Torpids 2006

MEN'S BUMPS WOMEN'S BUMPS

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Oriel 143 144 Oriel 2 New College 138 123 Magdalen 3 Magdalen 123 112 Pembroke 4 Queen's 113 110 Queen's 5 Pembroke 109 110 St Catherine's 6 Christ Church 100 107 New College 7 Exeter 95 104 Worcester 8 Wadham 83 96 Christ Church 9 St Catherine's 83 87 Exeter 10 Worcester 82 84 Wadham 11 L.M.H. 79 72 Hertford 12 Merton 72 67 St Edmund Hall 13 Lincoln 66 66 Trinity 14 St John's 64 64 Merton 15 Hertford 63 63 St John's 16 Trinity 59 60 Balliol 17 St Edmund Hall 58 60 University 18 Keble 54 57 Osler House 19 University 52 55 L.M.H. 20 Wolfson 50 53 St Hilda's 21 Balliol 50 50 Keble 22 Brasenose 49 47 Jesus 23 Somerville 49 45 Brasenose 24 Osler House 49 42 Wolfson 25 Jesus 42 40 Lincoln 26 St Hilda's 38 38 St Anne's 27 St Anne's 36 36 St Hugh's 28 Linacre 33 34 Linacre 29 St Peter's 29 30 Somerville 30 St Hugh's 29 27 St Peter's 31 Mansfield 26 25 Mansfield 32 Corpus Christi 23 23 Corpus Christi 33 St Antony's 10 12 St Antony's 34 St Benet's Hall 4 5 St Benet's Hall 35 Regent's Park 3 2 Regent's Park

STATISTICS College All Crews Men's Crews Women's Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Crews Bps Avg Crews Bps Avg Hertford 6[ 1] 18[ 1] 3.00[ 7] 1[ 1] 4[ 8] 4.00[ 8] 1[ 1] 5[ 2] 5.00[ 2] Worcester 5[ 4] 16[ 2] 3.20[ 6] 1[ 1] 4[ 8] 4.00[ 8] 1[ 1] 2[12] 2.00[12] St Catherine's 3[23] 12[ 3] 4.00[ 2] 1[ 1] 3[13] 3.00[13] 1[ 1] 5[ 2] 5.00[ 2] Osler House 3[23] 11[ 4] 3.67[ 4] 1[ 1] 4[ 8] 4.00[ 8] 1[ 1] 5[ 2] 5.00[ 2] St Antony's 3[23] 10[ 5] 3.33[ 5] 1[ 1] 1[16] 1.00[16] 1[ 1] 4[ 6] 4.00[ 6] Jesus 4[10] 10[ 5] 2.50[ 8] 1[ 1] 4[ 8] 4.00[ 8] 1[ 1] 4[ 6] 4.00[ 6] Wadham 5[ 4] 9[ 7] 1.80[ 9] 1[ 1] 6[ 1] 6.00[ 1] 1[ 1] 1[14] 1.00[14] St Hilda's 2[32] 8[ 8] 4.00[ 2] 1[ 1] 3[10] 3.00[10] Balliol 6[ 1] 8[ 8] 1.33[10] 1[ 1] -2[22] -2.00[21] 1[ 1] 0[17] 0.00[17] St Benet's Hall 1[35] 6[10] 6.00[ 1] 1[ 1] 6[ 1] 6.00[ 1] Linacre 4[10] 5[11] 1.25[11] 1[ 1] 5[ 3] 5.00[ 3] 1[ 1] 0[17] 0.00[17] Pembroke 6[ 1] 5[11] 0.83[13] 1[ 1] 5[ 3] 5.00[ 3] 1[ 1] -4[26] -4.00[25] St Edmund Hall 4[10] 4[13] 1.00[12] 1[ 1] 0[19] 0.00[19] 1[ 1] 1[14] 1.00[14] University 4[10] 3[14] 0.75[14] 1[ 1] -6[30] -6.00[29] 1[ 1] 7[ 1] 7.00[ 1] St John's 5[ 4] 2[15] 0.40[15] 1[ 1] 5[ 3] 5.00[ 3] 1[ 1] -1[21] -1.00[20] St Hugh's 4[10] 1[16] 0.25[17] 1[ 1] -7[32] -7.00[31] 1[ 1] -1[21] -1.00[20] Magdalen 3[23] 1[16] 0.33[16] 1[ 1] 2[15] 2.00[15] 1[ 1] -1[21] -1.00[20] Trinity 4[10] 1[16] 0.25[17] 1[ 1] 0[19] 0.00[19] 1[ 1] 1[14] 1.00[14] St Anne's 4[10] 0[19] 0.00[19] 1[ 1] -6[30] -6.00[29] 1[ 1] 2[12] 2.00[12] Exeter 5[ 4] 0[19] 0.00[19] 1[ 1] -4[27] -4.00[26] 1[ 1] 4[ 6] 4.00[ 6] Regent's Park 2[32] 0[19] 0.00[19] 1[ 1] 5[ 3] 5.00[ 3] 1[ 1] -5[28] -5.00[27] Brasenose 3[23] -2[22] -0.67[22] 1[ 1] 4[ 8] 4.00[ 8] 1[ 1] -6[32] -6.00[31] Christ Church 3[23] -2[22] -0.67[22] 1[ 1] -2[22] -2.00[21] 1[ 1] -3[24] -3.00[23] Corpus Christi 3[23] -4[24] -1.33[26] 1[ 1] -3[25] -3.00[24] 1[ 1] -3[24] -3.00[23] New College 4[10] -4[24] -1.00[24] 1[ 1] 3[13] 3.00[13] 1[ 1] 5[ 2] 5.00[ 2] Merton 4[10] -5[26] -1.25[25] 1[ 1] 1[16] 1.00[16] 1[ 1] -5[28] -5.00[27] Keble 5[ 4] -7[27] -1.40[27] 1[ 1] 5[ 3] 5.00[ 3] 1[ 1] 0[17] 0.00[17] Queen's 5[ 4] -7[27] -1.40[27] 1[ 1] -11[35] -11.00[34] 1[ 1] 3[10] 3.00[10] Mansfield 4[10] -7[27] -1.75[29] 1[ 1] -3[25] -3.00[24] 1[ 1] -4[26] -4.00[25] Oriel 4[10] -8[30] -2.00[30] 1[ 1] -4[27] -4.00[26] 1[ 1] -5[28] -5.00[27] St Peter's 3[23] -8[30] -2.67[32] 1[ 1] -9[33] -9.00[32] 1[ 1] 4[ 6] 4.00[ 6] Wolfson 4[10] -10[32] -2.50[31] 1[ 1] -2[22] -2.00[21] 1[ 1] -5[28] -5.00[27] Somerville 2[32] -12[33] -6.00[34] 1[ 1] -4[27] -4.00[26] 1[ 1] -8[33] -8.00[32] L.M.H. 3[23] -13[34] -4.33[33] 1[ 1] 1[16] 1.00[16] 1[ 1] -9[34] -9.00[33] Lincoln 4[10] -41[35] -10.25[35] 1[ 1] -9[33] -9.00[32] 1[ 1] -17[35] -17.00[34]

• Wed 1st – 4th March 2006
• Coverage in The Daily Telegraph limited to a list of Saturday's bumps

• Review from the 2006 Eights Programme, by Richard Sykes

  The top of men's division one was an excellent showcase for college rowing as Magdalen attempted to take the men's headship just as the snow stopped falling. After having seen their women bump New College to gain the women's headship before the gut, Oriel weren't going to give up the top spot easily and a titanic struggle on the first day resulted in them holding the headship by a matter of feet. All eyes were therefore on the headship crews to see if they could maintain a historic Torpids double headship until the week was out. Fierce challenges from Magdalen on the Thursday and Friday resulted in some extremely exciting racing but no change in the men's headship. Queen's stepped up to challenge for the women's stop spot on Thursday, sending New College into the bank and the second division in the process. By Saturday however, both Oriel crews rowed over on the distance to claim the double headship, the first in Torpids in living memory.

  The top divisions both showed a lot of movement, a powerful St Catherine's winning blades in men's division one to finish sixth. Worcester and Trinity both bumped three times as Christ Church, also with three bumps, returned to division one. Pembroke's upward rise was finally arrested by New College in an extremely tight battle for third place that was every bit as enthralling as the contest for first. Women's division one saw every crew involved in a bump on Wednesday and finished with five bumps for St Catherine's, St Hilda's, St Edmund Hall, Worcester and Hertford. University claimed seven bumps to cruise into women's division two, joining Exeter, St Hugh's and Balliol who won blades. Lincoln will be keen to avenge their performance come Eights, as each of their crews was bumped every day over the competition for a total loss of 41 places.

• Men's head crew details taken from photo caption in the 2006 Eights Programme

• In other news ... [2006]

  Monarch: Elizabeth II

  Prime Minister: Tony Blair (Labour)

  Wed 1 March

  The Senedd, debating chamber of the National Assembly for Wales on Cardiff Bay, designed by Richard Rogers is opened by the Queen.

  Thu 2 March

  Sir Menzies Campbell is elected leader of the Liberal Democrats following an election caused by the resignation of previous leader, Charles Kennedy.

  Thu 2 March

  Four people are injured in an explosion in a GlaxoSmithKline factory in Irvine, North Ayrshire.

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