Prince of Wales Challenge Cup explained

Prince of Wales Challenge Cup
Location:Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dates:2008 – present
Venue:Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames

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.

Past winners

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2008California Rowing Club, U.S.A Leander Club & London Rowing Club
2009Leander Club
2010Tideway Scullers School
2011Tideway Scullers School
2012Durham Univ & Univ of London
2013Aalesunds Roklub and Moss Roklubb, Norway
2014RTHC Bayer Leverkusen, Germany
2015Leander Club & Oxford Brookes Univ
2016Schuylkill Navy, USA Leander Club A
2017Leander Club A Leander Club B
2018A.A.S.R. Skøll, Netherlands
2019A.A.S.R. Skøll & Orca Rowing Club, Netherlands
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2021Leander Club[3]
2022Leander Club[4] Reading University Boat Club
2023Leander Club[5] Hollandia Roeiclub, Netherlands
2024Leander Club[6] A.A.S.R. Skøll, Netherlands

Notes and References

  1. Web site: results. Henley Royal Regatta.
  2. Web site: 2020 REGATTA CANCELLATION - STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Henley Royal Regatta.
  3. Web site: Results 2021. Henley Royal Regatta. 21 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Results 2022. Henley Royal Regatta. 10 July 2022.
  5. Web site: 2023 Prince of Wales Challenge Cup . Henley Royal Regatta . 4 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Henley Regatta Finals: Leander Win Hat-trick of Trophies . Henley Herald . 1 August 2024.