The Oxford and Cambridge Cup is the trophy awarded to the winner of the Australian University Championship Men's Eight (formerly the Australian Universities Boat Race), and is competed for annually at the Australian University Games or the Australian University Rowing Championships (in either case, commonly known as the Inter-Varsity). It is the oldest inter-University competition in Australia. The cup is awarded to the winning men's Eight over a standard 2,000m course (1.24 miles).
The trophy was donated in 1893 by Old Blues of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The original boat race was conducted over a 'Thames Putney Mortlake' equivalent course, which varied between 2 miles and 3½ miles depending on location and conditions.
The current holders of the cup are Adelaide University, who won the 115th competition by 11.8 seconds in choppy, cross/headwind conditions at West Lakes over reigning champions University of Melbourne. The victory is the third in the last four years for Adelaide University, making this the most successful period in its 131 year history.
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