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London. This course was first used for
The Boat Race in 1845 and has been used
for every Race since; apart from 1846,
1856 and 1863 when the race was held in
the opposite direction between Mortlake
and Putney.
The Fulham/Chiswick side of the course
is known as the Middlesex side. The
Putney/Barnes side of the course is
known as the Surrey side. The Boat Race
is rowed upstream, but is timed to start
on the incoming "flood" tide.
The Men’s Boat Race is an hour and a
half before high tide, with The Women’s
Boat Race a further hour before so that
the crews are rowing with the fastest
possible current.
Rugby Six nations
SATURDAY 7
Ireland v Italy
England v Wales
SATURDAY 14 SUPER SATURDAY
Wales v Scotland; Italy v England; France
v Ireland
Nerja Rugby
Nerja rugby started 2020 on 19th January
with a long trip to Algeciras where they
suffered their second consecutive defeat
by 33 points to 52. This score line
flattered the home side Bahia 89 as a few
of their eight tries could be put down to
defensive errors on the part of Nerja.
The visitors did show potential and were
able to run in five tries of their own.
The rest of the month was once again
frustrating for Nerja. When two games
were postponed denying the club a home
fixture and more importantly vital match
practice. So there was a gap of four
weeks before they had their next game
and even longer journey to Cadiz.
Nerja defended well in the opening
exchanges and it was 20 minutes into the
game before the first score. However two
tries in quick succession had them 0-12
points down after 30 minutes. Another
36
try in the closing minutes of the half saw
Nerja 0-19 down at the interval.
The second half was a closer contest with
honours even until the home side
extended their lead with another
converted try midway through the half.
Marcos Centurian added a try for Nerja
with ten minutes remaining. Nerja
battled on but were unable to further
dent the opposition lead going down 5-
26 at the final whistle.
This result leaves Nerja in fourth place in
the league and a difficult task ahead if
they are to progress to the playoffs. Their
last league game is at home on 8th May
against current leaders CR del Estrecho.
Watch the CNR Facebook page for
details of kick off time.