Video: Thames RC win Henley trophy after American team crash metres from finish line

Thames Rowing Club won their second trophy in as many years at Henley Royal Regatta in dramatic fashion as their opponents crashed just metres from the finish line in Sunday’s final.

The Thames coxless four were a boat-length down to the crew from University of California when the Americans made a steering error and hit one of the wooden booms that line the course, almost capsizing.