Robert Gordon University Boat Club

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| location = Aberdeen, Scotland

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| home_water = River Dee, Aberdeenshire

| founded = {{Start date|1992}}

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Robert Gordon University Boat Club (RGUBC) is the rowing club at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing.{{cite web|url=https://www.scottish-rowing.org.uk/index.php/takingpart/club-finder|title=Club finder|website=Scottish Rowing}}

History

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19960220/551/0026 |title=Boat boost |website=Aberdeen Press and Journal |date=20 February 1996 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=16 February 2025 }}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.universityrowingaberdeen.com/|title=Meet the Club|website=URA}}

Competitions

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

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.[http://www.britishrowing.org/news/2012/march/13/rgu-upset-odds-aberdeen-boat-race RGU upset the odds in Aberdeen Boat Race]{{cite web|url=https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/aberdeen-boat-race-universities-gear-9949766 |title=Aberdeen Boat Race universities gear up for 30th battle on the River Dee |website=Aberdeen Live |access-date=16 February 2025 }}

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

= National champions =

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2001	Men 2-{{Cite newspaper The Times\|subscription=none\|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501060107/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=723365c5\|title=The Daily results service\|newspaper=The Times\|date=23 July 2001 \|pages=10[S] }}

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2001

Men 2-{{Cite newspaper The Times|subscription=none|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501060107/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=723365c5|title=The Daily results service|newspaper=The Times|date=23 July 2001 |pages=10[S] }}

References

[http://www.britishrowing.org/news/2013/february/11/aberdeen-universities-invest-high-performance-rowing-coach Aberdeen universities invest in High Performance Rowing Coach]

Category:Robert Gordon University

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