Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club

Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club (RSSBC) is a rowing club based on the River Severn at Shrewsbury School Boathouse, Kingsland, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, West Midlands.[1]

Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationShrewsbury School Boathouse, Kingsland, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, West Midlands
Coordinates52.704355°N 2.760414°W / 52.704355; -2.760414
Founded1866
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - SHR
Websitewww.shrewsbury.org.uk/page/rowing-rssbc

History

The boat club was founded in 1866 and is owned by Shrewsbury School with rowing being a primary school sport due to its location on the River Severn.[2]

The club has won the prestigious Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta on four occasions and has won both the Queen Mother Challenge Cup at the National Schools' Regatta (three times) and the Schools' Head of the River Race eights (four times).[2][3]

In 1982 the club was the first to be undefeated in Schools rowing in a single season, winning The Schools' Head of The River, Queen Mother Challenge Cup at National Schools' Regatta and Henley Royal Regatta. They won the Special Race For Schools at Henley Royal Regatta but had defeated Eton College, the winners of the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in all of their races that year.

Pengwern Rowing Club

The Pengwern Boat Club shares the same stretch of the river and is located immediately to the west of the RSSBC.[4]

Honours

National Schools' Regatta
Year Winning crew
1976Queen Mother Challenge Cup
1982Queen Mother Challenge Cup
2006Queen Mother Challenge Cup

Henley Royal Regatta
Year Winning crew
1924Ladies' Challenge Plate
1932Ladies' Challenge Plate
1955Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
1960Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
1961Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
1976Special Race for Schools
1980Special Race for Schools
1981Special Race for Schools
1982Special Race for Schools
1984Special Race for Schools
1985Special Race for Schools
2007Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup

Schools' Head of the River Race
Year Winning crew
1980Eights
1982Eights
2006Eights
2007Eights
2008Eights

British champions
Year Winning crew/s
1973Men J18 2x, Men J16 8+[5]
1977Men J18 8+ [6]
1978Men J18 8+ [7]
1979Men J16 2x, Men J16 8+
1980Men J18 2-[8]
1981Men J18 4+[9]
1985Men J18 8+[10]
1986Men J18 2+[11]
1987Men J18 2+, Men J16 2-[12]
1989Men J16 4- [13]
1997Men J18 2-, Men J18 4- [14]
2009Open J18 4+ [15]
2010Open J18 4-, Open J18 4+ [16]

References
  1. "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. "School Rowing". Shrewsbury School.
  3. "Results of Final Races - 1946-2003". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. "History". Pengwern Boat Club.
  5. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 23 July 1973, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
  6. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 18 July 1977, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
  7. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 17 July 1978, p. 11". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ""Rowing." Times, 21 July 1980, p. 12". Times Digital Archives.
  9. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 20 July 1981, p. 14". Times Digital Archives.
  10. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  11. "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  12. "Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  13. "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  14. "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  15. "2009 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  16. "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.


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