The Ladies' Challenge Plate is one of the events at Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. Crews of men's eight-oared boats below the standard of the Grand Challenge Cup can enter, although international standard heavyweight crews are not permitted to row in the Ladies' Plate.
The Ladies' Plate was first competed for in 1845, initially as the New Challenge Cup. The following year, it became the Ladies' Challenge Plate, and it has been competed for every year since, except for years which were affected by the two World Wars and the COVID-19 pandemic. Until 1966, the Ladies' Plate was originally for academic institutions in the United Kingdom, and Trinity College Dublin, but in 1967, the entry requirements were relaxed to allow entries from academic institutions throughout the world. Further changes in 1985 allowed entries from any club, and certain restrictions were placed on entries of the Thames Challenge Cup to ensure that crews of the required standard entered the more senior Ladies' Plate.
Past winners YearWinnerRunner-upref1845 St George's Club, London The Black Prince, First Trinity Boat Club1846 First Trinity Boat ClubThames Club, London1847 Brasenose College, OxfordFirst Trinity, Cambridge1848 Christ Church, OxfordWorcester College, Oxford1849 St John of Malta (Wadham & Oriel) Second Trinity, Cambridge1850 Lincoln College, Oxfordrow over (no Cambridge crews entered)1851 Brasenose College, OxfordChrist Church, Oxford1852 Pembroke College, Oxfordrow over1853 First Trinity Boat ClubPembroke College, Oxford1854 First Trinity Boat ClubWadham College Boat Club1855 Balliol College, OxfordTrinity College, Cambridge1856 Royal Chester Rowing ClubLady Margaret Boat Club1857 Exeter College, OxfordPembroke College, Oxford1858 Balliol College, OxfordExeter College, Oxford1859 First Trinity Boat ClubBalliol College, Oxford1860 First Trinity Boat Club 1861 First Trinity Boat ClubTrinity College, Oxford1862 University College, OxfordEton College1863 University College, OxfordEton College1864 Eton College 1865 Third Trinity Boat ClubEton College1866 Eton CollegeFirst Trinity, Cambridge1867 Eton CollegeRadley College1868 Eton CollegeUniversity College, Oxford 1869 Eton CollegeLady Margaret Boat Club1870 Eton CollegeTrinity College Dublin1871 Pembroke College, OxfordEton College1872 Jesus College, CambridgePembroke College, Oxford1873 Jesus College, CambridgeTrinity College Dublin1874 First Trinity Boat ClubTrinity College Dublin1875 Trinity College DublinFirst Trinity, Cambridge1876 Jesus College, CambridgeCaius College, Cambridge1877 Jesus College, CambridgeCaius College, Cambridge1878 Jesus College, CambridgeFirst Trinity, Cambridge1879 Lady Margaret Boat ClubEton College1880 Trinity Hall, CambridgeEton College1881 First Trinity Boat ClubEton College1882 Eton CollegeRadley College1883 Christ Church, OxfordEton College1884 Eton CollegeRadley College1885 Eton CollegeCorpus College, Oxford1886 Pembroke College, CambridgeEton College1887 Trinity Hall, CambridgeFirst Trinity, Cambridge1888 Lady Margaret Boat ClubPembroke College, Cambridge1889 Christ Church, OxfordFirst Trinity, Cambridge1890 Balliol College, OxfordTrinity Hall, Cambridge 1891 Balliol College, OxfordEton College1892 First Trinity Boat ClubThird Trinity, Cambridge1893 Eton CollegeRadley College1894 Eton CollegeTrinity College, Oxford1895 Eton CollegeSt John's College, Oxford1896 Eton CollegeBalliol College, Oxford1897 Eton CollegeEmmanuel College, Cambridge1898 Eton CollegeFirst Trinity, Cambridge1899 Eton CollegePembroke College, Cambridge1900 New College, OxfordEton College1901 University College, OxfordEton College1902 University College, OxfordEton College1903 Magdalen College, OxfordEton College1904 Eton CollegeFirst Trinity, Cambridge1905 Eton CollegeChrist's College, Cambridge1906 First Trinity Boat ClubChrist Church, Oxford1907 Trinity Hall, CambridgeFirst Trinity, Cambridge1908 Jesus College, CambridgeNew College, Oxford1909 St John's College, OxfordFirst Trinity, Cambridge 1910 Eton CollegeBalliol College, Oxford1911 Eton CollegeFirst Trinity, Cambridge1912 Eton CollegeRadley College1913 First Trinity Boat ClubTrinity College, Oxford1914 Pembroke College, CambridgeFirst Trinity, Cambridge1920 Christ Church, OxfordMerton College, Oxford1921 Eton CollegeLady Margaret Boat Club1922 Brasenose College, OxfordMagdalen College, Oxford1923 Trinity College, OxfordJesus College, Cambridge1924Shrewsbury SchoolJesus College, Cambridge1925 Lady Margaret Boat ClubRadley College1926 Jesus College, CambridgePembroke College, Cambridge1927 First Trinity Boat ClubThird Trinity, Cambridge1928 Jesus College, CambridgeSelwyn College, Cambridge1929 First Trinity Boat ClubUniversity College, Oxford1930 Lady Margaret Boat ClubPembroke College, Cambridge1931 Jesus College, CambridgeShrewsbury School1932 Shrewsbury SchoolOriel College, Oxford1933 Lady Margaret Boat ClubMagdalen College, Oxford 1934 Jesus College, CambridgeTrinity College Dublin1935 Trinity Hall, CambridgeEton College1936 First Trinity Boat ClubClare College, Cambridge1937 Clare College, CambridgeFirst Trinity, Cambridge1938 Radley CollegePembroke College, Cambridge1939 Clare College, CambridgeCorpus Christi College, Cambridge1946 Jesus College, CambridgeTrinity College Dublin1947 First and Third Trinity Boat ClubEton College1948 Eton CollegeBryanston School1949Lady Margaret Boat ClubPembroke College, Cambridge1950 New College, OxfordTrinity College Dublin1951 Pembroke College, CambridgeJesus College, Cambridge1952 Lady Margaret Boat ClubTrinity Hall, Cambridge1953 Jesus College, Cambridge Radley College1954 First and Third Trinity Boat ClubTrinity Hall, Cambridge1955 Queens' College, CambridgeLady Margaret Boat Club1956 Peterhouse, CambridgeMagdalene College, Cambridge1957 Pembroke College, CambridgeChrist Church, Oxford1958 Jesus College, CambridgeChrist Church, Oxford1959 Lady Margaret Boat ClubEmmanuel College, Cambridge1960 Eton CollegeJesus College, Cambridge1961 Lady Margaret Boat ClubEton College1962 Queens' College, CambridgeFirst & Third Trinity, Cambridge1963 Royal Military Academy, SandhurstSt Edmund Hall, Oxford1964 Pembroke College, CambridgeRoyal Military Academy, Sandhurst1965 St Edmund Hall, OxfordJesus College, Cambridge1966 Lady Margaret Boat ClubJesus College, Cambridge1967 First and Third Trinity Boat ClubEmanuel School1968 Cherwell Boat Club First & Third Trinity, Cambridge1969 ASR Nereus, NetherlandsTrinity College, USA1970 G.S.R. Aegir, NetherlandsUniversity of London1971 University of LondonTrinity College, USA1972 DSRV Laga, NetherlandsG.S.R. Aegir, Netherlands1973 Harvard University, USADSR Laga, Netherlands1974 University College Dublin, IrelandUniversity of London1975 University of LondonIsis Boat Club1976 Trinity College, Hartford, USAQueen's University, Belfast1977 Trinity College DublinPembroke College, Cambridge1978 Imperial College, LondonYale University1979 Yale University, USADowning College, Cambridge1980 Yale University, USAWitwatersrand University, South Africa1981 University of Washington, USAYale University1982 University of LondonIsis Boat Club1983 Harvard University, USAIsis Boat Club1984 Brown University, USATemple University, USA1985 Leander ClubGarda Siochana Boat Club, Ireland1986 Neptune Rowing Club, IrelandHarvard University, USA1987 University of LondonTideway Scullers School1988 Mercantile Rowing Club, Australia Leander Club1989 NCRAHarvard University, USA1990 Harvard University, USAUniversity of London1991 Leander Club & Molesey Boat ClubUniversity of London & Oxford University1992 Imperial College, LondonASR Nereus, Netherlands1993 Brown University, USANCRA1994 College Boat Club, Pennsylvania, USALondon & NCRA1995 NCRAPrinceton University, USA1996 Goldie Boat ClubLeander Club1997 NCRA & Oxford BrookesUniversity of Washington, USA1998 Harvard University, USACambridge University & Star Club1999 Cambridge University & Queen's Tower Boat ClubUniversity of California-Berkeley, USA2000 Brown University, USAORC Rostock & Heidelberger Rg, Germany2001 Dartmouth Rowing Club, USAPrinceton University, USA2002 Harvard University, USAMolesey Boat Club2003 University of Washington, USARutgers University, USA2004 Leander ClubHarvard University, USA2005 Cambridge University Boat ClubLeander Club2006 Princeton University, USALeander Club & Molesey Boat Club2007 Harvard University, USAMolesey Boat Club & New York Athletic, USA2008 Leander ClubRSVU Okeanos & DSR Laga, Netherlands2009 Brown University, USALeander Club & Molesey Boat Club2010 Harvard University, USAOxford Brookes & Oxford University Boat Club2011 Berliner Ruderclub and Olympische Ruder Club Rostock, GermanyLeander Club 2012 Harvard University, USALeander Club 2013 Leander Club & Molesey Boat ClubNortheastern University, USA2014 University of California, Berkeley, USALeander Club2015 Yale University USAUniversity of Washington, USA2016 Leander Club Following disqualification of ASR Nereus2017 Oxford Brookes & TaurusMolesey Boat Club & London Rowing Club2018 Oxford BrookesOxford Brookes & Edinburgh University Boat Club2019 Oxford BrookesHollandia Roeiclub2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic2021 Oxford BrookesMolesey Boat Club & Twickenham Rowing Club2022 Leander ClubUniversity of California, Berkeley, USA2023 Oxford BrookesLeander Club2024 Princeton University, USA Cambridge University Boat Club2025 Leander Club Oxford Brookes 2026 Leander Club Cambridge University and Harvard University, U.S.A
References
Henley Royal Regatta trophies Henley Royal Regatta winners 1839-1939 Henley Royal Regatta winners 1946-present