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 four seat, rather than Pole Bartosz Szczyrba, with whom he is contesting the seat for the Race on 29 March.

In a fixture which comprised three pieces of four minutes, Cambridge were victorious each time – a result that builds the Light Blues’ confidence ahead of this year’s Race.

In the first Race, Cambridge took the Surrey station and Molesey the Middlesex station, just east of Putney Bridge. Cambridge started strongly and as early as the Thames Rowing Club had surged into a one-length lead. They extended this advantage into a four-length victory margin when they finished by Fulham Football Club.

The University eight then went on to win by two lengths and one-and-a-half lengths in the following two races, ending just short of Chiswick Bridge.

Cambridge Crew v Molesey

    bow    Colin Scott

    2     Tim Perkins

    3     Henry Pelly

    4     *Tobias Garnett*

    5     Peter Marsland

    6     Tom Ransley

    7     Tom Edwards

  stroke  Shane O'Mara

   cox    Rebecca Dowbiggin

The Boat Race will take place at 17:15 on Saturday, 29 March 2008 and details can be found at www.theboatrace.org

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