Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club (RSSBC) is a rowing club based on the River Severn at Shrewsbury School Boathouse, Kingsland, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, West Midlands, England.
History The Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club (RSSBC) is one of the oldest school rowing clubs, having begun as an unofficial sport frowned upon by the authorities, in the late 18th or early 19th century and the first official event being known to have happened in 1839, complete with military bands. The boat club was finally officially constituted in 1866.
The club has won the prestigious Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta on four occasions and has won both the Queen Mother Challenge Cup at the National Schools' Regatta (three times) and the Schools' Head of the River Race eights (four times).
In 1982 the club was the first to be undefeated in Schools rowing in a single season, winning The Schools' Head of The River, Queen Mother Challenge Cup at National Schools' Regatta and Henley Royal Regatta. They won the Special Race For Schools at Henley Royal Regatta but had defeated Eton College, the winners of the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in all of their races that year.
Pengwern Rowing Club The Pengwern Boat Club shares the same stretch of the river and is located immediately to the west of the RSSBC.
Honours National Schools' Regatta YearWinning crew 1976 Queen Mother Challenge Cup 1982 Queen Mother Challenge Cup 2006 Queen Mother Challenge Cup
Henley Royal Regatta YearWinning crew 1924 Ladies' Challenge Plate 1932 Ladies' Challenge Plate 1955 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup 1960 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup 1961 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup 1976 Special Race for Schools 1980 Special Race for Schools 1981 Special Race for Schools 1982 Special Race for Schools 1984 Special Race for Schools 1985 Special Race for Schools 2007 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
Schools' Head of the River Race YearWinning crew 1980 Eights 1982 Eights 2006 Eights 2007 Eights 2008 Eights
British champions YearWinning crew/s 1973 Men J18 2x, Men J16 8+ 1977 Men J18 8+ 1978 Men J18 8+ 1979 Men J16 2x, Men J16 8+ 1980 Men J18 2- 1981 Men J18 4+ 1985 Men J18 8+ 1986 Men J18 2+ 1987 Men J18 2+, Men J16 2- 1989 Men J16 4- 1997 Men J18 2-, Men J18 4- 2009 Open J18 4+ 2010 Open J18 4-, Open J18 4+
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