London, England . 06th Dec, 2017. Boat Race Trial VIIIs (Eights) are the only opportunity either side have to race the full course from Putney to Mortlake with the Race Umpires, so provide an important test for rowers and coxes alike. The first Trial Eights race was staged by Oxford 153 years ago in 1859 and Cambridge joined the tradition three years later in 1862. The crews for this year’s Oxford Men’s Trial Eights are as follows: STABLE (white sleeves). Bow. Jonathan Olandi 2. Charl Credit: Duncan Grove/Alamy Live News


Boat Race Trial VIIIs (Eights) are the only opportunity either side have to race the full course from Putney to Mortlake with the Race Umpires, so provide an important test for rowers and coxes alike. They allow coaching teams to analyse the progression and potential and are often influential in final selection of crews for the Blue Boats. The first Trial Eights race was staged by Oxford 153 years ago in 1859 and Cambridge joined the tradition three years later in 1862. The crews for this year’s Oxford Men’s Trial Eights are as follows: STABLE (white sleeves). Bow. Jonathan Olandi 2. Charles Buchanan 3. Will Cahill 4. Alexander Wythe 5. William Geffen 6. Anders Weiss 7. Iain Mandale Stroke. Vassilis Ragoussis Cox. Zachary Thomas Johnson STRONG (Blue sleeves). Bow. Luke Robinson 2. Angus Forbes 3. Nicholas Elkington 4. Benedict Aldous 5. Tobias Schroder 6. Joshua Bugajski 7. Claas Mertens Stroke. Felix Drinkall Cox. Anna Carbery


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