Roses day one: Scores on the doors

We have seen some incredible sportsmanship here at Roses 2025, from both sides, not to mention the outpour of support for both sides.

Rome wasn’t built in a day, but here are the scores of day one of Roses (as of 11:59 pm on May 2nd).

We saw Lancaster take the lead with 84.5 points, with wins in:

Waterpolo (Women’s)

Football (Men’s 1st)

Football (Men’s 2nd)

American Football (Open)

Climbing (Lead – Open A)

Climbing (Lead – Open Individual)

Climbing (Lead – Women’s individual)

Trampolining

Cricket

Octopush (Open)

Equestrian (1st team)

Swimming (Open 2nd)

Table Tennis (Open 1st)

Football (Men’s 3 (college select))

Indoor Hockey (Open 2nd)

Table Tennis (Women’s 1st)

College Netball (League B)

Snow Sports Racing (Open Ski 1)

Ultimate Frisbee (Outdoor Women’s)

Canoe Polo (Women’s and Open)

Canoe Whitewater (Women’s and Open)

Rowing (Men’s Senior 8)

Rowing (Men’s Novice 8)

Rowing (Men’s Senior 2nd 8)

Rowing (Women’s Novice 2nd 8)

Rowing (Men’s Novice 2nd 8)

Basketball (Men’s 1st)

However, it’s not too late to turn it around for York, who have secured 44.5 points in:

Waterpolo (Open)

Lacrosse (Men’s 1st)

Cheerleading (Open)

Table Tennis (Open 2nd)

Football (Women’s 2nd)

Lacrosse (Women’s 2nd)

Equestrian (2nd Team)

Swimming (Open 1st)

College Netball (League A)

Indoor Hockey (Women’s 1st)

Indoor Hockey (Women’s 2nd)

Football (Women’s 3rd)

Snow Sports Racing (Ski Slalom)

Cross Country (Open and Women’s 5km)

Rowing (Women’s Senior 2nd 8)

Rowing (Women’s Novice 8)

Rowing (Women’s Senior 8)

We’ve also seen a few draws in

Climbing (Lead – Women’s A Team)

Swimming (Women’s 1st)

Swimming (Women’s 2nd)

Indoor Hockey (Open 1st)

With two days and many more matches to go, it’s too early to predict a win for either university, but good luck to everyone competing, and enjoy!