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Starting in September 2019, the world renown rowing program at Oxford Brookes University will take on a junior team for the first time. Will it create a new standard of junior rowers?

J18 8+ The eights category looks like it may turn out to be a fairly straightforward race. Shiplake seem to have fielded a 1V for this event, with only one boat entered into this category. Shiplake are renowned for putting out some very classy eights, especially during the head season, as was highlighted by their win at SHORR a couple of years ago in 2017, and silver medal places in 2016 and 2018. The two other entries into this category come from Reading Blue Coat School, who are fielding either mixed eights or an A and B crew. They will most likely not be able to challenge the eight from Shiplake college given that they lost to Shiplake at Quintin Head...

We have asked some rowers from last year's scene about their transition to university rowing, and how they think it compares to their junior careers.

Free image for download from the February 2019 GB Junior Rowing Trials.

This weekend Boston will again play host to the February Assessments, the second trials period this season after Early ID’s in November. Here, all the athletes who attended EID’s will be joined by their J16 counterparts, some of whom have already raced EID’s and placed highly. It's going to be a hard and heavy weekend for all athletes, and we've listed some of the ones that we think will perform exceptionally well