Senior 8 wins at Trinity Regatta
Although some events were curtailed by a lack of entries the centrepiece was again UCD vs Trinity in the Mens Senior 8+, with College prevailing by 2 1/4 lengths.
UCD Eights Shine at Skibb
UCD’s Senior and Intermediate Eights followed up their Wylie Cup success by taking home the titles on offer at Skibbereen Regatta over the weekend.
UCD reclaim the Wylie Cup
The Senior 8+ and Intermediate 8+ won convincingly to send the Wylie back to College for the first time since 2014 and move the club to 2nd in the overall standings.
Promising displays at first regattas of the season
Our Intermediates won their 4+ and stepped up to Senior 8+, missing out by a matter of feet, while our Club and Novice crews got some excellent head to head racing experience at Neptune and Commercial Regattas in Islandbridge.
UCD take 3 from 4 at Colours 2017
UCD repeated 2016’s results by taking the Gannon Cup, Corcoran Cup and Sally Moorhead Trophy at the Dublin University Boat Races (Colours) 2017.
Five UCD Eights race at Erne Head of the River
The Intermediate and Club 1 crews were fastest in their categories but the Senior boat collided with a safety launch.
Limerick Regatta Thriller: U.C.D. Eight Beat Germans
By Tom Cryan, Irish Independent, 6th July 1959. The German oarsmen from the “Germania” Club in Frankfurt, who had swept the boards at the Cork City regatta on Saturday, suffered what can only be regarded as a sensational defeat at Limerick regatta yesterday, when the little-fancied U.C.D. seniors beat them by a canvas.
UCD top the lightweight categories at IIRC 2017
Paul O’Donovan set a new Irish Lightweight record while Shane O’Connell also impressed to win the U23 Lightweight category.
50 athletes take part in Seville training camp
UCD Boat Club members clocked up hundreds of kilometres on the water in Seville during the club’s annual training camp.
UCD Novices top the list at Leinster Indoors
UCD’s Cian Guilfoyle was first in the Mens Novice category at the Leinster Indoor Rowing Competition 2016, with another 6 UCD men joining him in the Top 10.
Centenary
UCD Boat Club celebrates its centenary this year, find out more.UCD Boat Club
Learn to Row continues this weekend from 2pm on Saturday and Sunday at the UCD Boathouse in Islandbridge, all new joiners come down and get some experience on the water!
UCD Sport // Bank of Ireland Montrose
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An excellent 1963 article on a relatively young UCD Boat Club when the foundations were being set for the success to come. Five decades on we are celebrating 100 years, tickets for our Centenary Dinn...