Roses Tournament

Not to be confused with the Tournament of Roses Parade held on New Year's Day in the United States.

Roses Tournament
Teams
First meeting1965
TrophyThe Carter James Trophy
Statistics
Most winsLancaster
All-time record29 (Lancaster) – 28 (York) – 1 (draw)
Websiteroseslive.co.uk

The Roses Tournament is an annual varsity sports competition between Lancaster University and the University of York in England, often described as the largest inter-university sports tournament in Europe.[1][2] It is organised by their respective Students' Unions, LUSU and YUSU. 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 counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire are traditionally symbolized by the red and the white rose respectively, although some York teams play in gold and black kits.[3] The competition is held every year during the early May bank holiday weekend, alternating its venue between the two universities.[4]

  1. ^ "Roses @ Lancaster Students' Union". lancastersu.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ^ York, University of. "Roses - Student life, University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. ^ "York Sports President explains the virtues in university sport | York Vision". York Vision. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Roses 2017 - History". roseslive.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2018.