Victoria University Rowing Club

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Victoria University Rowing Club currently located in Wellington New Zealand and based from the Wellington Rowing Club. The club was reestablished around 10 years ago and is now attends the New Zealand University Games with one of the largest rowing teams.

Victoria University Rowing Club Logo.
Victoria University Rowing Club Logo.

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[edit] History

Image:Hebberleyshieldpic1.jpg
The Hebberly Shield, competed for annually at the NZ University games.

It is not officially known when the idea of a Victoria University Rowing club was conceived. It is known that crews rowing as Victoria University existed in 1928 as such a crew won the Hebberly Shield in that year. Other years that Victoria University has won the Hebberley shield are: 1929, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1967, 1968. Information from NZ University Rowing History however this information contains many unexplained gaps.

[edit] National Representatives

2005 NZ Universities Lightweight Men's 4- Kevin Simpson

2005 NZ Universities Lightweight Women's 4x- Georgia Halley

2003 NZ Universities Heavyweight Men's 8+ Peter Taylor, Ben Dunsheath

2003 NZ Universities Lightweight Men's 4- Mike Grace

2002 NZ Universities Heavyweight Men's 8+ Ben Ashby

2002 NZ Universities Lightweight Men's 4- Peter Taylor

2002 NZ Universities Lightweight Women's 4x- Kirsty Ferguson

2002 NZ Universities Heavyweight Women's 8+ Kerstin Burridge

2001 NZ Universities Lightweight Men's 8+ Graham Maltby

2001 NZ Universities Lightweight Women's 4x- Kirsty Ferguson, Carolyn Hodge

2000 NZ Universities Heavyweight Men's 8+ Rees Ward

2000 NZ Universities Lightweight Women's 4x- Kirsty Ferguson

1999 NZ Universities Heavyweight Men's 8+ Hunter Tretheway

1999 NZ Universities Heavyweight Women's 8+ Marianne Lupton, Sarah Nyberg

1998 NZ Universities Heavyweight Men's 8+ Mike Preston, Rees Ward

1998 NZ Universities Heavyweight Women's 8+ Sarah Nyberg

1972 NZ Olympic Men's 8+ Richard Joyce

1968 NZ Olympic Men's 4+ Richard Joyce

[edit] NZU Blues Recipients

1927 Mr F H Mullins, Mr J F Platts-Mills

1928 Mr F M Bell, Mr K F Crease, Mr F H Mullins, Mr S G Rees, Mr G Thomas

1930 Mr F M Bell, Mr D F Gane, Mr W J Kemp

1931 Mr D F Gane, Mr W J Kemp

1932 Mr F M Bell, Mr W J Kemp

1935 Mr J F Eggers

1936 Mr G B Gibbons

1937 Mr F G Bowling, Mr G C Broad, Mr J B Bullock, Mr A R Burge, Mr R P Hansen

1938 Mr G C Broad, Mr J B Bullock, Mr A R Burge, Mr R P Hansen, Mr F D Stafford

1939 Mr J B Bullock, Mr R P Hansen

1940 Mr R G Bannister

1941 Mr I L Moore

1945 Mr Enoka McDonald

1947 Mr K G Honore

1948 Mr J W Wilson

1950 Mr D B Horsley, Mr W S Taylor

1952 Mr R O Weenink

1954 Mr R Stenick

1957 Mr Mike L Winter

1958 Mr Frank P Crotty, Mr Peter Preston-Thomas, Mr Mike L Winter

1960 Mr Mike L Winter

1963 Mr Paul Crichton

1966 Mr John G Gibbons, Mr T Gibson

1967 Mr John G Gibbons, Mr Richard Joyce, Mr Peter W Wear

1968 Mr John G Gibbons, Mr Ollie R Gilbert

1969 Mr Ollie R Gilbert

[edit] Victoria University Blues Recipients

[edit] Hebberley Shield Winning Crews

The Hebberley Shield is contested by Championship Men's Eights at the University Games, over a distance of 3.2Km since 1928. As of 2006 Canterbury University has won 28 times and Otago University 19 times.

1968 Crew not engraved: Richard Joyce (stroke),

1967 Richard Joyce (stroke), P. G. MacCauley, P. W. Wear, J. G. Gibbons, O. R. Gilbert, R. G. Trott, J. R. Pope, B. J. Brown, B.A.Jones (cox/coach)

1938 G. C. Broad (stroke), R. P. Hansen, N. M. Rose, J. B. Bullock, R. E. Hermans, T. S. Mahood, G. T. Ryan, A. R. Bridge, F. D. Stafford (cox)

1937 K. W. Barnes (stroke), F. G. Bowling, R. P. Hansen, J. B. Bullock, N. M. Rose, R. J. McElroy, G. C. Broad, A. R. Burge, F. Stafford (cox), E. J. Barnes (coach)

1931 Crew not engraved

1929 Crew not engraved

1928 F. H. Mullins (stroke), K. F. Crease, F. M. Bell, A. Taylor, C. Steele, S. G. Rees, G. Thomas, R. Moffat, T. Kearns (cox), E. Diehl (coach)

[edit] Tamaki Cup Winning Crews

The Tamaki Cup is contested by Championship Women's Eights at the University Games, over a distance of 3.2Km since 1956. As of 2006 Otago University has won 13 times, Auckland University 8 times and Canterbury University 6 times.

1960 Crew not engraved

[edit] Distinguished Members

[edit] External links

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