Ladies' Challenge Plate

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Ladies' Challenge Plate
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Venue Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames
Location Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dates1845 – present

The Ladies' Challenge Plate is one of the events at Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. Crews of men's eight-oared boats below the standard of the Grand Challenge Cup can enter, although international standard heavyweight crews are not permitted to row in the Ladies' Plate.

The Ladies' Plate was first competed for in 1845, initially as the New Challenge Cup. The following year, it became the Ladies' Challenge Plate, and it has been competed for every year since, except for years which were affected by the two World Wars and the COVID-19 pandemic. Until 1966, the Ladies' Plate was originally for academic institutions in the United Kingdom, and Trinity College Dublin, but in 1967, the entry requirements were relaxed to allow entries from academic institutions throughout the world. Further changes in 1985 allowed entries from any club, and certain restrictions were placed on entries of the Thames Challenge Cup to ensure that crews of the required standard entered the more senior Ladies' Plate.

Past winners

YearWinnerRunner-upref
1845 St George's Club, LondonThe Black Prince, First Trinity Boat Club
1846 First Trinity Boat Club Thames Club, London
1847 Brasenose College, Oxford First Trinity, Cambridge
1848 Christ Church, Oxford Worcester College, Oxford
1849 St John of Malta (Wadham & Oriel) Second Trinity, Cambridge
1850 Lincoln College, Oxford row over (no Cambridge crews entered)
1851 Brasenose College, Oxford Christ Church, Oxford
1852 Pembroke College, Oxford row over
1853 First Trinity Boat Club Pembroke College, Oxford
1854 First Trinity Boat Club Wadham College Boat Club
1855 Balliol College, Oxford Trinity College, Cambridge
1856 Royal Chester Rowing Club Lady Margaret Boat Club [1]
1857 Exeter College, Oxford Pembroke College, Oxford
1858 Balliol College, Oxford Exeter College, Oxford [2]
1859 First Trinity Boat Club Balliol College, Oxford
1860 First Trinity Boat Club
1861 First Trinity Boat Club Trinity College, Oxford
1862 University College, Oxford Eton College
1863 University College, Oxford Eton College
1864 Eton College
1865 Third Trinity Boat Club Eton College
1866 Eton College First Trinity, Cambridge
1867 Eton College Radley College
1868 Eton College University College, Oxford
1869 Eton College Lady Margaret Boat Club
1870 Eton College Trinity College Dublin
1871 Pembroke College, Oxford Eton College
1872 Jesus College, Cambridge Pembroke College, Oxford
1873 Jesus College, Cambridge Trinity College Dublin
1874 First Trinity Boat Club Trinity College Dublin
1875 Trinity College Dublin First Trinity, Cambridge
1876 Jesus College, Cambridge Caius College, Cambridge
1877 Jesus College, Cambridge Caius College, Cambridge
1878 Jesus College, Cambridge First Trinity, Cambridge
1879 Lady Margaret Boat Club Eton College
1880 Trinity Hall, Cambridge Eton College
1881 First Trinity Boat Club Eton College
1882 Eton College Radley College
1883 Christ Church, Oxford Eton College
1884 Eton College Radley College
1885 Eton College Corpus College, Oxford
1886 Pembroke College, Cambridge Eton College
1887 Trinity Hall, Cambridge First Trinity, Cambridge
1888 Lady Margaret Boat Club Pembroke College, Cambridge
1889 Christ Church, Oxford First Trinity, Cambridge
1890 Balliol College, Oxford Trinity Hall, Cambridge
1891 Balliol College, Oxford Eton College [3]
1892 First Trinity Boat Club Third Trinity, Cambridge
1893 Eton College Radley College
1894 Eton College Trinity College, Oxford
1895 Eton College St John's College, Oxford
1896 Eton College Balliol College, Oxford
1897 Eton College Emmanuel College, Cambridge
1898 Eton College First Trinity, Cambridge
1899 Eton College Pembroke College, Cambridge
1900 New College, Oxford Eton College
1901 University College, Oxford Eton College
1902 University College, Oxford Eton College
1903 Magdalen College, Oxford Eton College
1904 Eton College First Trinity, Cambridge
1905 Eton College Christ's College, Cambridge
1906 First Trinity Boat Club Christ Church, Oxford
1907 Trinity Hall, Cambridge First Trinity, Cambridge
1908 Jesus College, Cambridge New College, Oxford
1909 St John's College, Oxford First Trinity, Cambridge
1910 Eton College Balliol College, Oxford
1911 Eton College First Trinity, Cambridge
1912 Eton College Radley College
1913 First Trinity Boat Club Trinity College, Oxford
1914 Pembroke College, Cambridge First Trinity, Cambridge [4]
1920 Christ Church, Oxford Merton College, Oxford
1921 Eton College Lady Margaret Boat Club
1922 Brasenose College, Oxford Magdalen College, Oxford
1923 Trinity College, Oxford Jesus College, Cambridge
1924 Shrewsbury School Jesus College, Cambridge
1925 Lady Margaret Boat Club Radley College
1926 Jesus College, Cambridge Pembroke College, Cambridge [5]
1927 First Trinity Boat Club Third Trinity, Cambridge [6]
1928 Jesus College, Cambridge Selwyn College, Cambridge [7]
1929 First Trinity Boat Club University College, Oxford [8]
1930 Lady Margaret Boat Club Pembroke College, Cambridge [9]
1931 Jesus College, Cambridge Shrewsbury School [10]
1932 Shrewsbury School Oriel College, Oxford [11]
1933 Lady Margaret Boat Club Magdalen College, Oxford [12]
1934 Jesus College, Cambridge Trinity College Dublin [13]
1935 Trinity Hall, Cambridge Eton College [14]
1936 First Trinity Boat Club Clare College, Cambridge [15]
1937 Clare College, Cambridge First Trinity, Cambridge [16]
1938 Radley College Pembroke College, Cambridge [17]
1939 Clare College, Cambridge Corpus Christi College, Cambridge [18]
1946 Jesus College, Cambridge Trinity College Dublin [19]
1947 First and Third Trinity Boat Club Eton College [20] [21]
1948 Eton College Bryanston School [22]
1949 Lady Margaret Boat Club Pembroke College, Cambridge [23]
1950 New College, Oxford Trinity College Dublin [24]
1951 Pembroke College, Cambridge Jesus College, Cambridge [25]
1952 Lady Margaret Boat Club Trinity Hall, Cambridge
1953 Jesus College, Cambridge Radley College [26]
1954 First and Third Trinity Boat Club Trinity Hall, Cambridge [27]
1955 Queens' College, Cambridge Lady Margaret Boat Club [28]
1956 Peterhouse, Cambridge Magdalene College, Cambridge [29]
1957 Pembroke College, Cambridge Christ Church, Oxford [30]
1958 Jesus College, Cambridge Christ Church, Oxford [31]
1959 Lady Margaret Boat Club Emmanuel College, Cambridge [32]
1960 Eton College Jesus College, Cambridge [33]
1961 Lady Margaret Boat Club Eton College [34]
1962 Queens' College, Cambridge First & Third Trinity, Cambridge [35]
1963 Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst St Edmund Hall, Oxford [36]
1964 Pembroke College, Cambridge Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst [37]
1965 St Edmund Hall, Oxford Jesus College, Cambridge [38]
1966 Lady Margaret Boat Club Jesus College, Cambridge [39]
1967 First and Third Trinity Boat Club Emanuel School [40]
1968Cherwell Boat Club First & Third Trinity, Cambridge [41]
1969 ASR Nereus, NetherlandsTrinity College, USA [42]
1970 G.S.R. Aegir, Netherlands University of London [43]
1971 University of London Trinity College, USA [44]
1972DSRV Laga, Netherlands G.S.R. Aegir, Netherlands [45]
1973 Harvard University, USADSR Laga, Netherlands [46]
1974 University College Dublin, Ireland University of London [47]
1975 University of London Isis Boat Club [48]
1976 Trinity College, Hartford, USA Queen's University, Belfast [49]
1977 Trinity College Dublin Pembroke College, Cambridge [50]
1978 Imperial College, London Yale University [51]
1979 Yale University, USA Downing College, Cambridge
1980 Yale University, USAWitwatersrand University, South Africa [52]
1981 University of Washington, USAYale University [53]
1982 University of London Isis Boat Club [54]
1983 Harvard University, USA Isis Boat Club
1984 Brown University, USATemple University, USA
1985 Leander Club Garda Siochana Boat Club, Ireland
1986 Neptune Rowing Club, Ireland Harvard University, USA
1987 University of London Tideway Scullers School
1988 Mercantile Rowing Club, Australia Leander Club
1989 NCRA Harvard University, USA [55]
1990 Harvard University, USA University of London
1991 Leander Club & Molesey Boat Club University of London & Oxford University
1992 Imperial College, London ASR Nereus, Netherlands
1993 Brown University, USA NCRA
1994 College Boat Club, Pennsylvania, USA London & NCRA
1995 NCRA Princeton University, USA
1996 Goldie Boat Club Leander Club [56]
1997 NCRA & Oxford Brookes University of Washington, USA
1998 Harvard University, USA Cambridge University & Star Club [57]
1999 Cambridge University & Queen's Tower Boat Club University of California-Berkeley, USA
2000 Brown University, USAORC Rostock & Heidelberger Rg, Germany
2001Dartmouth Rowing Club, USA Princeton University, USA
2002 Harvard University, USA Molesey Boat Club
2003 University of Washington, USARutgers University, USA
2004 Leander Club Harvard University, USA
2005 Cambridge University Boat Club Leander Club
2006 Princeton University, USA Leander Club & Molesey Boat Club
2007 Harvard University, USA Molesey Boat Club & New York Athletic, USA
2008 Leander Club RSVU Okeanos & DSR Laga, Netherlands
2009 Brown University, USA Leander Club & Molesey Boat Club
2010 Harvard University, USA Oxford Brookes & Oxford University Boat Club
2011Berliner Ruderclub and Olympische Ruder Club Rostock, Germany Leander Club
2012 Harvard University, USA Leander Club
2013 Leander Club & Molesey Boat Club Northeastern University, USA
2014 University of California, Berkeley, USA Leander Club
2015 Yale University USAUniversity of Washington, USA
2016 Leander Club Following disqualification of ASR Nereus
2017 Oxford Brookes & Taurus Molesey Boat Club & London Rowing Club
2018 Oxford Brookes Oxford Brookes & Edinburgh University Boat Club
2019 Oxford Brookes Hollandia Roeiclub
2020No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic [58]
2021 Oxford Brookes Molesey Boat Club & Twickenham Rowing Club [59]
2022Leander ClubUniversity of California, Berkeley, USA [60]
2023 Oxford Brookes Leander Club [61]
2024 Princeton University, USA Cambridge University Boat Club [62]
2025 Leander Club Oxford Brookes [63]

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