Oxford University Rowing Clubs (OURCs) is a federation of the
Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC), the
Oxford University Women's Boat Club (OUWBC), the
Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club (OULRC), and the
Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club (OUWLRC), as well as all college boat clubs. OURCs is a purely administrative organisation with no training or crews. It was created in 1986 in order to remove the organisational burden from the
university squad and is responsible for organising inter-collegiate
competitions and overseeing the conduct of
college
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rowing. The student-led organisation of OURCs is supported by senior members of the university, the Council for Oxford University Rowing, which issues advice and deals with aspects of rowing safety.
A similar function is fulfilled by the
Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs for rowing clubs of the
University of Cambridge
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.
Clubs
OURCs run events
*Autumn Fours (
Michaelmas Term)
*Isis Winter League (Michaelmas and
Hilary Term)
*
Torpids (Hilary Term)
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Summer Eights (
Trinity Term)
References
External links
Oxford University Boat ClubOxford University Women's Boat ClubOxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing ClubOxford University Lightweight Rowing ClubOxford University Rowing Clubs
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