Recent Years
Queens have achieved much success in recent years. In 1996 they won both the Wylie Cup and the Intermidiate 8 Championship. In 2001 a Queens Coxless Pair of James Cleland and Jonny Hill won the Irish championships and followed it up the next season by representing Ireland in the Home internationals and Northern Ireland in the Commonwealth Rowing Championships. In 2003 Queen's raced in the Head of the Charles in Boston for the first time, entering the championship and college 8's races. In 2005 Queens, under the captaincy of Chris Wylie, won the Intermidiate 8's championship of Ireland ahead of Neptune R.C, and also won the University 8's event at Amsterdam International Regatta beating Orca R.C into second place. In the 2008/2009 season QUBBC appointed its first professional coach who delivered immediate success with Queen's winning the Novice and Intermidiate Championships of Ireland as well as narrowly missing out on the Senior Championship. They also won the Wylie cup for the first time in 13 years and produced a strong showing at Henley Royal Regatta - equalling the course record to the barrier as they competed in the Temple Challenge Cup. 2010 saw Queen's win the Senior VIII and Senior 4X in the BUCS Regatta and again fall to a narrow defeat in the Senior Championship of Ireland.
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