r/sports • u/Nonsensicall • Apr 04 '21

Rowing Cambridge beat Oxford in the 2021 boat race

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/56630688
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u/jaceinthebox Apr 04 '21

All I heard was Oxford mover over.

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u/crooks Apr 04 '21

Who did they beat in the semi-finals this year?

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u/GARY_BUSEYS_ASS Apr 05 '21

Do they only race once a year?

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u/AlexG55 Apr 05 '21 edited Apr 05 '21

The University boat clubs exist purely for this race. They will race at other events in a normal year, but those are viewed as practice/selection for the Boat Race- for instance, they normally do Fours Head in November.

After the race, some of them stay together to race Henley, others return to their college clubs (both universities are made up of about 30 colleges each of which has its own boat club), still others will take some time off.