Roses Tournament

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There is also the Tournament of Roses Parade in the United States.
The Roses 2006 logo
The Roses 2006 logo

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.

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

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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 .

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 drinking at the event has also been increased, with organised events on the Friday and Saturday evenings.

  • Lancaster: 21 wins
  • York: 20 wins
  • Draws: 1
Year Host Winner Lancs York
1965 York York
1966 Lancaster Lancaster
1967 York York
1968 Lancaster Lancaster
1969 York York
1970 Lancaster Lancaster
1971 York York
1972 Lancaster Lancaster
1973 York Lancaster
1974 Lancaster Draw
1975 York Lancaster
1976 Lancaster Lancaster
1977 York Lancaster
1978 Lancaster York
1979 York York
1980 Lancaster Lancaster
1981 York York
1982 Lancaster Lancaster
1983 York York
1984 Lancaster Lancaster
1985 York Lancaster
1986 Lancaster Lancaster
1987 York York
1988 Lancaster Lancaster
1989 York York
1990 Lancaster Lancaster
1991 York York
1992 Lancaster York
1993 York York
1994 Lancaster Lancaster
1995 York York
1996 Lancaster Lancaster
1997 York York
1998 Lancaster Lancaster
1999 York York
2000 Lancaster Lancaster
2001 York York
2002 Lancaster York
2003 York York 101 132
2004 Lancaster Lancaster 145 107
2005 York York 91.5 159.5
2006 Lancaster Lancaster 134 115

2004 2005 2006 2007

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