The winner of each of the sports received two points, and the losing vice-chancellor presented a trophy to the winning university. The students amplified this idea and held a 5-day event with a variety of sports: rowing, table tennis, relay race, mixed field hockey, and tug of war. The first event happened on after the Vice-Chancellor of York, Lord James of Rusholme, suggested a boat race between the two universities.
The competition is held every year during the early May bank holiday weekend, alternating its venue between the two universities.
The counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire are traditionally symbolized by the red and the white rose respectively, although some York teams today play in gold and black kits. It takes its name from the 15th-century civil war, the Wars of the Roses, between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. It is organised by their respective Students' Unions, YUSU and LUSU. The Roses Tournament is an annual sports competition between Lancaster University and the University of York in England, often described as the largest inter-university sports tournament in Europe.
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