Royal Chester Rowing Club

Henley Royal Regatta 2026 - The Wargrave Challenge Cup

Our senior women’s 8+ did the club proud at HRR. Having gone through qualifiers at a later time than initially planned to avoid the scorching heat, they were one of only six provincial crews who made it into the main draw for the Wargrave.

Racing for the first time on Tuesday, a tough draw against Molesey R.C ‘B’ saw them knocked out in the first round. The race was close; having been beaten by the same Molesey crew at HWR ten days earlier, the girls approached the race with great determination, and held their opposition to the same verdict of 1¼ lengths over a longer distance.

Our Wargrave ‘A’ boat was the only women’s crew from the North-West region to qualify for HRR this year, which represents the continual growth and strengthening of the senior women’s squad here at Royals. They are hugely grateful to everyone who came to support and clap out (or watched from afar), and to those who helped with trailering, blade painting, and supporting them across the season.

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ROYALS RACING TOMORROW

HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA

Wargrave ‘A’ races tomorrow at 3pm against Molesey ‘B’. They will be boating at 2:15pm, Boat Tent E - meet us there to clap the crew out.

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