The End of the Island Rowing Podcast
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Episodes
263 episodes
S14 Episode 10: BUCS Regatta 2026
For the BUCS Regatta debrief, Fergus Mainland is joined by Will Hadland-Horrocks, Alex Darby, and Fraser Innes to unpick all the headlines from four days of racing in Nottingham.Fergus also catches up with Will Rand, Director of Rowing a...
S14 Episode 9: Coach Knows Best IV
It's been more than four years since the last time we had a coaching panel and as the student world gets read for BUCS Regatta and the rest of the country gets set for Wallingford Regatta and everything else, this seems like a pretty good week ...
S14 Episode 8: The 2026 CHANEL J12 Boat Races Review ft. OUBC's Annie Anezakis and CUBC's Simon Hatcher
Join Fergus Mainland in conversation with Oxford University BC's Annie Anezakis and Cambridge University BC's Simon Hatcher for our look back on this year's Boat Races. We hear form both athletes about their respective races, the campaigns lead...
S14 Episode 7: The Boat Races 2026 | The Mega Preview Show
With just a couple of days to go until racing kicks off on Saturday, join Fergus Mainland, Camilla Hadland-Horrocks, Tom Morgan, and Ed Evans for the only preview you need to listen to ahead of this weekend's Boat Races. We give our predictions...
S14 Episode 6: The Boat Races 2026 | In conversation with Channel 4 and Times Radio
In today's special episode Fergus Mainland is joined by Tim Levell, Programme Director of TimesRadio and Pete Andrews, Head of Sport at Channel4 to chat about the broadcast of the 2026 CHANEL J12 Boat Race.This episode is sponsored by...
S14 Episode 5: Head of the River 2026 Ft. London Rowing Club & Imperial College
In this week's episode, Fergus and Tom are joined by Seb Benzecry and Zoë Hayes to debrief all the action from Head of the River Race 2026. Tom also caught up with athletes from Imperial College Boat Club and Stu Head of London Rowing Clu...
S14 Episode 4: New 2026 Henley Royal Regatta Trophies ft. Richard Phelps
The names for the new Henley Royal Regatta Trophies have been revealed and to chat through all the details, Fergus Mainland is joined by Richard Phelps, Chair of the Committee of Henley Royal Regatta.They chat through the names of the tr...
S14 Episode 3: Women's Head of the River & Schools' Head of the River 2026
In this week's bumper episode, Camilla is joined by Becky Wilde and Eve Stewart (hosts of JRN's 'Between the Buoys' podcast) to debrief all the action from WeHoRR 2026. Camilla also caught-up with athletes from Durham University Boat Club and M...
S14 Episode 2: BUCS Head 2026 ft. Durham, Newcastle, Strathclyde, and Birmingham
Fergus Mainland is joined by Will Hadland-Horrocks and Fraser Innes to run through all the action from BUCS Regatta 2025.We're also delighted to welcome a number of special guests; Durham University BC Head Coach Will Fletcher, Edinburgh...
S14 Episode 1: Welcome to The End of The Island in 2026
They're back! Join Fergus Mainland, Tom Morgan, Camilla Hadland-Horrocks, and Ed Evans for the start of a new podcast series at the beginning of the new year. We look ahead to what's coming up this year and give our wishes/predictio...
S13 Episode 13: The Big Fat Christmas Quiz 2025
For the final episode of the year, it's our annual quiz, looking back on 2025.Tom Morgan plays quizmaster as Ed Evans and Camilla Hadland-Horrocks team up as The End of The Island. Fergus Mainland and Fraser Innes represent All American ...
S13 Episode 12: Trial VIIIs 2025 ft. The athletes and coaches from Oxford University BC & Cambridge University BC
Join Fergus and Ed from Thames RC to dissect all the action from the 2025 edition of Trial VIIIs. On day 1, we chatted with Light Blue coaches Rob Baker and Paddy Ryan as well as athletes Gabriel Obholzer and Charlotte Ebel. From Ox...
S13 Episode 11: Rutherford Head & Wallingford Head 2025
Join Fergus Mainland, Camilla Hadland-Horrocks, and Tom Morgan to unpick all of the action from Rutherford Head and Wallingford Head.Who had a big day out on the Tyne? Is this the year of the Dark Blues? Which JRN team member slipped on ...
S13 Episode 10: 2025 Fours Head ft. Molesey BC, London RC, and Leander Club
Join, Fergus, Camilla, and Ed to look back on this year's Fours Head. We here from Becky Wilde who won Women's Champ Quads with Leander, London RC Head Coach Stu Heap, and Megan Slabbert from Molesey BC's Champ Coxed Four that came second.<...
S13 Episode 9: 2025 Junior Fours Head ft. Norwich School and St Paul's Girls'
We're live from Putney embankment for the first-ever Junior Fours Head. Fergus hears from Norwich School's Max, James, Nicholas, and Archie who were winners of the Junior Coxless Fours as well as Aurelia, Josephine, Yuna, Alice, and Zainab from...
S13 Episode 8: GB November Trials 2025 ft. Matt Long & Finnola Stratton
After winning the GBRT Open Trial in Boston, Fergus caught up with Reading University Boat Club's Finnola Stratton and Matt Long. They talk trials, last season's phenomenal results, Clash of Clams, and what it is that's making the club tick so ...
S13 Episode 7: Wingfield Sculls 2025 ft. George Bourne & Imogen Grant
Fergus Mainland is joined by this year's winners Imogen Grant and George Bourne to deep dive this year's Wingfield Sculls. This episode is sponsored by Filippi Boats.Filippi are one of the most instantly recognisable rowing b...
S13 Episode 6: 2025 Scullers Head & Head of the Charles Preview ft. Georgie Robinson Ranger
Fergus, Tom, and Ed are back and this week we're talking Scullers Head. We've been off air for a couple of weeks and delighted to be joined by Scullers Head winner Georgie Robinson Ranger.Ed and Georgie talk all things UL, Leander, and e...
S13 Episode 5: Final day of racing at the 2025 World Rowing Championships
Join Fergus Mainland as he goes through the final day of racing with Canada's Olivia McMurray. There's so much to go through from the Mixed PR3 Double Sculls, to the Single Sculls and of course, rounding of the Championships were the Mixed Eigh...
S13 Episode 4: Third day of Finals at the 2025 World Rowing Championships
Fergus is joined by Fraser Innes for today's review of all of the action from the World Rowing Championships. A big day of racing in the Eights, some of the Para events, and the Lightweight Single Sculls.Camilla is back with another disp...
S13 Episode 3: Second day of Finals at the 2025 World Rowing Championships
On today's episode, Fergus and Tom and joined by JRN's head of content in Canada and five-time international medallist for Canada Olivia McMurray. We go through all of the action from today's finals including the Coxless Fours, the Double...
S13 Episode 2: First of the Finals at the 2025 World Rowing Championships
Fergus Mainland and Tom Morgan are joined by Rowing Down Under's Chris McCarthy to talk through the first of the finals from the World Rowing Championships. They run through the Pairs and Quads and touch on some of the other action from Shangha...
S13 Episode 1: 2025 World Rowing Championships Preview
We're back! Join Fergus Mainland, Camilla Hadland-Horrocks, Tom Morgan, and Ed Evans as we kick off S13 of the award winning podcast. With the World Championships kicking off on Sunday we take a look through some of the races we are most lookin...
S12 Episode 27: 2025 U19 World Championships ft. Alp Karadogan and Patrick Wild
After an wicked U19 World Championships for Great Britain, Fergus caught up with the victorious U19 Men's Pair. Alp Karadogan and Patrick Wild rounded of their junior careers in style and we reflect on the U19 campaign as well as their time at ...
S12 Episode 26: 2025 U23 World Championships ft. Nikita Jacobs and Liv Cheesmur
After a brilliant weekend of racing for the British U23 team in Poznan, Fergus caught up with world champions Nikita Jacobs and Liv Cheesmur. Nikita steered the Women's Eight to gold, while Liv was part on the brilliant Women's Quad that won in...