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Robert Gordon University Boat Club

Coordinates: 57°08′11″N 2°05′39″W / 57.136367°N 2.094108°W / 57.136367; -2.094108 (Robert Gordon University Boat Club)
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Robert Gordon University Boat Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationAberdeen, Scotland
Coordinates57°08′11″N 2°05′39″W / 57.136367°N 2.094108°W / 57.136367; -2.094108 (Robert Gordon University Boat Club)
Home waterRiver Dee, Aberdeenshire
Founded1992 (1992)
UniversityRobert Gordon University
AffiliationsScottish Rowing
Committee of the Dee
Events
  • Aberdeen Universities' Boat Race

Robert Gordon University Boat Club (RGUBC) is the rowing club at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing.[1]

History

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The club was founded in 1992.

In 1996 the club secured their first boathouse after moving out of Aberdeen Boat Club's boathouse into what was formerly the base for the RGIT Survival Centre next to Queen Elizabeth Bridge.[2]

In 2012 the club formed University Rowing Aberdeen (URA) in partnership with the Aberdeen University Boat Club so that both clubs could share resources, funding and coaching.[3]

Competitions

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  • Scottish Universities Rowing Championships
  • Scottish Indoor Championships, Scottish Rowing Championships
  • BUCS and the British Rowing Championships
  • Aberdeen Universities' Boat Race
  • Strathclyde Park Regatta
  • Inverness Head

Aberdeen Universities' Boat Race

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Contested between Robert Gordon's University and The University of Aberdeen; it is Scotland's second oldest university boat race, behind the Scottish Boat Race competed between The University of Glasgow and The University of Edinburgh.[4][5]

Winners

  • The University of Aberdeen BC (1995–2005, 2007–2008, 2010–2011, 2017, 2019, 2022–2023)
  • Robert Gordon University BC (2006, 2009, 2012–2016, 2018)

Honours

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National champions

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Year Winning crew/s
2001 Men 2-[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Club finder". Scottish Rowing.
  2. ^ "Boat boost". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 20 February 1996. Retrieved 16 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Meet the Club". URA.
  4. ^ RGU upset the odds in Aberdeen Boat Race
  5. ^ "Aberdeen Boat Race universities gear up for 30th battle on the River Dee". Aberdeen Live. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  6. ^ "The Daily results service". The Times. London. 23 July 2001. pp. 10[S].