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'''Mansfield College Boat Club''' (MCBC) is a [[rowing club]] for members of [[Mansfield College, Oxford|Mansfield College]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]]. It was founded in 1965 by a group of students led by Michael Mahony.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mansfield College Boat Club - POI|url=https://www.routeyou.com/en-gb/location/view/48006494/mansfield-college-boat-club|access-date=2021-06-19|website=RouteYou|language=en}}</ref> It is run by the Boat Club committee. It is affiliated to [[Oxford University Rowing Clubs]] (OURCs).
'''Mansfield College Boat Club''' (MCBC) is a [[rowing club]] for the members of [[Mansfield College, Oxford|Mansfield College]], [[University of Oxford]]. Founded in 1965, the club is the largest sporting society at Mansfield College and offers all college members the opportunity to row, regardless of prior experience.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.mansfieldcollegeboatclub.co.uk/about |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=MCBC |language=en}}</ref>


Established by a group of students led by Michael Mahony, the club continues to be run by Mansfield students, who comprise the Mansfield College Boat Club Committee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.mansfieldcollegeboatclub.co.uk/about |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=MCBC |language=en}}</ref> It is affiliated with [[Oxford University Rowing Clubs]] (OURCs).
The club shares a club room and boat storage space with [[St Hilda's College, Oxford|St Hilda's College Boat Club]] at the Longbridges boathouse, which opened in 1997. On 4 July 2005 Longbridges boathouse was hit by an [[arson]] attack which destroyed most of the equipment owned by MCBC. However, the club was able to replace old equipment with newer boats and two new sets of [[oar|blades]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mansfieldcollegeboatclub.co.uk/|title=MCBC|website=www.mansfieldcollegeboatclub.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-06-18}}</ref>

MCBC is based on [[the Isis]] (Thames) and shares a club room and boat storage space with [[St Hilda's College, Oxford|St Hilda's College Boat Club]] at the Longbridges Boat House, which opened in 1997.


==Results==
==Results==
The club fields a Men's First [[Eight (rowing)|VIII]] and a Women's First VIII in the annual inter-collegiate [[Torpids]] and [[Eights Week|Summer Eights]] [[bumps race|bumps racing]] competitions.
The club fields an Open First [[Eight (rowing)|VIII]] and a Women's First VIII in the annual inter-collegiate [[Torpids]] and [[Eights Week|Summer Eights]] [[Bumps race|bumps racing]] competitions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.mansfieldcollegeboatclub.co.uk/about |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=MCBC |language=en}}</ref> An Open Second VIII and a Women's Second VIII also tend to be entered in both competitions by the club.

In [[Torpids]], the Mansfield W1 currently sits 19th on the river (placing it in Division II of the competition), and the M1 sits 29th (placing it in Division III).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Torpids 2023 |url=https://eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk/user/dudhia/rowing/torpids/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk}}</ref> In [[Eights Week|Summer Eights]], the W1 sits 20th on the river (placing it in Division II of the competition), and the M1 sits 26th (placing it in Division III).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eights 2024 - Racedesk Live |url=https://eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk/user/dudhia/rowing/racedesk.html |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk}}</ref>

MCBC crews have won blades - bumping the crew they were chasing every day without being bumped - in [[Torpids]]; 1991 (M1), 1996 (M1, W1), 2004 (W1), 2009 (M1), 2010 (W1), 2015 (M1, M2), 2016 (M1, W1), 2017 (M1, W2), 2019 (W2), 2023 (W1) and in [[Eights Week|Summer Eights]]; 1966 (M1), 1974 (M1), 1975 (M1), 1979 (M1), 1983 (M2), 1988 (W1), 1995 (M1, W1), 2000 (W1), 2003 (M1), 2007 (W1), 2008 (W1), 2009 (W1, M2), 2016 (W1, M2).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oxford Bumps Charts |url=https://eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk/user/dudhia/rowing/bumps/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk}}</ref>

MCBC has also won miniature blades in Oxford City Bumps - an annual [[Bumps race|bumps racing]] event for [[Eight (rowing)|coxed eights]] open to all rowing clubs, universities, colleges, and schools<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bumps |url=https://www.oxfordcityroyalregatta.co.uk/bumps |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=City of Oxford Rowing Club Events |language=en-GB}}</ref> - by bumping in all four of the day's races without being bumped; 2024 (W1).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oxford City Bumps 2024 |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ABsz17YtpAL7uKxSbYQMzEi4K6zovBFT-_YZQYn8gsA/edit?gid=0#gid=0 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=Google Docs |language=en-US}}</ref>

The club also tends to field an Open [[Eight (rowing)|VIII]] and a Women's VIII in the Isis Winter League (IWL). The Isis Winter League is a series of [[Head race|head races]] run throughout [[Michaelmas term|Michaelmas]] and [[Hilary term|Hilary]] terms. IWLs are open not only to [[Oxford University Rowing Clubs|OURCs]] affiliated crews but also to other rowing clubs based on [[the Isis]]. The course usually runs from [[Donnington Bridge]] to Cox's Stone opposite [[Christ Church Meadow, Oxford|Christ Church Meadow]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=OURCs: Isis Winter League 2024-2025 |url=https://ourcs.co.uk/racing/iwl-24-25/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=ourcs.co.uk}}</ref> In 2023, the Mansfield Women's VIII won the competition (winning both races where they received an official time), and the Open VIII placed 5th, meaning that the club placed second [[victor ludorum]], out of 25 clubs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OURCs: IWL Historical Results |url=https://ourcs.co.uk/racing/historical-results/iwl-historical-results/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=ourcs.co.uk}}</ref>

== History ==
On 4th July 2005, Longbridges Boat House was the victim of an [[arson]] attack [<nowiki/>[[Oxford Arson Squad|Longbridges boathouse fire]]] which destroyed most of MCBC's equipment.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Laville |first=Sandra |date=2005-07-21 |title=Animal militants set fire to Oxford boathouse |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jul/21/businessofresearch.animalwelfare |access-date=2024-09-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>  However, the committee, college, and generous alumni rallied to replace the lost equipment, enabling the crews to continue moving up the bumps divisions.


The club has spawned multiple [[Blue (university sport)|blues]] rowers including Jack Shuttleworth (2015 Lwt crew),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Past Crews |url=https://www.oulrc.org/past-crews |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=The Oxford Universit |language=en}}</ref> Merel Lefferts (2016), and Ruby Mullin (2024 Women's Lwt crew),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C4iEF9BCwtA/?hl=en |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> but most famously Donald MacDonald, the President of [[Oxford University Boat Club|OUBC]] in the [[The Boat Race 1987|mutiny year of 1987]], the events of which are told in the book and film [[True Blue (1996 film)|‘True Blue’]].
The club usually fields a Men's Second VIII and a Women's Second VIII in both competitions. In Torpids 2017, the Women's Second VIII, nicknamed the "American Eagle" because of the high proportion of American visiting students, won blades for the first time in history. By Torpids 2019, the strength of the Women's Second VIII was such that they bumped into fixed divisions, meaning they do not have to qualify for Torpids in its next iteration. In 2016 the Men's Second VIII reached fixed divisions in Summer Eights for the first time, winning blades in the process.<ref name="MCBC website">{{cite web |title=Bumps records |url=https://www.mansfieldcollegeboatclub.co.uk/bumps |website=Mansfield College Boat Club |access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref>


While 2020 saw the cancellation of many rowing events due to flooding, high stream, and the COVID-19 pandemic, three Mansfield rowers were selected as part of the squads that would have raced on [[The Boat Race|Boat Race]] day. Moreover, the selection of Martha Birtles<ref name="OUWBC crews 2020">{{cite web |title=OUWBC Race day crews |url=https://www.theboatrace.org/news/ouwbc-race-day-crews |website=The Boat Race |access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref> for the OUWBC blue boat and Caspar Jopling<ref name="OUBC crews 2020">{{cite web |title=OUBC Race day crews |url=https://www.theboatrace.org/news/oubc-race-day-crews |website=The Boat Race |access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref> for the OUBC blue boat was a first in that both university openweight blue boats featured Mansfield rowers in the same year.
While 2020 saw the cancellation of many rowing events due to flooding, high stream, and the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], three Mansfield rowers were selected as part of the squads that would have raced on [[The Boat Race|Boat Race]] Day. Moreover, the selection of Martha Birtles for the OUWBC blue boat<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CM14zEUlxrY/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> and Caspar Jopling for the OUBC blue boat<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B-UM3O5llKd/?img_index=1 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> was a first in that both university openweight blue boats featured Mansfield rowers in the same year.


==Notable member==
==Notable members==
Donald MacDonald was President of [[Oxford University Boat Club]] in the mutiny year of 1987, the events of which received publicity in the book ''[[True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny]]'' and the film ''[[True Blue (1996 film)|True Blue]]''.{{fact|date=January 2023}}
Donald MacDonald was President of [[Oxford University Boat Club]] in the mutiny year of 1987, the events of which received publicity in the book ''[[True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny]]'' and the film ''[[True Blue (1996 film)|True Blue]]''.<ref>{{Citation |last=Fairfax |first=Ferdinand |title=True Blue |date=1996-11-15 |type=Drama, Sport |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117973/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |others=Johan Leysen, Dominic West, Dylan Baker |publisher=Booker Entertainment, Channel Four Films, Film and General Productions}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:31, 30 September 2024

Mansfield College Boat Club
Longbridges boathouse (shared with other colleges) and rowing blade colours
Coordinates51°44′37″N 1°15′00″W / 51.743503°N 1.249915°W / 51.743503; -1.249915
Home waterRiver Thames
Founded1965 (1965)
Key people
  • James Bennett (President)
  • Mikey Matthews (Men's Captain)
  • Lucy Lansdown (Women's Captain)
UniversityUniversity of Oxford
Colours     
AffiliationsBritish Rowing (boat code MAN)
Homerton College, Cambridge (Sister college)
Websitemansfieldcollegeboatclub.co.uk

Mansfield College Boat Club (MCBC) is a rowing club for the members of Mansfield College, University of Oxford. Founded in 1965, the club is the largest sporting society at Mansfield College and offers all college members the opportunity to row, regardless of prior experience.[1]

Established by a group of students led by Michael Mahony, the club continues to be run by Mansfield students, who comprise the Mansfield College Boat Club Committee.[2] It is affiliated with Oxford University Rowing Clubs (OURCs).

MCBC is based on the Isis (Thames) and shares a club room and boat storage space with St Hilda's College Boat Club at the Longbridges Boat House, which opened in 1997.

Results

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The club fields an Open First VIII and a Women's First VIII in the annual inter-collegiate Torpids and Summer Eights bumps racing competitions.[3] An Open Second VIII and a Women's Second VIII also tend to be entered in both competitions by the club.

In Torpids, the Mansfield W1 currently sits 19th on the river (placing it in Division II of the competition), and the M1 sits 29th (placing it in Division III).[4] In Summer Eights, the W1 sits 20th on the river (placing it in Division II of the competition), and the M1 sits 26th (placing it in Division III).[5]

MCBC crews have won blades - bumping the crew they were chasing every day without being bumped - in Torpids; 1991 (M1), 1996 (M1, W1), 2004 (W1), 2009 (M1), 2010 (W1), 2015 (M1, M2), 2016 (M1, W1), 2017 (M1, W2), 2019 (W2), 2023 (W1) and in Summer Eights; 1966 (M1), 1974 (M1), 1975 (M1), 1979 (M1), 1983 (M2), 1988 (W1), 1995 (M1, W1), 2000 (W1), 2003 (M1), 2007 (W1), 2008 (W1), 2009 (W1, M2), 2016 (W1, M2).[6]

MCBC has also won miniature blades in Oxford City Bumps - an annual bumps racing event for coxed eights open to all rowing clubs, universities, colleges, and schools[7] - by bumping in all four of the day's races without being bumped; 2024 (W1).[8]

The club also tends to field an Open VIII and a Women's VIII in the Isis Winter League (IWL). The Isis Winter League is a series of head races run throughout Michaelmas and Hilary terms. IWLs are open not only to OURCs affiliated crews but also to other rowing clubs based on the Isis. The course usually runs from Donnington Bridge to Cox's Stone opposite Christ Church Meadow.[9] In 2023, the Mansfield Women's VIII won the competition (winning both races where they received an official time), and the Open VIII placed 5th, meaning that the club placed second victor ludorum, out of 25 clubs.[10]

History

[edit]

On 4th July 2005, Longbridges Boat House was the victim of an arson attack [Longbridges boathouse fire] which destroyed most of MCBC's equipment.[11]  However, the committee, college, and generous alumni rallied to replace the lost equipment, enabling the crews to continue moving up the bumps divisions.

The club has spawned multiple blues rowers including Jack Shuttleworth (2015 Lwt crew),[12] Merel Lefferts (2016), and Ruby Mullin (2024 Women's Lwt crew),[13] but most famously Donald MacDonald, the President of OUBC in the mutiny year of 1987, the events of which are told in the book and film ‘True Blue’.

While 2020 saw the cancellation of many rowing events due to flooding, high stream, and the COVID-19 pandemic, three Mansfield rowers were selected as part of the squads that would have raced on Boat Race Day. Moreover, the selection of Martha Birtles for the OUWBC blue boat[14] and Caspar Jopling for the OUBC blue boat[15] was a first in that both university openweight blue boats featured Mansfield rowers in the same year.

Notable members

[edit]

Donald MacDonald was President of Oxford University Boat Club in the mutiny year of 1987, the events of which received publicity in the book True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny and the film True Blue.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "About". MCBC. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "About". MCBC. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  3. ^ "About". MCBC. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Torpids 2023". eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Eights 2024 - Racedesk Live". eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Oxford Bumps Charts". eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Bumps". City of Oxford Rowing Club Events. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Oxford City Bumps 2024". Google Docs. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  9. ^ "OURCs: Isis Winter League 2024-2025". ourcs.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  10. ^ "OURCs: IWL Historical Results". ourcs.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  11. ^ Laville, Sandra (21 July 2005). "Animal militants set fire to Oxford boathouse". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Past Crews". The Oxford Universit. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  16. ^ Fairfax, Ferdinand (15 November 1996), True Blue (Drama, Sport), Johan Leysen, Dominic West, Dylan Baker, Booker Entertainment, Channel Four Films, Film and General Productions, retrieved 17 September 2024
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