THE 138th Boat Race will go down as one of the classic encounters in the long history of the event.

Dex is Gladiator Four and it should be a classic encounter.

It was never a classic encounter, but Colchester's greater motivation kept them running hard and reaching half-time just one goal behind was a huge bonus.

And The Country Club has all the elements for a classic match-play encounter.

The Sun called the main event a "measured affair" and not a "classic encounter".

Almost 70,000 people packed into Croke Park to witness a classic encounter, with 5,000 more fans being locked out of the stadium.

Between 1961 and 1968, seven teams won the flag and a number of classic encounters were played.

The game was a classic encounter, however, the final seven minutes have entered Munster folklore.

Youtube video - Balmerino's classic encounter with Alleged in the Arc.

It was another classic encounter but sides at their peak.