Boat Race 2015 LIVE: Latest action from Oxford vs Cambridge Men's and Women's Boat Races
Follow the latest action from the Tideway on the River Thames as Oxford defend their Boat Race title against Cambridge in the university battle
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- The 161st Boat Race saw Oxford University deliver a thrashing to Cambridge University.
- The Men's Race saw Oxford power ahead at halfway and win by six lengths.
- The Women's Race power out of the blocks and clinch an easy victory by six-and-a-half lengths.
- Cambridge Men still lead the head-to-head battle 81-79.
- Oxford Men win their fourth race in the last five years.
- The Women's Race took place on the Tideway on the same day as the Men's for the first time ever.
- Cambridge Women also hold onto the overall head-to-head lead 41-29 though Oxford have won 12 of the last 16 races.
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