Drinkall steps in for Oxford

Felix Drinkall, the junior world rowing champion, tops the newcomers list for this year’s Oxfordcambridge Boat Race.

The 18-year-old takes the No 2 seat for Oxford, boasting success for Great Britain in the men’s four at the 2017 junior world championships.

Cambridge have the heavier boat and are the slender early favourites for the race on March 24.

The crews for the men’s and women’s races were revealed at London’s City Hall yesterday.

Oxford Iain Mandale (St Edmund Hall), Felix Drinkall (Lady Margaret Hall), Will Cahill (Christ Church), Anders Weiss (St Hugh’s), Will Geffen (Keble), Joshua Bugajski (Keble), Claas Mertens (Christ Church), Vassilis Ragoussis (Linacre), Cox: Zachary Thomas Johnson (Wolfson).

Cambridge Patrick Elwood (Magdalene), Charles Fisher (St John’s), Dara Alizadeh (Hughes Hall), James Letten (Hughes Hall), Spencer Furey (Jesus), Finn Meeks (Hughes Hall), Rob Hurn (St Edmunds), Freddie Davidson (Emmanuel), Cox: Hugo Ramambason (Trinity).

Oxford women Renee Koolschijn (Keble), Katherine Erickson (Wolfson), Juliette Perry (Somerville), Alice Roberts (St Edmund Hall), Morgan Mcgovern (St Catherine’s), Sara Kushma (Christ Church), Abigail Killen (St Cross), Beth Bridgman (St Hugh’s), Cox: Jessica Buck (Green Templeton). Cambridge women Tricia Smith (Christ’s), Imogen Grant (Trinity), Kelsey Barolak (Homerton), Thea Zabell (Downing), Paula Wesselmann (Jesus), Alice White (Homerton), Myriam Goudet-boukhatmi (Lucy Cavendish), Olivia Coffey (Homerton), Cox: Sophie Shapter (St Catherine’s).