Oxford and Cambridge Cup

This article is about the Australian inter-university eights race. For the race between Oxford and Cambridge universities, see The Boat Race.

The Oxford and Cambridge Cup is awarded for Inter-Varsity Men's Eights in Australia.

The Oxford and Cambridge Cup is the trophy awarded to the winner of the Australian University Championship Men's Eight (formerly the Australian Universities Boat Race), and is competed for annually at the Australian University Games or the Australian University Rowing Championships (in either case, commonly known as the Inter-Varsity). It is the oldest inter-University competition in Australia. The cup is awarded to the winning men's Eight over a standard 2,000m course (1.24 miles).

The trophy was donated in 1893 by Old Blues of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.[1] The original boat race was conducted over a 'Thames Putney Mortlake' equivalent course, which varied between 2 miles and 3+1⁄2 miles depending on location and conditions.

  1. ^ http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/university-championships/index.php Archived 22 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine Australian Universities Boat Race