Roses Tournament

Roses Tournament

:"There is also the Tournament of Roses Parade in the United States."The Roses Tournament is an annual sports competition between Lancaster University and the University of York in England. It takes its name from the 15th Century civil war, The Wars of the Roses, between the House of Lancaster and the House of York.

The competition is held every summer, alternating its venue between the two universities.

In 2009, it will be held at York.

History

The first event happened on 15 May 1965 after the Vice-Chancellor of York, Lord James of Rusholme, suggested a boat race between the two universities. The students amplified this idea and held a 3 day event with a variety of sports: rowing, table tennis, relay race, mixed field hockey, and tug of war. The winner of each of the sports received two points, and the losing vice-chancellor presented a trophy to the winning university .

Now

The event has continued to increase in size since its founding, with new events added every year (2004 had 37 different sports). The importance of non-sporting social activities at the event has also been increased, with organised events on the Friday and Saturday evenings.

Results

*Lancaster: 21 wins
*York: 22 wins
*Draws: 1

Current list of sports

References

External links

* [http://www.lusu.co.uk/sports University of Lancaster - Athletic Union]
* [http://www.yusu.org/au/ University of York - Athletic Union]
* [http://www.roseslive.com/ roseslive.com]


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