Cambridge demolish Oxford in men’s Boat Race after heated drama in women’s run

Cambridge completed the clean sweep in the men’s and women’s Boat Races over Oxford in with both having plenty of drama.

Oxford were the favourites for the men’s race but Cambridge got off to the slightly better start and opened up a commanding lead at the halfway mark.

Cambridge continued to push ahead with Oxford unable to find an answer to their University rivals.

Oxford were given a small chance of an unlikely comeback in the final stages as Cambridge’s Matt Edge was seen clearly struggling in the ambridge stroke seat.

Cambridge had to slow their strokes, but it was too little too late for Oxford as the light blue crew held on for a historic win.

Prior to the men’s race, Cambridge had beaten Oxford in the women’s run for the seventh consecutive year.

But the race was overshadowed by big drama as the boats nearly touched with Cambridge edging ahead.

Race umpire Richard Phelps yelled at both crews to get in their station with Oxford coming extremely close to touching Cambridge’s boat.

Oxford cox, Joe Gellett, appealed to the race umpire after the race but Cambridge were eventually confirmed as winners.

Speaking afterwards, Gellett said: “In my mind [the bump] happened just after Cambridge had been warned and I don’t think they had moved back. Therefore it was happening in our water.

“Obviously that is my point of view in the heat of the moment.

“It will be something we look back at somepoint, probably not soon, but having discussed with the umpire and looked at past few years’ races it was a potential move that could lead to disqualification if it had happened with Cambridge in our water.

“Unfortunately after Richard, the umpire conferred again with the rest of the umpires, it didn’t happen in our water. So the race stands.”

Cambridge Cox Hannah Murphy remained confident throughout the ordeal that she was in the right.

She said: “Seeing them [getting] closer and closer, I knew we were on our station.

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“I had even moved slightly off our station, but I was really confident that I was in the right there and I wanted to get right back on our rhythm as soon as possible.

“You can see there [on the replay], that we immediately take off.”