Robert Gordon University Boat Club (RGUBC) is the rowing club at

Robert Gordon University Robert Gordon University, commonly called RGU, is a public university in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It became a university in 1992, and originated from an educational institution founded in the 18th century by Robert Gordon (philanthropist), ...

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. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing. 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.

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

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; it is Scotland's second oldest university boat race, behind the

Scottish Boat Race The Scottish Boat Race, also known as the Edinburgh vs. Glasgow Boat Race, is an annual rowing race between the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh, in competing eights currently held on the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. St ...

competed between

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and

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.RGU upset the odds in Aberdeen Boat Race
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Honours

National champions

References

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Competitions

Aberdeen Universities' Boat Race

Honours

National champions

See also

References