AU edge: With AU President Nik Engineer
In four days time over six hundred York students will make the two hour journey across the Pennines to Lancaster to take part in the 100 fixtures that constitute the 42nd Roses Tournament.
The 2006 competition is set to be one of the closest in recent years. Whilst Lancaster have a slight advantage in their majority of well established BUSA sports such as hockey, football and rugby, we will be hoping that our recent domination of the less mainstream disciplines continues. As ever we will be looking for strong performances from the Boat Club and Badminton Club, who it is hoped will continue their near perfect record against Lancaster.
Apart from the expected sporting fixtures, Lancaster University will be hosting a wide range of community events, including a fun run and activity day, and with so much going on I thought I would recommend some events not to be missed.
The Men’s Rugby 1st XV has a well-deserved reputation as being a highlight, with the fixture drawing one of the largest crowds of the entire weekend; the badminton fixtures provide an excellent insight into the extremely high standard of sport at both universities; and the volleyball and basketball fixtures will be an opportunity for our most successful teams to complete their outstanding seasons in style.
To see the biggest sweat of the weekend don’t miss the squash events and finally, to witness what is predicted to be the outclassing of the tournament, be sure to catch our men’s lacrosse team achieve what is hoped will be their biggest victory in club history.
Of course there will be countless great events taking place over the three days, and trying to squeeze so many fixtures into three days makes it impossible to see all the great performances, but regardless of what you watch, make sure to end up at the last event of the weekend – the Men’s Football 1st match – for a great and entertaining finish to this truly unique and wonderful tournament.
Tickets for buses to Lancaster and for the Friday and Saturday night events are almost sold out, so be sure to stop into the AU office soon if you want to be part of the largest competition of its kind in the UK.
I look forward to seeing you there.
