Prince of Wales Challenge Cup | |
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Venue | Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames |
Location | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
Dates | 2008 – present |
The Prince of Wales Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's quadruple sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing clubs and has similar qualifying rules to the Ladies' Challenge Plate. Two or more clubs may combine to make an entry. [1]
The trophy was donated to the regatta in 2007 by Mr. V. G. Saunders and was the prize awarded to the winner of the 1931 King's Cup Aero Race - E. C. T. Edwards, the brother of H. R. A. (Jumbo) Edwards.
Year | Winner | Runner-Up |
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2008 | California Rowing Club, U.S.A | Leander Club & London Rowing Club |
2009 | Oxford Brookes Univ & Durham Univ | Leander Club |
2010 | Leander Club | Tideway Scullers School |
2011 | Leander Club | Tideway Scullers School |
2012 | Leander Club | Durham Univ & Univ of London |
2013 | Leander Club | Aalesunds Roklub and Moss Roklubb, Norway |
2014 | Leander Club | RTHC Bayer Leverkusen, Germany |
2015 | Leander Club | Leander Club & Oxford Brookes Univ |
2016 | Schuylkill Navy, USA | Leander Club A |
2017 | Leander Club A | Leander Club B |
2018 | A.A.S.R. Skøll, Netherlands | Edinburgh Univ & Nottingham Rowing Club |
2019 | Edinburgh Univ & Nottingham RC | A.A.S.R. Skøll & Orca Rowing Club, Netherlands |
2020 | No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic [2] | |
2021 | Leander Club [3] | Twickenham & Queen's University, Belfast |
2022 | Leander Club [4] | Reading University Boat Club |
2023 | Leander Club [5] | Hollandia Roeiclub, Netherlands |
2024 | Leander Club [6] | A.A.S.R. Skøll, Netherlands |
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