White Rose Varsity Tournament
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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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] Previous results
- 2005: York University 44 - 32 York St John
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