The Adelaide University men's eights crew have taken out the prestigious Oxford and Cambridge Cup for the first time since 1979 with victory over Sydney University on Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin.
The crew, coached by AU Boat club President, Mike Jeffries, and consisting of Tom Sullivan, Pat Maddern, Jeff Duncan, Tom Shelton, Ned Kinnear, Owen Giradi, James McRae, Nick Andrew and Lucy Hyde (coxswain), defeated Sydney Uni by one and a half boat lengths at the annual Australian Universities regatta.
The Cup is a solid silver trophy, which stands nearly a metre tall and is of immense value, having been donated by Australians who raced for Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
Sydney Uni has won the trophy for the past several years and with six international representatives in its boat, Sydney had again started favourites.
