- Cambridge failed to fill women’s boat with eligible rowers
- Situation indicative of continuing ill-feeling between clubs
The bad blood between Oxford and Cambridge continues to fester in the buildup to Sunday’s University Boat Race, with the fallout from the row over would-be competitors being barred for studying for a postgraduate certificate in educationrather than a degree leading to the abandonment of a trial race between the two clubs on Wednesday morning.
The Guardian has learned that Cambridge were unable to field a crew in the women’s spare race after Oxford insisted that the ban on PGCE students taking part also applied to what is a practice race for squad members not selected for the Boat Race.
