BUCS Head 2024 – Men’s Events Review
With more than 350 crews having faced the Tyne this weekend, we gained our first insight into how university crews are shaping up in 2024.
By JRN
With more than 350 crews having faced the Tyne this weekend, we gained our first insight into how university crews are shaping up in 2024.
As clubs from universities up and down the UK head home this evening, we reflect on another years at BUCS Head. There was a strong
Beginner talent can be one of the most exciting parts of university rowing, and BUCS Head is the first real opportunity to showcase a new
For most of these crews it’ll be their first time competing at a national level. Whilst some might have had their first race, others will
For women’s intermediate coxed fours this year at BUCS Head, we have a total of 27 entires. Evenly split across many university clubs, this year
The start of the scholastic rowing season is upon us, and as always, it will kick off with BUCS Head. It has been a tough
BUCs head traditionally lays down the marker for the coming season in university crews. Finishing off division one this Saturday is the ever exciting category;
With lightweight rowing removed from the Olympic program from Paris onwards in favour of beach sprints, and British Rowing no longer trialing athletes as lightweights,
BUCS Head returns in all its glory to Newcastle this weekend. Fresh off a long winter of training university crews will have been targeting this
BUCS Head is a firm fixture on the racing calendar as each year university clubs flock to the Tyne to battle it out down the
Student crews across the country are heading to the Tyne for the season’s first university showdown. With a lack of racing thus far, this will
This weekend, the Tyne plays host to a host of crews from across the country as they compete at BUCS Head. It’s always a hotly
Just four crews are contesting the women’s championship coxed fours but there are no prizes for guessing which of the big hitters this will be.
In what is undoubtedly one of the largest university rowing events in the British calendar, hundreds of crews will journey up north to the River
It’s that time of year again where students gather from across the country to take to the gruelling 5km stretch of the infamous Tyne river,
After minimal racing, university crews will come together this weekend to compete over the Tyne stretch for the first BUCS event of the year. With
With only four entries, the Women’s Championship Quads could easily be overlooked at this year’s BUCS Head, but this field can potentially make for some
This weekend the river Tyne hosts a fixture central to the University racing calendar. With crews coming from across the country, this is one of
Intermediate eights events are often some of the most exciting and close-raced categories, and BUCS Head will be no exception. With 32 crews taking to
As crews from across the country converge on the Tyne for BUCS Head, among the most anticipated events is the men’s intermediate eights. With no
For BUCs Head this year, within the Women’s Championship 8+ category we have an extremely similar line up. All competed last year apart from Exeter,
The world of university rowing travels north to Newcastle for BUCS Head this weekend, and with it the jewel in the BUCS crown: the Championship