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University Boat Race to take sponsors name
After being run for 180 years as the University Boat Race, the annual contest on the Thames between Oxford and Cambridge has become the latest high-profile sporting event to give up its name to a sponsor. To view the full […]
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Looe, Newquay and Fowey Gig rowing clubs take titles at the Cornwall Sports Partnership Awards
News report from the Cornwall Sports Partnership: “The 2009 Cornwall Sports Awards kicked off in style last week, providing the perfect platform to celebrate the county’s many unsung sporting heroes. The event, held at The Esplanade Hotel in Newquay on […]
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Student rowers triumph in North Sea ferry race
Rowers from Newcastle University Boat Club (NUBC) have successfully completed a gruelling test of their mental and physical strength in a race against a North Sea ferry. The team of 16 rowers beat DFDS Seaways cruise ferry MS Princess of […]
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Ralph Bird
British Rowing is sad to report the death of Ralph Bird. Ralph was President of the Cornish Pilot Gig Association and sadly passed away on Monday of this week. The family have requested that there be no flowers but donations […]
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16 for 2016
Sixteen young athletes have been tipped to make their mark at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games by SportsAid and Sport England. The “16 for 2016” are all supported by SportsAid, a charity which gives financial assistance to talented youngsters […]
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Wingfield Sculls 2009
Congratulations to Alan Campbell and Sophie Hosking who were the winners of the 2009 Wingfield Sculls that took place on a wintery tideway today. The event runs on the Championship course from Putney to Mortlake every year and dates back […]
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Olympic Gold Medallist, Andrew Triggs Hodge, is guest of honour at Ross RC annual dinner
Over 170 Ross Rowing Club members and guests were warmly entertained at their annual Regatta Ball recently. Supported by guest of honour Andrew Triggs Hodge the Olympic gold medallist at Beijing in 2008, the club is delighted to say this […]
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Rowing Clubs and the PRS
We have recently received concerns from some of our Clubs relating to charges for the playing of music during training sessions, and whether the PRS have a legitimate claim to require a licence fee. The CCPR advise "that the PRS […]
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World Rowing: Coastal rowing for the tough
If you’re in the vicinity of Plymouth this weekend why not take a trip to see some rowing done by the men and women who like to tackle the wind and waves in this more extreme version of the sport. […]
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New equipment for Bradford ARC
Bradford Amateur Rowing Club has become the first rowing club in England to benefit from Sport England’s new Small Grants funding programme launched in April 2009. Bradford ARC will receive a grant of £8,634 to purchase its first coxless quad sculling […]
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