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.

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

History

The first event happened in 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 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 (in this case York).

Now

The event has continue to increase in size since it 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. In 2004, the tournament was won by Lancaster University by 145 points to 107.