Oxford Student Sports Clubs: Oxford University A.F.C., Rowing Clubs of the University of Oxford, Jesus College Boat Club

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Oxford University A.F.C., Rowing clubs of the University of Oxford, Jesus College Boat Club, Oxford University Dancesport Club, List of Presidents of Vincent's Club, Brasenose College Boat Club, Wadham College Boat Club, University College Boat Club, Hertford College Boat Club, OUMDC, Pembroke College Boat Club, Balliol College Boat Club, New College Boat Club, Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club, Oxford University RFC, Oxford University Ice Hockey Club, Green Templeton Boat Club, Oxford University Cycling Club, St Edmund Hall Boat Club, Oxford University Amateur Boxing Club, Oxford University Boat Club, Mansfield College Boat Club, Oxford University Mountaineering Club, Oxford University Australian Rules Football Club, Oxford University Gliding Club, Oxford University Cricket Club, The Queen's College Boat Club, Oxford University Handball Club, Exeter College Boat Club, Oxford University Rowing Clubs. Excerpt: The club's blade colours Jesus College Boat Club (commonly abbreviated to JCBC) is a rowing club for members of Jesus College, Oxford, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. The club was formed in 1835, but rowing at the college predates the club's foundation: a boat from the college was involved in the earliest recorded races between college crews at Oxford in 1815, when it competed against Brasenose College. In the early years of rowing at Oxford, Jesus was one of the few colleges that participated in races. Neither the men's nor the women's 1st VIIIs have earned the title of Head of the River, which is gained by winning Eights Week-the main inter-college rowing competition at Oxford. A number of college members have rowed for the university against Cambridge University in the Boat Race and the Women's Boat Race. Barney Williams, a Canadian rower who studied at the college, wo...