New Zealand male cox Sam Bosworth was assigned the New Zealand women's eight in March 2017, and when they won the June 2017 World Rowing Cup II in Poznań, Poland, he was the first male cox to win an international women's rowing event.
In March 2017, Sam Bosworth, a New Zealand male cox, was assigned to steer the New Zealand women's eight. Their victory at the June 2017 World Rowing Cup II in Poznań, Poland, highlighted his achievement as he became the first male cox to win an international women's rowing event.