On a blustery Friday afternoon at 22 Acres, James Turnbull produced a match-winning batting performance to give York University an impressive 5 wicket Roses victory over Lancaster. Turnbull provided a determined, vital performance, batting throughout the innings, and ending with an unbeaten 74.

York Men’s basketball team produced an outstanding second half display to beat Lancaster at Roses for the first time in seven years. Playing against a side ranked above them in BUSA, York dominated their rivals after a very closely fought first half and eventually ran out 86-63 winners.

York men’s badminton team were triumphant in the final match of a thrilling contest on Friday. In what proved to be a successful evening, maximum points were picked up by York’s men’s and women’s doubles against a determined but weaker Lancaster opposition.

York netball club built on the success of wins at last year’s Roses by taking six points from a possible seven. The home side came through in both the 1sts and 2nds matches, but lost 25-34 in the thirds.

As students from York and Lancaster got the historic Roses competition underway, there was chance for an old face to compete again after an absence of over thirty years. York Chancellor Greg Dyke participated in a 5-a-side tournament, and described how it was ‘terrifying to be back!

With Roses finely poised at 51-42, York’s fortunes received a boost when eight of the twelve points on offer in the men’s, women’s and mixed volleyball went to the home side.

York hockey club epitomised the spirit that characterised this years Roses victory for the White Rose as they spectacularly reversed last years string of defeats by dominating the hockey fixtures this time around.

York’s tennis teams struggled to impose themselves against a strong Lancaster squad. The players had to contend with numerous rain breaks and a hail storm whilst strong winds wreaked havoc on attempted lobs and cross court passing shots. The conditions favoured those who could hit consistently and powerfully and maintain composure.

There was drama in the pool as York’s swimmers clinched a dramatic 84-76 victory after a close-fought competition.

York’s rowers won four out of their six races on Sunday morning, capturing 14 out of the available 20 points to equal their record win in last year’s competition.

York centre back Aaron Burke scored a memorable injury time equaliser to salvage a 3-3 draw for the White Rose just minutes after Lancaster thought they had stolen the points, in a grandstand finish to the Roses weekend.

It may have been an imperfect weekend of weather to compete for the Carter-James Trophy, but for a rejuvinated York team under Stuart Leslie’s influential command it was simply perfect.

York cruise to fourth Roses win in five years after 159.5 to 91.5 point victory over rivals

York’s sportsmen and women exceeded even their own expectations as they crushed their Lancastrian rivals by a massive 159.5 points to 91.5 to ensure that the Carter-James trophy was returned to the White Rose after an enthralling weekend of sport.

It has been the general form of Roses that the home side wins, though the margin of the weekend’s York victory was certainly not run of the mill. Perhaps the home advantage is due to the teams familiarity with the environment, or perhaps the fact that they do not have to travel? But based on Roses 2005, there might be a different reason.

nouse have covered much to do with the student effort against modern poverty. Stories on the Make Poverty History campaign, student moves against Fruit of the Loom, and in this edition, Speak and their publicity effort to live on one dollar a day (the standard poverty line), have all shown the student commitment to a war on the biggest killer of our age.