Roses Live Smashed Records in 2026
Monday 18-05-2026 - 10:20
Since 1965, Lancaster and York have battled every year across 140 fixtures to win Roses. Of course, on the last five occasions Lancaster have emerged victorious (Roses are Red).
Alongside the thousands of students who play, sail, swim, run, climb, cycle and race in friendly competition, there are hundreds of students from York and Lancaster who work together to stream Roses live and direct to the thousands of passionate fans at home.
This year, 225 committee members and crew from York (YSTV, URY, York Vision) and Lancaster (LA1TV, BailriggFM, SCAN) volunteered their time to deliver a record 73 live streams. That’s almost double the number of fixtures streamed in 2022.
All-in-all that’s an all time record of 171 hours of live coverage. A full 21 hours more than the competition at York last year.
Check out Roses in 90 Seconds by our student videographer ErolMakes.
This year’s Roses streams were:
- Enjoyed by an astonishing 28,324 people (that’s over 10,000 more than last year!). That’s nearly three-times the capacity of this year’s Eurovision venue.
- Watched 110,992 times (up by nearly 40,000 on 2025, and nearly double 2022 and 2023).
- Streamed for a total of 11,702.1 hours (an all time record and a 30% increase on 2025). That’s the same amount time it would take to cook over 175,500 Pot Noodles.
- Viewed in 59 countries or 30% of the world.
The top four most viewed Roses streams ever are from 2026 (shout-out to Cheerleading & Darts). Saturday 2nd May 2026 was the most watched day in Roses history.
On social media, Roses Live’s 171 posts received 1.8 million views, over 1500 shares and 630 likes.
Meet some of the team behind this year’s incredible, record-breaking year:
You can still re-live all the excitement of Roses 2026 via the team’s glorious array of streams on YouTube.
You can also catch-up on the Roses Live content on Instagram.
Roses Live 2026 Roll of Honour:
- Abbie Whitcher
- Ada Demirel
- Adrianne Baik
- Agastya Narayanan
- Aidan Lee
- Alastair Woodbury (TV Tech Lead)
- Alex Feghiu
- Alex Nash
- Alex Nimmo (TV Tech Lead)
- Alexander Cosgrave
- Alfie Walton
- Alison Wong
- Almira Moldovan (Marketing Lead)
- Amelia Buck
- Amelia Colley
- Amy Jenkins
- Amy Smith
- Andrew Hamill (TV Tech Lead)
- Angelina Brown-Jones
- Ani Matthews
- Arlo Bradley (TV Tech Lead)
- Arlo Haigh
- Arthur Dolan
- Ashley Bryan (MCR Infrastructure & Radio MCR)
- Ashton Neville
- Ava Darley (TV Studio Presenters)
- Ava Glass
- Bailey Fenton
- Bella O'Geary
- Bella Rayland
- Ben Allen (Data Team)
- Ben Copas
- Ben Harris (TV MCR)
- Ben Kingston
- Ben Redmayne
- Benji Evans
- Billy Hadwin (TV Studio and VT Lead)
- Bruce McQuaid
- Buddy the Dog
- Caitlin Mulholland
- Cameron Fox (TV Studio and VT Assistant & Data Team)
- Chanelle Ohemeng-Mensah
- Charley Paige
- Charlie Blissett
- Charlie Clark (Wellbeing Lead)
- Charlotte Chapelhow (Head of Sports Communication)
- Charlotte McKenzie
- Christina Gunning
- Colin Roitt
- Conor Dailey
- Daisy Walsh
- Dan Wade
- Daniel Croft
- Daniel Reinfeldt
- Daniel Webb
- Darcie Tennant
- David Vaughan
- Declan Ricketts (Lancaster TV Roses Lead)
- Dee Wright (Radio Roses Lead & Radio Roundup Lead)
- Demilee Mutandwa
- Dmitri Armitage
- Dominic Dewhurst
- Dylan Mynard
- Dylan Barrow (Crewing Lead)
- Elizabeth Murphy
- Ella Barkla (Crewing Lead)
- Elle Lightowler
- Ellie Hudson
- Elliott Robson
- Ellis Royal
- Em Wild
- Emily Holmes
- Emily Smith
- Emma Arevald
- Emma Herrity (Radio Breakfast Lead)
- Emma Summers (TV Studio Presenters)
- Emma White
- Erin Chappell
- Erin Marsh (Head of Sports Communication)
- Erol Macasieb (Videography and Graphic Design)
- Ethan Daniels
- Ethan Poulton-Trask
- Eva Margerison
- Evan Harfield
- Eve Waters
- Evie Keegan
- Evie Potter
- Fion Cudmore
- Frances Halewood (TV Studio Presenters)
- Freddy Blofeld (Roses Live Lead)
- Freya Logan (Head of Sports Communication)
- Fyddor Rotshtein
- Giulia Catalucci
- Grace Holt
- Grace Pinnington
- Grace Seed
- Grace Sharples Lewis (Marketing Assistant)
- Gracie Tibbetts
- Gryphon Thomas
- Hal Gordon
- Hannah Neville Bustamante
- Harri Thorman
- Harrison Tremayne
- Harry Nimbley
- Harry Shaw
- Hayden Crook
- Heidi Masters
- Henry Carter
- Holly Howell (Crewing Lead)
- Isaac Bates
- Isabella Keane
- Ismaeel Yaqoob
- Izzy Thomas
- Jack Dunn
- Jack Emery
- Jack Kelly
- Jack Wetwood
- Jake Edwards
- James Farrow
- James Pursglove
- Jamie Parker-East
- Jenna Morris
- Jessica McLean
- Joanna Burchell
- Joe Parry
- Johnny Marsh
- Jonas Barthelmes
- Josh Tickner
- Joshua Rees
- Josie Hyland (LUSU Liaison Lead)
- Jun Chen
- Kai Jaxon (Wellbeing Lead)
- Kate Cox
- Katie Brush
- Katie Howell
- Keira Bakewell
- Keira Thompson (Wellbeing Lead)
- Kirsten Williams
- Kory Anderson (Data Team)
- Lara Doran
- Lara Fenner
- Laurie Morland
- Lavender Olteanu
- Leo Flewitt
- Leo Sanson Gomez
- Leo Strikland
- Leon Ellis
- Lewis Moore
- Lexi Bush
- Liam Burnand
- Liam Woodhall
- Libby Butson
- Libby Daniels
- Liliia Kholopchenko
- Liv Tuck
- Liz Bass
- Liz Slater (Radio Production Lead & TV Studio Presenters)
- Lleucu Sion
- Louis McClean
- Luca McCarthy
- Lucas Abbott (Crewing Lead)
- Luis Jackson-Krkoska
- Luke Walthall
- Lurvish Polodoo
- Marks Polajovs
- Marks Polakovs (Data Team)
- Matthew Sears
- Max Tovell
- Maz Nachif
- Megan Francis
- Megan Thomason (Wellbeing Lead)
- Mia Fernand
- Mia Moir (MCR Infrastructure & TV Tech Lead)
- Mia Wedgewood
- Millie Gee
- Millie Weale (TV Studio Presenters)
- Milly Travers
- Morgan Bradley
- Ned Connors (Radio Roundup Lead & Crewing Lead)
- Nora Ribas Marko
- Oladotun (Ola) Ayanbadejo
- Oliver Whitmore
- Olly Gower
- Oscar Leung
- Otis Gregory
- Owen O'Connor
- Pavan Bhamidipati
- Peggy Yiu (Marketing Lead)
- Phoebe Johnson
- Raahil Camball
- Ray Thomas-Devanny
- Ren Herring
- Reuben Cope (TV Roses Lead)
- Rob Humphreys
- Robbin Driver (TV Production Lead)
- Rowan Bridgen
- Rowan Jora
- Rowan Tyson
- Ryan Moynihan (TV Highlights and Post-Production Lead)
- Saffron Larmour
- Sam Carruthers
- Sam Randewich (Data Team)
- Sam Robinson (Crewing Lead)
- Sam Rooke
- Sarah Gent (Radio Roses Lead)
- Sarah Harrold (TV Tech Lead)
- Sean Bryden
- Sienna Randhawa
- Sorcha Bodmer (TV Studio and VT Assistant)
- Stella Heasman
- Supong Sanguanchua
- Taran Raval
- Theo Pritchard
- Thierry Atkinson
- Thomas Fowler
- Thomas George Hopkinson
- Thomas Ralling
- Tim Woodford
- Tolan Enderby (Radio Continuity Lead)
- Tom Baker
- Will Chesney
- Will Greer-Waring
- William Hubbard (TV Studio Presenters)
- Yakup Ozturk
- Yann Risley
Thank you everyone for your time, energy, and commitment. Congratulations of delivering the best Roses Live ever!
