Roses Tournament

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The Roses Tournament is an annual varsity sports competition between the universities of York and Lancaster, named after the historic Wars of the Roses.

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Roses Tournament canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual sporting event
university sports competition
varsity sports tournament
competitionType inter-university competition
country United Kingdom
featuresSport American football
athletics
badminton
basketball
canoe polo
climbing
cricket
fencing
football
golf
hockey
lacrosse
netball
rowing
rugby union
squash
swimming
table tennis
tennis
ultimate frisbee
volleyball
water polo
frequency annual
hasFormat home-and-away alternating host universities
hasMediaCoverage student media of Lancaster University
student media of University of York
hasPart closing ceremony
men's sports
mixed sports
opening ceremony
trophy presentation
women's sports
hasScoringSystem points-based across all fixtures
inception 1965
locatedIn England
motto Roses are White, Roses are Red
namedAfter Wars of the Roses
organisedBy Lancaster University
University of York
participant Lancaster University
University of York
relatedTo BUCS
surface form: BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport)

Varsity match
sportType multi-sport event
typicalStartTime late April or early May
winnerDeterminedBy total points accumulated by each university

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The Red Rose associatedEvent Roses Tournament