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After a very difficult week for everyone at ERBC with the death of beloved coach Tom Noble the Club has a very busy weekend of competition with the boys heading off to Neptune Regatta on Saturday and the girls to Commercial Regatta on Sunday. In fitting tribute to Tom the kids from the Club rowedRead more

Sam Armstrong, former head boy and Boat Club rower was selected to row for Cambridge Lightweight Crew against Oxford on Saturday. Since 1975 the race took place over 2000m at Henley but this year it was moved to the same Championship course on The Tideway as the open weight Boat Race which takes place onRead more

Monday saw 6 Junior Crews from ERBC compete at Oarsport Junior Sculling Head at Eton Dorney lake, the location for the London 2012 Olympics’ rowing events. The WJ14 8X+ came away with a fantastic 3rd place out of 35 crews beating crews from Henley Rowing Club and Lady Eleanor Holles Boat Club among many others.Read more

ERBC’s boys and girls 1st eights competed in the Schools Head in London this afternoon and produced the best results ever by an Irish Club at this event. They faced competition from some of the best rowing schools in the UK and raced extremely well indeed. The boys finished a fantastic 6th place out ofRead more

On Saturday past, 83 members of Enniskillen Royal Boat Club set off for Lagan Scullers Head. The day proved to be a success with wins from ERBC crews in all 3 races of the day. The day was a challenging experience for the younger members of the club as the wind was not always inRead more

Saturday 2 March saw a fantastic Head of River with a record entry of crews from all across Ireland. Despite the very difficult weather conditions it was a marvellous success and a great example of the powerful impact of perseverance, planning and team work even when the conditions make success difficult.    Congratulations to Mr Holland and his teamRead more

As part of our boat naming ceremony before the Head of the Erne  we dedicated/blessed a fantastic new Filippi single scull to John Mills. Unfortunately his family were unable to attend but were delighted that John’s friend Canon Kingston was part of the ceremony. We hope that his wife Gretta and family will call toRead more

Congratulations to Zoe McCutcheon who won Junior Sports Personality of the Year at the Fermanagh Herald Sports Awards in the Killyhevlin Hotel on Friday night.  Zoe had a fantastic year in 2018 with wins at the Irish Indoor Championships in January, School’s Head of the River in March, National Schools Regatta in May and 2 IrishRead more

Enniskillen Royal Boat Club’s First eight girls won the Junior Team of the Year at the Impartial Reporter Celebration of Sport 2018 Awards last Friday night in the Lough Erne Resort Hotel. Victoria Wilson, Abby Corry and Maeve Donnelly accepted the award on behalf of the girls. Victoria thanked the coaching team at the Club forRead more

90 rowers from ERBC travelled to University of Limerick to compete at the Irish Indoor Championships on Saturday and came home with the Women’s Junior Indoor Champion of Ireland, Zoe McCutcheon, 8 medals and lots of PBs. Zoe won 3 medals at the event winning the WJ18 category after completing her 2k in a timeRead more