In Praise of York
Shakespeare had him spend his final moments on his knees in the mud of Bosworth field, pleading for a horse, a horse, his kingdom for a horse — but on Thursday morning the ghost of King Richard of York had the last laugh, as our students on horseback comprehensively trounced the visitors from across the Pennines. This would mark the beginning of a weekend that saw Lancaster thoroughly bested, and the Roses trophy triumphantly returned on Sunday afternoon to its rightful owners.
All those involved in organising the event are to be applauded for putting on a fine weekend. All the sportsmen and women involved we salute for a job well done. The Lancaster rugby team also merit an honourable mention, for their impressive attempt to redistribute hundreds, possibly thousands of cans of cheap Dutch lager all over our campus, by way of their dangerously overworked urinary tracts. Cheers for that, lads.
A final word must be said for the intrepid Nouse web team, who risked life, limb and sunburn to provide what was universally recognised — even by the losing side’s Vice Chancellor — as the best Roses coverage the Internet has ever seen. Here’s looking forward to next year.
