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Other notable clubs include the [[rugby league]] club, [[Oxford Cavaliers]] and the speedway team.

Other notable clubs include the [[rugby league]] club, [[Oxford Cavaliers]] and the speedway team.

Perhaps the most famous sporting event associate with Oxford, however, is the University Boat race, which takes place every year, normally in March, between the [[University of Oxford]] (the "light blues") and the [[University of Cambridge]] (the "Dark Blues"). It is a rowing race for "eights" and happens on the [[Thames River]] in [[London]]. The boat race is an occasion for students and alumni of each of the two famous univereities to cheer on their team, and there have been many incidents during the race including several occasions when one of the boats has sank.

Perhaps the most famous sporting event associate with Oxford, however, is the University Boat race, which takes place every year for over 100 years, normally in March, between the [[University of Oxford]] (the "light blues") and the [[University of Cambridge]] (the "Dark Blues"). It is a rowing race for "eights" and happens on the [[Thames River]] in [[London]]. The boat race is an occasion for students and alumni of each of the two famous univereities to cheer on their team, and there have been many incidents during the race including several occasions when one of the boats has sank.

==History==

==History==