White Rose Varsity Tournament
- White Rose Varsity Tournament
Taking its name from the 15th Century Wars of the Roses where York were represented by the white rose the White Rose Varsity Tournament is a sports competition between the two York-based universities in the UK; University of York and York St John University. Started in 2005 by AU-president Stuart Leslie of the University of York and his counterpart from the then York St John College , it is hoped to be continued as an annual event.
Timing
Set on the Wednesday immediately after BUCS scheduled matches stop (around mid-February), it was intended to be timed well before any exams meaning the most players could take part.
York university also use it as a warm up for their other varsity; the Roses Tournament.
Current list of sports
The teams that took part in the 2005 tournament:
*Men's Badminton
*Women's Badminton
*Men's Basketball
*Women's Basketball
*Men's Football 1
*Men's Football 2
*Men's Football 3
*Men's Football 4
*Women's Football
*Men's Hockey
*Women's Hockey 1
*Women's Hockey 2
*Netball 1
*Netball 2
*Netball 3
*Netball 4
*Men's Rugby 1
*Men's Rugby 2
*Men's Volleyball
*Women's Volleyball
*Indoor Cricket
*Street Hockey
*Rowing (Novice)
*Rowing (Senior)
*Rowing (Mixed)
*Trampolining
Previous results
*2005: York University 44 - 32 York St John
External links
* [http://www.au.york.ac.uk/ University of York Athletic Union]
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