Roses Magazine 2013

ROSES 2013THE UK’S MOST AWARDED STUDENT PUBLICATION YORK VISION PRESENTS:

LET THE BATTLE BEGIN...

It’s the 49th year of this fantastic competition and I’m sure this will be the best one yet! For those of you who don’t know what Roses is, here are some of the facts. Roses is our annual sports tour-nament against Lancaster, with the venue alternating between the two Universities each year. This year the tournament will host over 130 fixtures, showcas-ing 38 of our sports clubs, and in-cluding around 2,000 competitors.

Last year we narrowly lost, and I know that this has only made our teams more determined to reclaim the Carter-James Trophy, and with so many of our clubs having enjoyed fantastic BUCS seasons, I’m confident we will bring it back to Yorkshire.

Roses kicks off on Friday with both American Football and Cricket being played in the af-ternoon. Then in the evening we have our Roses Opening Ceremo-ny at the Huntington Stadium. Our firsts rugby team will be looking to continue their glori-

ous season with yet another vic-tory over Lancaster. We also have some of our societies performing in the build-up to the match, so make sure you get a ticket and be there to support our teams.

Over the weekend we have a whole host of fixtures, which include football, swimming, hockey, net-ball, ultimate Frisbee and much more as well as a Roses Party on the Saturday held in the Roger Kirk Centre. All of this will be followed by the closing ceremony on Sunday, where York will hope-fully reclaim the Carter-James Trophy.

Roses is the highlight of my year because everyone gets involved and the atmosphere is always in-credible! With so many sports being played there really is some-thing for everyone and this year we really do need everyone. If we can fill 22 Acres, the Huntington Stadium and all the other venues we will be sure to bring home the Carter-James Trophy and win Roses 2013!

WELCOME TO ROSES 2013

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3Roses 2012

4-5Roses Recap: 1965-2012

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7Hidden Gems

10-11Preview: Rugby

12-13Previews:

Football, Netball, Waterpolo

14-15Previews:

Hockey, Darts, Lacrosse

16Map of Campus

AS YORK’s athletes made the long trip down the M62 on a Friday morning, they knew an almighty chal-lenge was in store. In 48 previous Roses clashes the away side have only prevailed eight times and, sadly for York, 2012 was not one of those.

Lancaster reaped the ben-efit of home advantage, and despite York’s best efforts and some inspirational individ-ual and team performances, the White Rose succumbed to a 156.5 – 131.5 defeat.

There were many posi-tives to take though, whether it be the grit and determi-nation that York’s athletes displayed, the commendable performances of societies such as the rugby or lacrosse clubs or simply the sports-manlike manner in which the representatives of the University conducted them-selves over the course of the weekend.

Lancaster led throughout Roses 2012, constructing a 15 point lead by the end of the first day, which York were unable to launch a sustained challenge against. Tense and tight encounters had the ten-dency to culminate in a Lan-caster victory, often by the narrowest of margins, such as the enthralling men’s 1sts

cricket clash, where the mo-mentum ebbed and flowed before the Red Rose claimed a remarkable one-wicket vic-tory.

However we must not forget the incredible per-formances of York’s com-petitors, none more so than in the men’s darts, where Kris Hilliam held his nerve to shoot the double-16 which secured a York victory in the most hostile of conditions.

Sleeping on a hard lec-ture theatre floor is hardly conducive to giving your per-formance of the season the following day, yet that is the

handicap of being the visi-tors in Roses.

The men’s rugby 1st team led the way for York with yet another Roses victory on Saturday, whilst the Centuri-ons and trampolining squad earned their maiden Roses successes. More drama fol-lowed as Laurie Torrington equalised for York in the last minute of the men’s 1sts hockey and York made a splash in an epic water polo contest. Nonetheless, Lancas-ter extended their lead over the course of the day, holding a commanding 26 point lead as thousands descended upon

Lancaster’s student-run club Sugarhouse.

The odds were stacked against York on the final day, as Lancaster needed only a further 14 points to reclaim the Carter-James Trophy. Victories in lacrosse delayed the inevitable, before Lancas-ter sealed their triumph in the men’s football, sparking jubilant celebrations.

The final margin of victo-ry was 25 points, but despite the eventual defeat there was plenty of cause for optimism for York, which we hope will translate into a Roses white-wash this time round.

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STORY OF 2012DAVE WASHINGTON TAKES A LOOK BACK AT ROSES 2012, WHERE THE RED ROSE EMERGED VICTORIOUS

Photos: Oliver Todd

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1960s

1970s

1980s

The first ever Roses event was a boat race between York and

Lancaster, brainchild of the then Vice-Chancellor of York,

Lord James of Rusholme. Ea-ger spectators lined the Ouse,

cheering York to victory.

York achieve the unparalled feat of winning every event

on Sunday, but agonisingly lose the tournament by just

two points. Squash features for the first time, but Lancas-

ter’s supporters cause trouble.

York claim an historic away victory for the first time in

Lancaster, ending a six year winless streak. York also

won in 1979. The tourna-ment starts to be taken more seriously by the students.

After a third straight Roses de-feat, concerns are raised over

the future of York Sport, which Nouse described as “dead and

buried.” However, Saturday night entertainment is more

popular than ever before.

1965

1978

1968

1986

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1990s

2000s

2010sYork suffer their worst ever Roses defeat, being annihi-

lated 170.5-60.5. 15 York teams failed to turn up, and the Uni-

versity of York Student’s Un-ion hosted an anti-fascist rally

during the same weekend.

1993

Celebratory scenes swamp campus as York toast a third

consecutive victory. The tri-umph followed their first away

win in 14 years and continued their eight-year unbeaten home

run, which lasts to this day.

1996

2000

The Roses tournament is dis-rupted by a pair of streakers

on Lancaster’s main sports field. The rugby 1st match

was preceded by a parachute jump for Major Mike Jeng

to present the match ball.

York succeed in winning by the smallest ever margin

of the modern era. It came down to a last minute equal-

iser by Richard De Boltz in the men’s hockey 1st match

to break Lancastrian hearts.

2008

1965-2012

To be very blunt, York will expect to emerge from Roses 2013 victo-

rious, and will surely start as strong favourites. Now I see a puzzled look crossing your face, as you question my logic, and ask why should York be labelled clear favour-ites after being defeated by a 25-point margin last year?

Well the answer is that there is one simple factor, home advantage. In the previ-ous 48 editions of Roses the visiting side have only ever prevailed eight times, and the last time Lancaster returned from their travels with the Carter-James Trophy was

back in 1985, when only the oldest amongst us were born.

In truth there are three reasons for explaining this phenomenon, with the most simple being a factor that passes through all echelons of sport, the idea that the home side both knows the pitch it is playing on and, more importantly, has the backing of a home crowd.

Throughout most of the year, University sides are lucky to get more than half-a-dozen spectators, but come Roses weekend they often have three figure crowds urging them on and hurling abuse at their opponents. The

atmosphere at Roses is akin to nothing else in University sport, and can serve both to unnerve the visitors and up-lift the home side, thus hand-ing the initiative to the hosts.

Availability is another factor, as even though Roses is the highlight of the sport-ing year, there are always some who are unable to make the long trip for three days, due to their academic com-mitments or other circum-stances, a problem which tends not to beset the hosts.

Yet arguably the most detrimental issue for the visiting side at Roses is the hindrance that is applied to a side’s preparation. Sleep-ing on a hard lecture thea-tre floor, if you can call it sleeping (people tend to be trudging around through the night), is hardly conducive to allowing you to give your

performance of the season in a sleep-deprived and aching state the following morning.

Even if you play on Friday, you have to rise early before embarking on a two-hour bus journey which again takes the edge off your perform-ance. By Sunday, the visiting athletes are tired, uncomfort-able and often hungover after failing to resist the allure of the host’s bars or clubs, again proving detrimental to their performance.

Home advantage tends to play a role in all sports, and in Roses it’s no different. The statistics don’t lie, and truly do emphasise the handicap placed upon the visiting side, in this case Lancaster. On paper, the two Universities are well matched, but the advantage of hosting Roses 2013 should tip the contest in York’s favour.

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NINAPULLMAN

THE MAGIC OF ROSES

DAVEWASHINGTON

HOME COMFORTS

Although this is my third year playing in both Roses and Varsi-

ty, I still have trouble explain-ing the difference between them to my parents. And who can blame them? At first glance they do appear quite similar. Both are inter-uni-versity sports events, a week-end of sport either home or away, plenty of preparation and excitement. So what makes Roses so unique?

Firstly, there is the much flaunted claim that Roses is the biggest inter-University sports tournament in Eu-rope. Roses is a record-break-ing weekend for its sheer size and levels of participation. Founded in 1965 after a sug-gested boat race between the two Universities, the event

has continued to grow every year, and 2013 sees over 35 sports competing over the three days.

Secondly, the history be-hind Roses rightly deserves a mention. Derived from the fifteenth-century War of the Roses between the houses of York and Lancaster, Roses represents an integral part of Northern England’s her-itage. 700 years of history is surely much more interest-ing and unique than your av-erage Varsity, with its Ameri-can name and lack of local significance.

The fact that the tourna-ment is so hotly contested also heightens its prestige. Over the course of 49 years, York has won the tourna-ment 24 times, with Lan-

caster slightly behind at 23, whilst there has been one draw. Roses is definitely not just a one-off friendly. It’s a fierce rivalry that brings out the best in both sides.

The rivalry between the two Universities is long-standing, with plenty of his-tory between them, and this generates some fantastic per-formances and some unfor-gettable moments as well as a unique atmosphere.

Moreover, although Varsi-ty does technically take place over a whole weekend, most teams play on the same day. In contrast, Roses begins on Friday night with the open-ing ceremony and rugby, and lasts for the full three days. With much of the visiting team staying in town over the three days, no doubt getting up to all sorts of mischief during the night, it almost has a ‘festival’ feel to it.

The length of the week-end adds to this sports fes-tival style atmosphere, for

which the spectators play a huge part. And it’s not just about the bigger clubs. The size of Roses means that you are equally likely to see a darts match as you are a hockey match, or a water polo game before catching the end of the ultimate frisbee, it’s a real showcase for the lesser- known sports.

People drift from venue to venue waiting for the excite-ment of a tie-breaker, the un-derdog to break through, or the outstanding performance of a winning team.

Finally, for many of us it is the last event at which we can represent York in the sports we love. Roses is what clubs have been aiming to-wards for weeks, and there is a strong sense of ‘going out on a high’ and playing your best for the last time before the team is broken up.

For adrenaline, nostalgia, preparation and nerves, at Roses you just can’t beat it. Nothing else is comparable.

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THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL OF ROSES 2013

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE

DEBATING

FRAG SOC The TV programme that every parent hopes their child will appear on, University Challenge adds another dimension to Roses. Testing brain rather than brawn, this will surely be a chance for York to dem-onstrate the pre-eminence of the Russell Group Universities. Sadly, Paxman won’t be present, but don’t let that put you off: watch York

showing Lancaster a thing or two at 3pm on Saturday in V/045.

Much of the same can be attributed to debating, except this time it’s serious as this event actually counts for Roses points, four in fact. The politicians of the future can prepare themselves for a gruelling six hours of debating on Saturday, starting at 12pm in D/L/047, as the

two universities put their minds to the test.

Taking computer gaming to the ex-treme; from 3pm on Friday to midnight on Sunday, this gruelling extravaganza will test the abilities of even the most hardcore gamers. That is, if they aren’t

asleep by midday on Sunday...

HIDDEN GEMSDAVE WASHINGTON AND SARAH CATTLE INTRODUCE THE MORE UNUSUAL EVENTS APPEARING AT ROSES 2013

BRIAN CANTOR

KALLUM PLAYING CROQUET

BLOND RUGBY PLAYERS

WAGS

STREAKER

There are always sights to see at Roses, whether it be drunken rugby players, delirious members of YUSU or the elusive Brian Cantor venturing down for a game of croquet. Here Vision sets you six

sights to catch during Roses 2013: can you spot all six?

CARTER JAMES TROPHY

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Team A - Saturday 15:00 - 3pts

Team B - Saturday 15:00 - 2pts

Team C - Saturday 15:00 - 1pt

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CLIMBINGRed Goat Climbing Centre

WHAT, WHERE, WHEN?

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Men’s 1sts - Friday 20:00 - 4pts

at Huntingdon Stadium

RUGBY XV22 Acres/Huntingdon Stadium

Advanced ballroom - Saturday 11:00 - 1pt

Beginners ballroom - Saturday 11:00 - 1pt

Advanced Latin - Saturday 11:00 - 1pt

Beginners Latin - Saturday 11:00 - 1pt

DANCESPORTVanbrugh Dining Hall 4

Men’s 3rds - Saturday 09:30 - 1pt

Women’s 2nds - Saturday 11:30 - 2pts

Men’s 2nds - Saturday 13:30 - 2pts

Women’s 1sts - Saturday 15:30 - 4pts

Men’s 1sts - Saturday 17:30 - 4pts

College - Sunday 11:30 - 1pt

Men’s 3rds - Sunday 11:30 - 1pt

Men’s 2nds - Sunday 13:30 - 2pts

Women’s 1sts - Sunday 13:30 - 4pts

Men’s 1sts - Sunday 15:30 - 4pts

Men’s 2nds - Friday 10:30 - 2pts


Men’s T20 - Saturday 18:00 - 0pts


CRICKET22 Acres 6

Open - Saturday 17:00 - 2pts

Women’s - Saturday 17:00 - 2pts

CANOE POLOYearsley Swimming Pool 4

Women’s 2nds - Friday 13:00 - 1pt

Men’s 2nds - Friday 14:00 - 1pt

Women’s 1sts - Friday 15:00 - 2pts

Men’s 1sts - Friday 16:00 - 2pts

INDOOR HOCKEYSports Tent 6

Mixed 1sts - Saturday 11:00 - 4pts

SAILINGBeaver Sailing Club 4

Team - Saturday 14:00 - 4pts

SNOOKERFulford Conservative Club 4

HOCKEYJLD 13

FOOTBALL22 Acres 12




Mixed 1sts - Sunday 12:00 - 4pts

TENNISTennis courts 14

Women’s - Saturday 11:30 - 4pts

Men’s - Saturday 11:30 - 4pts

SWIMMINGYork Sport Village 8

Men’s 10km - Sunday 10:00 - 4pts

Women’s 10km - Sunday 10:00 - 4pts

ATHLETICS22 acres 8

Ballet, tap, contemporary, modern/

jazz, hip-hop/street - Saturday 09:30 - 4pts

DANCEHendrix Hall (D/L/028) 4

Men’s 3rds - Saturday 12:00 - 1pts





SQUASHSquash Courts 13


in Main Hall


in Sports Tent

BASKETBALLSports Tent 8

Team - Sunday 11:00 - 4pts

TRAMPOLININGDance Studio 4

Women’s 2nds - Saturday 12:00 - 1pt


INDOOR FOOTBALLSports Tent 3


Mixed 2nds - Saturday 10:00 - 2pts

TABLE TENNISDance Studio 6

All fixtures, locations and times correct at time of going to print

College select - Saturday 13:00 - 0pts


DARTSD/L/028 and The Courtyard

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WHAT, WHERE, WHEN?

Men’s 3rds - Saturday 12:00 - 1pt



RUGBY XV22 Acres/Huntingdon Stadium




LACROSSE22 Acres 12

Men’s kata - Sunday 14:00 - 1pt

Men’s kumite - Sunday 14:00 - 1pt

Women’s kata - Sunday 14:00 - 1pt

Women’s kata - Sunday 14:00 - 1pt

KARATEDerwent Squash Courts 4

Mixed 1sts - Friday 14:30 - 4pts





College A - Sunday 10:30 - 1pt

College B - Sunday 10:30 - 0pts

College select - Sunday 12:30 - 1pt

3rds - Sunday 12:30 - 1pt

2nds - Sunday 14:30 - 2pts

1sts - Sunday 16:30 - 4pts

Women’s indoors - Friday 11:00 - 2pts

Open indoors - Friday 12:00 - 2pts

Mixed indoors - Friday 13:00 - 2pts

Open outdoors - Saturday 12:00 - 4pts

ULTIMATESports Tent/22 Acres 10

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Men’s - Sunday 09:30 - 2pts

Women’s - Sunday 09:30 - 2pts

CANOE SLALOMHowsham Weir 4

Mixed 2nds - Saturday 09:30 - 2pts




VOLLEYBALLMain Hall 14


SHOOTINGPark Lodge Shooting 4


DEBATINGD/L/047 4

BADMINTONMain Hall 14

NETBALLSports Tent 9 Women’s 1sts - Saturday 09:00 - 4pts

Alumni - Saturday 12:00 - 0pts


Men’s 2nds - Sunday 14:00 - 2pts

FENCINGJames Dining Hall 10



WATER POLOYork Sport Village 8

Road race - Saturday 10:00 - 4pts

Mountain biking - Saturday 15:00 - 4pts

CYCLINGYork Sport Village 8

1sts - Wednesday 10:00 - 4pts

2nds - Wednesday 10:00 - 2pts

EQUESTRIANSnaiton Riding Centre 6

1sts - Friday 13:00 - 4pts

AMERICAN FOOTBALL 22 Acres 4 Senior team - Saturday 10:00 - 4pts

Novice team - Saturday 10:00 - 2pts

Senior female - Saturday 10:00 - 1pt

Senior male - Saturday 10:00 - 1pt

Novice female - Saturday 10:00 - 1pt

Novice male - Saturday 10:00 - 1pt

ARCHERY22 Acres 10

Freestyle - Friday 19:00 - 4pts

in Castleford

Racing - Saturday 13:00 - 8pts

in Rossendale

SNOWSPORTSCastleford/Rossendale 12

Women’s 2nds - Friday 12:00 - 1pt

Women’s 1sts - Friday 12:30 - 2pts

RUGBY VII22 Acres 3



POOLD Bar 8

All fixtures, locations and times correct at time of going to print


DARTSD/L/028 and The Courtyard 8

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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTSYORK MEN’S rugby 1st XV will head into Friday evening’s showpiece event at Huntington Stadium looking to kickstart a fifth straight Roses whitewash for UYRUFC over their Red Rose counterparts.

After coming so close to promotion during the past two years, York stormed to the Northern 1A Division title this season, winning 12 of their 14 matches to ensure a spot in the Northern Premiership next season.

They have quality all over the pitch; Adam Gaskell, Harry Pampiglione, Hugh Draycott

and captain Sam Lord are all important in the forwards, whilst the tries are likely to come through the pace of out-side backs Will Sharp and Co-nan Osborne.

Fly-half Tom Chadwick is a reliable source of points from the tee and can also control the game with his boot, whilst in Will Ward and Alex Cormack the white rose have two ex-tremely useful scrum halves, who each bring something dif-ferent to the table.

Lancaster 1st XV, mean-while, recorded a third place finish in the Northern 2A Di-vision, but finished somewhat adrift of the top two places.

As a club, they have not recorded a win at Roses since 2008, and this will certainly be in their heads going into the big game under the floodlights in front of what will be a size-able crowd. With York’s promo-tion, Lancaster now sit three leagues below them, and turn-ing the White Rose over in front of their home crowd would be a huge achievement and a mas-sive upset.

York recorded a 22-6 victory away in Lancaster last year, and if they are on their game on Friday night the margin of victory could be even larger. There will be a party feel to the evening, with the opening cer-emony taking place before the sides emerge from the tunnel. But when they do, the men in black and gold will hope it is business as usual – they have grown used to winning and will

not want to get out of this habit.UYRUFC President Hugh

Draycott told Vision: “It has been an immensely successful season for all three teams this year. With this in mind, coupled with the history York Universi-

ty Rugby has in the Roses com-petition and a fully fit squad, there should be no reason why this year should not see the same success.

“The 1st XV have enjoyed their most successful season to

BY ALEX FINNIS

YORK’s ROSES SUCCESSES

LET’S BE SMASHING ‘EMBOTH THE men’s and wom-en’s badminton teams have excelled this season. After last year’s whitewash claim-ing all 14 points the club will be looking to replicate their

Roses success.The women’s 1st reached

the quarter finals of the North-ern Conference Cup and lost only two matches in the league. The club told Vision: “Dani Far-siani and Rachel Farrington have shone, but Lancaster are

equally able, so watch out for some close matches.”

The men’s 1st recorded an-other victory against Lancas-ter last year and will be looking to continue their Roses domi-nance. York ended the season well and a comfortable victory

is expected. “The vital points rest on the

mixed match, which has had great drama over the past two years,” said Watterson. “But after a good intake of fresh-ers, we feel optimistic that the points are ours for the taking.”

BY CAITLIN GRAHAM

PREVIEW

2008 (Draw)York 10 - 10 Lancaster

2009 (Win)York 31 - 8 Lancaster



2012 (Win) York 22 - 6 Lancaster

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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

date, winning 12 out of 14 fix-tures faced, and securing pro-motion in the process. Having come top of the league by eight points, the team is confident that the great form shown in season can be carried through

to Roses and win four points for the White Rose on Friday. Each player is going the extra yard in order to give the best chance of putting on a spectacle in front of what will hopefully be an ex-pectant and lively crowd.”

AT ROSES 2012, the men’s 1st XI cricket match was one of the most tense and enthral-ling contests of the whole tournament, and epitomised the spirit of both sides.

The contest ebbed and flowed as the advantage sprung from one side to the other be-fore Lancaster, who had earlier been 4-4, clinched a memorable one wicket victory over their White Rose opponents.

This year’s captain Fraser Crawford told Vision: “We came extremely close to winning Roses last year in a close low scoring game. We had the game in the bag and were extremely upset to not earn the points for York, but hope to do better this time around.”

York got some revenge for their agonising Roses defeat by beating Lancaster in the cup final a month later, and vic-tory on Saturday would see the side fully avenge the misery of twelve months ago.

Looking ahead to this year’s Roses clash Crawford remarked: “We are extremely confident going into Roses this year. With the great wicket that

22 Acres can offer we are keen to use the strength and depth of our team to get revenge on Lan-caster for what happened last time around. We strongly feel we have the talent to beat the Red Rose on home turf.”

Indeed he has reason to be confident, as apart from their narrow Roses defeat last year was very successful for York, as they prevailed in both the cup and their league. Only two members from last year’s side have departed, and the club has had a strong intake of freshers.

Amongst the new additions to the squad are wicket-keeper batsman Nish Selvakumar and slow left arm bowler Ross Mill-er, two players who Crawford believes could have a telling impact upon this year’s contest.

Another player to look out for is multi-talented Tom Bran-dreth, who top-scored in last year’s match with 47. When not playing at centre-back for UYAFC, Brandreth is a poten-tial match winner with his bat-ting prowess.

The stage is set for York to erase the nightmare of last year’s agonising defeat, as the contest gets underway at 11am on 22 Acres on Saturday.

SHOT AT GLORYBY DAVE WASHINGTON

Photo: Oliver Todd

Photo: Oliver Todd Photo: Adam Green

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ROSES 2012 was a miser-able affair for UYAFC, as they suffered defeats in three of the four fixtures, including in the high pro-file men’s 1sts fixture where York were comfort-ably beaten 3-1.

To compound the side’s woes, Lancaster’s success earned them the points which secured the Carter-James Trophy for the Red Rose, sparking jubilant cel-ebrations, which contrasted with the disconsolate York players.

This year the side are out to avenge the misery of 2012, and UYAFC President Tom Day told Vision: “Last year UYAFC did not perform to the level we were capable of. This year we are going to put that right.”

Last year was a troubled one for the men’s 1sts which culminated in relegation, but this year they have put their woes behind them, only miss-ing out on promotion on the basis of head-to-head rivalry with Leeds Met, whilst pre-vailing in both Varsity and the County Cup.

On the back of a suc-cessful season, the side go into Roses 2013 full of confi-dence. “There is a great atmosphere in the club at the moment which stems from the momentum we gained over the course of the s e a s o n , ” s a i d D a y. “We g o in

to the Roses clash with the upmost respect for Lancas-ter, but we have nothing to fear. Our club is full of talented and hardworking players who are

more than capable of de-feating L a n -c a s t e r -that is o u r a i m

and that is what we will do.”York will be hoping that

their key players perform on the biggest occasion o f the season,

and one of those is nim-ble winger Dan Ather-

ton, who has scored in the

previous t w o

Roses encounters. Day also noted the threat posed by Tom Brandreth and Captain Matt Mawdesley at set pieces, adding “these lads will win anything in the air, and are always a threat in the opposi-tion’s area.”

Lancaster have also en-joyed a successful season, finishing second in their di-vision, which is the equiva-lent level to York’s, suggest-ing that the two teams will be well matched, and that an absorbing contest lies ahead in Sunday’s clash at 3:30pm.

Indeed last year this very fixture was the one that sealed the fate of Roses, and for UYAFC there would be nothing sweeter than the ex-act same happening this year, but with the roles reversed. 2012 was turbulent for York, 2013 could well be glorious, and a Roses victory would round off a successful cam-paign for the side.

A GOAL-DEN SEASONBY DAVE WASHINGTON

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AFTER LAST year’s Roses defeat, in what was a tough game both mentally and physically that end-ed 54-29 in Lan-caster’s favour, Yo rk ’s 1 s t s netbal l -ers will be look-ing for re-venge o n

home turf. This year’s captain Nina

Pullman told Vision: “We had three very hard fought losses last year, and are aiming to make the most of the home advantage and do everything we can to turn that around this year.”

She added: “Overall I feel really positive about the level of preparation we have put in, one thing that is for sure is that we will be going out there doing our absolute best for York.”

York are two leagues be-low their Roses counter-

p a r t s a d d -

ing intensity to their chal-

lenging road to vic-

tory, but have prepared well with a warm up game against Newcastle 2nds, who are in the same league as Lancaster.

“We have also watched some footage of our last BUCS game and used stats from that game,” said Pull-man. “This has been invalu-able for individuals to watch their performance and al-lowed us as a team to look at what works and what doesn’t.” The squad has en-sured that nothing is over-looked in their preparation for their final match, not only by completing physical train-ing, but by also mentally pre-paring themselves.

The team fortunately did

not lose too many players at the end of last season, help-ing to maintain continuity in the team. There are two first years debuting at Roses this year; Hollie Dixson who plays the demanding position of centre, and goal scorer Emma Loft. Accord-ing to Pullman: “The player to watch is Charlotte Ferris, as she always adds a bit of ex-citement and can be counted on to be fighting tooth and nail to the end.”

The stage is set to take revenge upon Lancaster as the final spotlight match of Roses takes place at 4.30pm on Sunday, and is definitely one not to miss.

MAKING A SPLASH

TIPPING THE TABLES

After a strong season in their new home at York Sport Vil-lage, both water polo teams are looking to overcome Lan-caster in one of the marquee fixtures of Saturday night. The men’s team have dominated in BUCS and UPolo (the university polo league), and are looking to repeat their 15-12 victory from 2012. Meanwhile the women’s team has seen massive improvement with a mid-table BUCS finish and a division championship in UPolo. They are confident of completing a first Roses win since 2007.

BY TOM ARMSTON-CLARKE

BY MICHAEL THURLOWAY

Goals scored

362

366

363

338

Goals conceded

44

Games won

Games lost

64

YORK LANCASTER

Stats refer to BUCS league fixtures

2012/13

Photo: LUSU Scan, MKSM Photography

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ENDING ON A HIGHROSES CONTESTS are re-nowned for their drama, and in the past years there have been few more dramatic clashes than in the men’s 1sts hockey, whilst the wom-en have created their own memorable moments.

In 2008 Richard de Boltz’s late equaliser secured York a dramatic away Roses victory, whilst last year Laurie Tor-rington’s drag flick into the top corner with 30 seconds remain-ing secured York a draw and sparked a pitch invasion.

I’m sure York would take a routine victory tomorrow, but Roses rarely follows such a script. Looking ahead to this year’s clash Captain George Ri-chards [pictured] told Vision: “Naturally I’m a little appre-hensive, but we’ve been train-ing hard over the past weeks and improving our fitness.”

There have been frustra-tions, but York still finished third in their Yorkshire League and fourth in BUCS this season. Richards added: “We’ve been re-silient, hard-working and held

a great team spirit throughout the year, and although it didn’t end the way we intended, it has been thoroughly enjoyable.”

Three of the revelations of the season have been freshers Phil Ratliff, Callum Chaundy and Alex Bond, whilst the tal-ented duo of Hugo Christie and Leo Watton are likely to prove influential for the White Rose.

Throughout the season Ri-chards has been trying to instil a team ethos, and the skipper hopes that it will be the team rather than individuals that shine on the big occasion, as York seek to overwhelm their rivals after last year’s draw.

It is fair to say that last sea-son was an incredible year for York’s Ladies 1sts hockey team, as they secured a double promo-tion, the only blot of the season occurring in Roses, where they were unfortunate to be held to a 1-1 draw.

This year they’ll be look-ing to avenge this as Lancaster make the trip to the JLD.

“We have skill throughout the pitch and if we’re on form we can run rings around Lan-caster,” says a confident York

Captain Sally Dolton [pictured]. “Our defence has been solid this season and our formation allows for fluidity between de-fence and attack so we possess an excellent balance.”

Although this season has been “mixed” in Dolton’s words, there have been a number of positives as the side battled to fourth in BUCS.

The White Rose will be hop-

AS A university sport darts may not be the most high profile, but when it comes to

Roses there is no con-test that can rival

the frenzied at-mosphere that

engulfs the darts com-petition.

During r e c e n t

y e a r s this ti-

tanic

clash has seen abuse hurled, beers launched and loutish behaviour a-plenty. But that simply is Roses darts, a unique and memorable contest which always proves to be one of the highlights of Roses.

Last year, York prevailed in an absorbing encounter as Kris Hilliam held his nerve to throw the winning dart and si-lence the vociferous Lancaster support, which had fervently urged on their competitors for the previous hours. Speaking to Vision, Nick Hall described the darts as “a real spectator sport, which is one of the high-lights of Roses each year.”

This year promises to be

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BY DAVE WASHINGTON

BY DAVE WASHINGTON

PREVIEW

Photo: Oona Venermo

ONE OF York’s most impres-sive clubs this year has been UYLC as both of the Univer-sity’s lacrosse 1st teams have thrived in their respective divisions, setting them up perfectly for Roses 2013.

The women’s 1sts finished second in their division, and for the first time in the club’s history, the ladies reached the BUCS Northern Con-ference Cup final, where they narrowly lost to Durham 3rds. Captain Alex White-hand said: “ A f t e r convinc-ing wins in each o f t h e t w o l a s t years, we are h o p i n g to produce a per-formance of the same quality.”

Both Katie Barrett, famous for her relentless goal scoring and Izzi Mattick, who is a play-er capable of moments of brilliance, are names to keep an eye out for dur-ing the match. Recording an-other Roses victory would cap off an excellent season for the side, and be a fitting end to the career of those such as White-hand who will be departing at the end of the academic year.

York’s men’s 1sts have en-joyed an equally successful

campaign, finishing undefeat-ed in the league and progress-ing through to the BUCS North-ern Conference Cup finals. Last year’s Roses match was their closest of the season, but they still strolled to a convincing 12-3 win demonstrating their prowess. Lancaster may have improved dramatically since, but York are still confident of victory. Captain William Chun told Vision: “We still do think that we will record a convinc-ing win against them, and will be training hard to ensure we attain the de- s i r e d result.”

A n d y Thomas will be l o o k i n g

t o put York in the lead as he has done

so many times this

season.F r e s h e r

Greg Markes has also im-pressed over

the course of the season in defence, making a series of significant hits and

proving a thorn to opposing sides, whilst the duo of Chun and Chris Menon look set to shine.

York will be expecting two wins, and after the form that the club has dis-

played over the season, the White Rose will start as

c l e a r favourites to emerge victorious. It w o u l d be fair to say that a ‘Whitewash’ is well and truly on the cards.

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ing that their attack, spear-headed by Emma Beresford and supported by talented first years Katie Penrose and Ruth Mason will be able to breach a Lancaster backline, which

proved stubborn during last year’s contest. Whilst the trio of Sally Warrington, Vaila Ormiston and Jill Mercer will be hoping to put their experi-ence to good use on Saturday.

WHITEWASH?

no different as the darts moves to D/L/028 by the Courtyard, where York will be hoping to once more emerge victorious. “We’re feeling good about it this year,” added Hall. “It should be a fantastic spectacle and a re-ally close fought match.”

York suffered defeat at the hands of Hull at Varsity, but recovered well to make the national finals, where they narrowly lost to Lancaster. Re-venge at Roses would be sweet.

The women’s clash last year was equally enthralling, but not so rewarding for York, as the hosts surged back to claim victory. “The game was tense, exhilarating and nerve racking

and it literally came down to the last dart,” Amanda Barnes told Vision. “It was a real shame as we deserved to win that game. We gave Lancaster a real run for the money.”

The side has progressed dramatically over the past years, and despite not prevail-ing in this clash for 20 years, there is real optimism that this could be the year. Barnes add-ed: “We showed last year we can play as well as Lancaster and this year we will be coming back stronger.”

Two enthralling contests lie ahead in what is likely to prove one of the most memorable mo-ments of the tournament.

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BY TOM ARMSTON-CLARKE

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