Football fever as Varsity match returns to Cambridge United’s Abbey Stadium
29 April 2010The Boat Race may have been won, but Cambridge and Oxford lock horns again tomorrow - this time on the football field.
The Boat Race may have been won, but Cambridge and Oxford lock horns again tomorrow - this time on the football field.
The 2010 Xchanging Boat Race, won by Cambridge by one and a third lengths, was one of the most followed Races in the history of the event, as well as one of the most exciting.
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Clubs have today announced the crews for the 2010 Isis and Goldie boats to race on Saturday 3 April at 4pm, half an hour before The Xchanging Boat Race.
The 2010 Xchanging Boat Race on Saturday 3 April - the 156th Race in the series between Cambridge and Oxford Universities - will see 14 of the 18 oarsmen making their first appearance in the Race.
The Cambridge University Boat Club squad for the 2010 Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, has been announced.
An American citizen will lead the Cambridge crew into next year’s Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, which begins in earnest next week.
The Tideway produced white-capped waves with the wind against the tide on Wednesday morning and both Boat Race crews braved the elements, presumably with the thought that it could happen on Race day.
Cambridge University Football Club will be looking for a historic 50th victory during Sunday’s ‘other’ Varsity match against Oxford - the 125th meeting of the two teams on the football field, kick-off 11.30am.
The Cambridge Blue Boat crew have weighed in lighter than the Oxford crew but are confident after an excellent run-in to the 155th Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging.
Cambridge and Oxford Women’s Eights are in their final week of preparation in advance of the 64th Women’s Boat Race which takes place over the Royal Regatta course at Henley-on-Thames on Sunday.