Rowing competition
The Ladies' Challenge Plate is one of the events at Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. Crews of men's eight-oared boats below the standard of the Grand Challenge Cup can enter, although international standard heavyweight crews are not permitted to row in the Ladies' Plate.
The Ladies' Plate was first competed for in 1845, initially as the New Challenge Cup . The following year, it became the Ladies' Challenge Plate , and it has been competed for every year since, except for years which were affected by the two World Wars and the COVID-19 pandemic. Until 1966, the Ladies' Plate was originally for academic institutions in the United Kingdom , and Trinity College Dublin , but in 1967, the entry requirements were relaxed to allow entries from academic institutions throughout the world. Further changes in 1985 allowed entries from any club, and certain restrictions were placed on entries of the Thames Challenge Cup to ensure that crews of the required standard entered the more senior Ladies' Plate.
Past winners
Year
Winner
Runner-up
ref
1845
St George's Club , London
The Black Prince, First Trinity Boat Club
1846
First Trinity Boat Club
Thames Club , London
1847
Brasenose College, Oxford
First Trinity, Cambridge
1848
Christ Church, Oxford
Worcester College, Oxford
1849
St John of Malta (Wadham & Oriel)
Second Trinity, Cambridge
1850
Lincoln College, Oxford
row over (no Cambridge crews entered)
1851
Brasenose College, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
1852
Pembroke College, Oxford
row over
1853
First Trinity Boat Club
Pembroke College, Oxford
1854
First Trinity Boat Club
Wadham College Boat Club
1855
Balliol College, Oxford
Trinity College, Cambridge
1856
Royal Chester Rowing Club
Lady Margaret Boat Club
[ 1]
1857
Exeter College, Oxford
Pembroke College, Oxford
1858
Balliol College, Oxford
Exeter College, Oxford
[ 2]
1859
First Trinity Boat Club
Balliol College, Oxford
1860
First Trinity Boat Club
1861
First Trinity Boat Club
Trinity College, Oxford
1862
University College, Oxford
Eton College
1863
University College, Oxford
Eton College
1864
Eton College
1865
Third Trinity Boat Club
Eton College
1866
Eton College
First Trinity, Cambridge
1867
Eton College
Radley College
1868
Eton College
University College, Oxford
1869
Eton College
Lady Margaret Boat Club
1870
Eton College
Trinity College Dublin
1871
Pembroke College, Oxford
Eton College
1872
Jesus College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Oxford
1873
Jesus College, Cambridge
Trinity College Dublin
1874
First Trinity Boat Club
Trinity College Dublin
1875
Trinity College Dublin
First Trinity, Cambridge
1876
Jesus College, Cambridge
Caius College, Cambridge
1877
Jesus College, Cambridge
Caius College, Cambridge
1878
Jesus College, Cambridge
First Trinity, Cambridge
1879
Lady Margaret Boat Club
Eton College
1880
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Eton College
1881
First Trinity Boat Club
Eton College
1882
Eton College
Radley College
1883
Christ Church, Oxford
Eton College
1884
Eton College
Radley College
1885
Eton College
Corpus College, Oxford
1886
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Eton College
1887
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
First Trinity, Cambridge
1888
Lady Margaret Boat Club
Pembroke College, Cambridge
1889
Christ Church, Oxford
First Trinity, Cambridge
1890
Balliol College, Oxford
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
1891
Balliol College, Oxford
Eton College
[ 3]
1892
First Trinity Boat Club
Third Trinity, Cambridge
1893
Eton College
Radley College
1894
Eton College
Trinity College, Oxford
1895
Eton College
St John's College, Oxford
1896
Eton College
Balliol College, Oxford
1897
Eton College
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
1898
Eton College
First Trinity, Cambridge
1899
Eton College
Pembroke College, Cambridge
1900
New College, Oxford
Eton College
1901
University College, Oxford
Eton College
1902
University College, Oxford
Eton College
1903
Magdalen College, Oxford
Eton College
1904
Eton College
First Trinity, Cambridge
1905
Eton College
Christ's College, Cambridge
1906
First Trinity Boat Club
Christ Church, Oxford
1907
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
First Trinity, Cambridge
1908
Jesus College, Cambridge
New College, Oxford
1909
St John's College, Oxford
First Trinity, Cambridge
1910
Eton College
Balliol College, Oxford
1911
Eton College
First Trinity, Cambridge
1912
Eton College
Radley College
1913
First Trinity Boat Club
Trinity College, Oxford
1914
Pembroke College, Cambridge
First Trinity, Cambridge
[ 4]
1920
Christ Church, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
1921
Eton College
Lady Margaret Boat Club
1922
Brasenose College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
1923
Trinity College, Oxford
Jesus College, Cambridge
1924
Shrewsbury School
Jesus College, Cambridge
1925
Lady Margaret Boat Club
Radley College
1926
Jesus College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge
[ 5]
1927
First Trinity Boat Club
Third Trinity, Cambridge
[ 6]
1928
Jesus College, Cambridge
Selwyn College, Cambridge
[ 7]
1929
First Trinity Boat Club
University College, Oxford
[ 8]
1930
Lady Margaret Boat Club
Pembroke College, Cambridge
[ 9]
1931
Jesus College, Cambridge
Shrewsbury School
[ 10]
1932
Shrewsbury School
Oriel College, Oxford
[ 11]
1933
Lady Margaret Boat Club
Magdalen College, Oxford
[ 12]
1934
Jesus College, Cambridge
Trinity College Dublin
[ 13]
1935
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Eton College
[ 14]
1936
First Trinity Boat Club
Clare College, Cambridge
[ 15]
1937
Clare College, Cambridge
First Trinity, Cambridge
[ 16]
1938
Radley College
Pembroke College, Cambridge
[ 17]
1939
Clare College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
[ 18]
1946
Jesus College, Cambridge
Trinity College Dublin
[ 19]
1947
First and Third Trinity Boat Club
Eton College
[ 20] [ 21]
1948
Eton College
Bryanston School
[ 22]
1949
Lady Margaret Boat Club
Pembroke College, Cambridge
[ 23]
1950
New College, Oxford
Trinity College Dublin
[ 24]
1951
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
[ 25]
1952
Lady Margaret Boat Club
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
1953
Jesus College, Cambridge
Radley College
[ 26]
1954
First and Third Trinity Boat Club
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
[ 27]
1955
Queens' College, Cambridge
Lady Margaret Boat Club
[ 28]
1956
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Magdalene College, Cambridge
[ 29]
1957
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Christ Church, Oxford
[ 30]
1958
Jesus College, Cambridge
Christ Church, Oxford
[ 31]
1959
Lady Margaret Boat Club
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
[ 32]
1960
Eton College
Jesus College, Cambridge
[ 33]
1961
Lady Margaret Boat Club
Eton College
[ 34]
1962
Queens' College, Cambridge
First & Third Trinity, Cambridge
[ 35]
1963
Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
St Edmund Hall, Oxford
[ 36]
1964
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
[ 37]
1965
St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Jesus College, Cambridge
[ 38]
1966
Lady Margaret Boat Club
Jesus College, Cambridge
[ 39]
1967
First and Third Trinity Boat Club
Emanuel School
[ 40]
1968
Cherwell Boat Club
First & Third Trinity, Cambridge
[ 41]
1969
ASR Nereus , Netherlands
Trinity College, USA
[ 42]
1970
G.S.R. Aegir , Netherlands
University of London
[ 43]
1971
University of London
Trinity College, USA
[ 44]
1972
DSRV Laga, Netherlands
G.S.R. Aegir , Netherlands
[ 45]
1973
Harvard University , USA
DSR Laga, Netherlands
[ 46]
1974
University College Dublin , Ireland
University of London
[ 47]
1975
University of London
Isis Boat Club
[ 48]
1976
Trinity College, Hartford , USA
Queen's University, Belfast
[ 49]
1977
Trinity College Dublin
Pembroke College, Cambridge
[ 50]
1978
Imperial College, London
Yale University
[ 51]
1979
Yale University , USA
Downing College, Cambridge
1980
Yale University , USA
Witwatersrand University, South Africa
[ 52]
1981
University of Washington , USA
Yale University
[ 53]
1982
University of London
Isis Boat Club
[ 54]
1983
Harvard University , USA
Isis Boat Club
1984
Brown University , USA
Temple University, USA
1985
Leander Club
Garda Siochana Boat Club, Ireland
1986
Neptune Rowing Club , Ireland
Harvard University , USA
1987
University of London
Tideway Scullers School
1988
Mercantile Rowing Club , Australia
Leander Club
1989
NCRA
Harvard University , USA
[ 55]
1990
Harvard University , USA
University of London
1991
Leander Club & Molesey Boat Club
University of London & Oxford University
1992
Imperial College, London
ASR Nereus , Netherlands
1993
Brown University , USA
NCRA
1994
College Boat Club , Pennsylvania, USA
London & NCRA
1995
NCRA
Princeton University, USA
1996
Goldie Boat Club
Leander Club
[ 56]
1997
NCRA & Oxford Brookes
University of Washington, USA
1998
Harvard University , USA
Cambridge University & Star Club
[ 57]
1999
Cambridge University & Queen's Tower Boat Club
University of California-Berkeley, USA
2000
Brown University , USA
ORC Rostock & Heidelberger Rg, Germany
2001
Dartmouth Rowing Club, USA
Princeton University , USA
2002
Harvard University , USA
Molesey Boat Club
2003
University of Washington , USA
Rutgers University, USA
2004
Leander Club
Harvard University , USA
2005
Cambridge University Boat Club
Leander Club
2006
Princeton University , USA
Leander Club & Molesey Boat Club
2007
Harvard University , USA
Molesey Boat Club & New York Athletic, USA
2008
Leander Club
RSVU Okeanos & DSR Laga, Netherlands
2009
Brown University , USA
Leander Club & Molesey Boat Club
2010
Harvard University , USA
Oxford Brookes & Oxford University Boat Club
2011
Berliner Ruderclub and Olympische Ruder Club Rostock, Germany
Leander Club
2012
Harvard University , USA
Leander Club
2013
Leander Club & Molesey Boat Club
Northeastern University, USA
2014
University of California, Berkeley , USA
Leander Club
2015
Yale University USA
University of Washington, USA
2016
Leander Club
Following disqualification of ASR Nereus
2017
Oxford Brookes & Taurus
Molesey Boat Club & London Rowing Club
2018
Oxford Brookes
Oxford Brookes & Edinburgh University Boat Club
2019
Oxford Brookes
Hollandia Roeiclub
2020
No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic
[ 58]
2021
Oxford Brookes
Molesey Boat Club & Twickenham Rowing Club
[ 59]
2022
Leander Club
University of California, Berkeley, USA
[ 60]
2023
Oxford Brookes
Leander Club
[ 61]
2024
Princeton University , USA
Cambridge University Boat Club
[ 62]
2025
Leander Club
Oxford Brookes
[ 63]
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