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Roses

Way back in 1964, when Sir Charles Carter, the then Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University, challenged his York counterpart, Lord James of Rusholme to a boat race, little did they realise that Roses would blossom into the sporting institution it has become.

The first weekend of May 2008, York University campus will be deserted, as athletes and spectators alike will cross the Pennines as the White Rose of Yorkshire will strive to defend the Carter-James trophy that was won so emphatically in York in May 2007.

The three-day event, the biggest sporting event of its kind in Europe, will take place between 2nd-4th May, as over three thousand competitors will do battle in 45 different sports. After forty-three years of competition, the scores are still all square at 21 wins apiece (and one draw!), so there is a lot at stake.

The chainmail and broadswords may have been replaced by hockey sticks and rugby balls, but make no mistake; it's still war.

1964 York (boat race only)
1965 York
1966 Lancaster
1967 York
1968 Lancaster
1969 York
1970 Lancaster
1971 York
1972 Lancaster
1973 Lancaster
1974 Draw
1975 Lancaster
1976 Lancaster
1977 Lancaster
1978 York
1979 York
1980 Lancaster
1981 York
1982 Lancaster
1983 York
1984 Lancaster
1985 Lancaster
1986 Lancaster
1987 York
1988 Lancaster
1989 York
1990 Lancaster
1991 York
1992 York
1993 York
1994 Lancaster
1995 York
1996 Lancaster
1997 York
1998 Lancaster
1999 York
2000 Lancaster
2001 York
2002 York
2003 York
2004 Lancaster
2005 York
2006 Lancaster
2007 York
2008 York

 

Page Created: 28th Aug, 2007
Last Updated: 10:23pm on 5th May, 2008 by Matt Burton