorsten Engelmann - all Cambridge -...
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| Oxford Blues are World Champions |
2006-08-26 |
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Oxford Blues Andy Hodge and Peter Reed are world champions for the second time after helping to successfully defend Britain's men's four world title at the World Rowing Championships today.
Hodg...
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| Stallard says World Final will be like Boat Race |
2006-08-25 |
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British stroke Tom Stallard is expecting the eights final at the World Championships at Eton on Sunday to equal the atmosphere of Boat Race day.
Stallard who was Cambridge President in 2002, is ...
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| Smith and James feature at world championships |
2006-08-24 |
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Colin Smith of Oxford and Tom James of Cambridge became a headline crew at the World Championships at Eton today when they raced to a place in Saturday's final of the men's pair.
James was ill e...
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| Quality list of Blues at World Champs |
2006-08-13 |
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Andy Hodge, Peter Reed, Colin Smith, Tom James and Kieran West head a list of very recent Oxford and Cambridge Blues who have been named by Great Britain in their final squad for the World Rowing C...
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| Modern Presidents both seek winning formula |
2006-07-25 |
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A young British undergraduate, Robin Ejsmond-Frey, who was born in Hammersmith and who went to school in Barnes - both significant landmarks on The Boat Race Course - has been elected as Oxford's 2...
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| Smith and James could prove surprise package |
2006-07-25 |
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Cambridge President, Tom James, and Oxford Blue Colin Smith might prove to be the surprise package of the recently-announced Great Britain team for the World Championships from August 20-27th at Et...
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| Dark Blues Hodge and Reed take gold for Britain |
2006-06-17 |
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Former Oxford Boat Race Winners, Andy Hodge and Peter Reed, were part of a powerhouse victory for Britain in the men's four at the World Cup in Poznan, Poland, today.
The British men's four, tes...
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| West's crew at centre of storm in Poland |
2006-06-16 |
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Kieran West, former Cambridge President, stroked the GB eight to victory in the men's eight repechage at the World Cup in Poland today. He and his crew thought they had thus booked at place in tomo...
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| Blues from both camps in Poland |
2006-06-15 |
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Blues from both camps are taking part in the season's Second World Cup in Poznan, Poland, from today with finals on Saturday 17 June.
Kieran West has moved into the stroke seat of the lead Great...
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| LBC Strikes Double Sony Gold |
2006-05-11 |
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Chrysalis Radio's LBC celebrated double gold at this week's annual Sony Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel.
LBC 97.3FM's Nick Ferrari celebrated his first Sony Gold win taking away Best UK...
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| Caversham High Performance Centre to benefit Oxford |
2006-04-29 |
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Dr John Bell, Professor of Clinical Medicine at Oxford University and a member of the Council, today spoke at the opening of a new rowing training facility which will be of benefit to Dark Blues - ...
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| Blues Feature at GB Trials |
2006-04-19 |
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Oxford and Cambridge rowers - current and former - qualified for the main finals at this week's GB Senior Rowing Trials in Belgium and are now tipped to feature when GB's squad for the first World ...
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| Current and former Blues aim to win GB honours in 2006 |
2006-04-16 |
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Colin Smith, Tom Parker and Robin Ejsmond Frey, three of Oxford's winning 2006 Boat Race crew, will feature in the Great Britain Senior Rowing Trials which begin in Belgium tomorrow morning.
Smi...
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| 7.2 million tune in to view Boat Race in the UK on ITV |
2006-04-04 |
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ITV’s live coverage of the 152nd Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, was watched by a peak audience of 7.2 million viewers; an increase of 1.2 million on 2005 coverage.
The race, which began at 4...
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| The 2006 Boat Race on TV and Radio |
2006-04-02 |
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The 2006 Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, will be seen on television in at least 191 countries around the world with a predicted global TV audience of over 120 million.
ITV 1 will once more be...
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| Cambridge are bookies' favourites |
2006-04-02 |
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Cambridge are the bookies’ favourites to win today’s 152nd Boat Race, which is sponsored by Xchanging.
Paddy Power, William Hill and Ladbrokes all have Cambridge at 2-1 on to win this afternoon’...
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| Strong winds forecasted for today's Boat Race |
2006-04-02 |
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The Met Office weather forecast is predicting a South-Westerly wind at a speed of 15 miles per hour for London this afternoon – the day of the 152nd Boat Race, which is sponsored by Xchanging.
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| Crews confirmed for 152nd Boat Race |
2006-04-02 |
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Oxford and Cambridge’s coaches have confirmed their crews are both fit and well for today’s (Sunday) 152nd Boat Race, which is sponsored by Xchanging.
It means there will be no late changes to t...
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| What the Papers say |
2006-04-02 |
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Today’s newspapers give an insight to the key factors that could shape this afternoon’s Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging.
Writing in the Sunday Telegraph Rachel Quarrell says: "Oxford came into...
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| Goldie win toss for Reserve Boat Race |
2006-04-02 |
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Goldie, the Cambridge Reserve Boat, won the toss for this afternoon’s traditional Isis-Goldie fixture, and chose to row from Surrey Station.
Goldie won last year’s Reserve Boat Race. This year’s...
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| Oxford win Boat Race toss |
2006-04-02 |
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Oxford President Barney Williams won the toss for this afternoon’s Boat Race and chose to row from Surrey Station.
It means they will aim to stay in touch Cambridge on the Fulham bend so they ca...
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| Large crowds gather to watch Boat Race |
2006-04-02 |
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Spectators from far and wide will line the banks of the River Thames from Putney to Mortlake to watch this afternoon’s Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging.
Among the spectators sampling the atmosp...
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| Goldie win Reserve Race |
2006-04-02 |
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Cambridge drew first blood on Boat Race day when Goldie won the Reserve Boat Race.
Goldie crossed the finish line first in a time of 19 minutes nine seconds - about four lengths ahead of Isis, O...
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| Disappointing Boat Race debut for Holland |
2006-04-02 |
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It was a disappointing Boat Race debut for Cambridge head coach Duncan Holland.
"We lost and I hate losing," he said minutes after seeing the Light Blues lose by five lengths to Oxford in this a...
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| Goldie win in Challenging Condtions |
2006-04-02 |
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Goldie, for Cambridge, won the 42nd Boat Race Reserves Race against Isis, of Oxford, by just over four lengths in a time of 19 minutes and 9.9 seconds.
Earlier Goldie had won the toss and Kyle C...
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| 'An outstanding eight' |
2006-04-02 |
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Oxford head coach Sean Bowden paid tribute to his Dark Blue crew that won this afternoon’s 152nd Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging.
"We had a really good race, everything worked for us. The guys...
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| Oxford win 152nd Boat Race |
2006-04-02 |
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Oxford today (Sunday) beat Cambridge by five lengths to win the 152nd Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging.
Oxford got away to the better start at Putney, seizing the early initiative from Cambridg...
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| Rough weather conditions predicted for 152nd Boat Race |
2006-04-01 |
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On Sunday 2 April - the day of the 152nd Boat Race - a strong wind of around 15 knots is expected on The University Course. The direction of this wind is not yet known precisely, but is expected to...
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| Prepared to win on the first or the last stroke |
2006-03-31 |
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Oxford head coach Sean Bowden said he hasn’t lost any of his motivation for the Boat Race.
Sunday’s race, sponsored by Xchanging, is the 152nd in the series between Oxford and Cambridge.
"I w...
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| Traditional Boat Race weigh-in TODAY |
2006-03-30 |
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Bastien Ripoll takes to the scales today at the traditional Boat Race weigh-in in London as part of Oxford's crew. On Sunday, in a Race sponsored by business processing services company Xchanging, ...
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| We’ll keep chasing perfection |
2006-03-30 |
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Cambridge head coach Duncan Holland says he will continue chasing perfection right up to the 152nd Boat Race, which is sponsored by Xchanging.
Sunday’s race, which takes gets underway at 4.35pm,...
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| Two crews are closely matched at weigh-in |
2006-03-30 |
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Just a third of a kilogramme per oarsman separated the Cambridge and Oxford crews when they weighed in today (Thursday) for Sunday’s 152nd Boat Race, which is sponsored by Xchanging.
Cambridge U...
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| Both Crews complete outings in calmer conditions |
2006-03-29 |
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Cambridge, who looked smooth and slick, chose to do a technical outing this afternoon. They paddled as far as Barnes Bridge, almost the length of The Race course, practising various exercises inclu...
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| Both Crews complete outings in calmer conditions |
2006-03-29 |
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Cambridge, who looked smooth and slick, chose to do a technical outing this afternoon. They paddled as far as Barnes Bridge, almost the length of The Race course, practising various exercises inclu...
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| Traditional Boat Race Weigh-in on Thursday |
2006-03-27 |
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WHO WILL TIP THE SCALES THIS YEAR?
Xchanging, sponsors of the 152nd Boat Race, and BRCL, organisers of The Race on behalf of Oxford and Cambridge Universities, are pleased to invite you to the 2...
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| Cambridge enjoy tussle with Leander |
2006-03-19 |
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Cambridge looked sharp and rhythmic on Saturday in a brisk contest against Leander from Putney to Chiswick Steps, which was unfortunately marred by a clash which denied the crews testing their mett...
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| Tough pre-Race work-outs for the Blue Boats this weekend |
2006-03-17 |
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Cambridge will race leading British club, Leander, this Saturday on the Thames in the lead up to the 2006 Boat Race which takes place on April 2nd and is sponsored by Xchanging.
Leander will fie...
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| A great deal of fun |
2006-03-07 |
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Cambridge head coach Duncan Holland is looking forward to his first race in charge of the Light Blues.
The New Zealander stepped in to replace Robin William, who moved to a role with the GB rowi...
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| First Frenchman selected to row in the Boat Race |
2006-03-06 |
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Bastien Ripoll, an unassuming engineering student from Toulouse, looks set to make history when the 2006 Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, takes place at 4.35pm on Sunday 2 April.
Should Ripoll...
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| Cambridge throw down the gauntlet |
2006-03-06 |
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Cambridge University President Tom Edwards today (Monday) threw down the gauntlet to Oxford counterpart, Barney Williams, challenging the Dark Blues to the 152 Boat Race, which is sponsored by Xcha...
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| Tough conditions for pre-Race fixtures |
2006-03-05 |
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Oxford and Cambridge both tested their mettle in pre-Race fixtures on the Tideway today in choppy, windy and very cold conditions.
Oxford were first on the bill, taking on an American eight whic...
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| Boat Race Crews in Action |
2006-03-03 |
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Both Oxford and Cambridge Universities will race on The Boat Race course this Sunday (March 5th) for the last time before each announce their selections on Monday for this year's Boat Race, sponsor...
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| Date of 2007 Race announced |
2006-02-21 |
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Organisers have today announced that the 2007 Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, will take place on Saturday 7 April at 4.30pm.
This will be the 153rd Boat Race in a series of encounters between...
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| Changes to Fixture Times and Dates |
2006-02-20 |
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Some changes have been made to the times and dates of this year's pre-Boat Race fixtures. They will now take place starting at Putney as follows with press boats available (to be booked in advance)...
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| Cambridge compete at Trent Head |
2006-02-17 |
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CUBC TO RACE TRENT HEAD
Cambridge will field two eights and a four in this Sunday's Trent Head as part of their preparation for this year's Boat Race due to take place on April 2nd and sponsored...
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| Over 100 countries already signed up to Boat Race TV Coverage |
2006-02-13 |
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Over 100 countries have already signed up to receive coverage of the 2006 Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging and taking place on April 2nd at 4.35pm.
These include 54 European countries in 18 dif...
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| Oxbridge Crews in good form at GB Trials |
2006-02-12 |
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Tom Parker and Colin Smith, both in Oxford University Boat Club's training squad in 2006, were within touching distance of some of the best rowers in the world yesterday when they came third behind...
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| Media Accreditation now Open for 2006 Race |
2006-02-03 |
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Media Accreditation is now open for the 2006 Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, due to take place on Sunday April 2nd at 4.35pm.
If you would like to receive an accreditation form by e-mail or b...
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| Boat Race 2005 |
2005-12-07 |
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Oxford powered their way to victory in the 151st Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging.
The Dark Blues, the heaviest crew in Boat Race history, made a strong start, but Cambridge dug in to get back ...
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| Boat Race 2004 |
2004-03-28 |
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Cambridge today won another epic 150th Boat Race – reversing the trend of the last two years.
The two crews clashed oars several times at the Fulhan Bend, with Oxford bowman Chris Kennelly missi...
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| Boat Race 2003 |
2003-04-28 |
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Oxford won the 149th Boat Race by just one foot in a time of 18:06. The winning distance over Cambridge was equivalent to a mere 0.05 of a second.
The Race is felt to be the closest of all time ...
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