England Lacrosse is pleased to announce the England Men’s training squad ahead of the 2021 European Lacrosse Championship in Wroclaw, Poland.
Head coach, Doug Shanahan, along with assistant coaches, Mike Bartlett and Sam Patterson, have completed their evaluations following assessment weekends last year and selected their group to take forward ahead of the Championship scheduled for late July.
The squad will now begin preparations to defend their title as European champions which was secured with a thrilling 7-6 win over Israel back in 2016.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic postponing most international competitions in 2020 and 2021, the European Lacrosse Championship, originally set for July 2020, is still going ahead and England Lacrosse would like to congratulate all the athletes who have been selected to the training squad.
In line with the England Lacrosse Return to Play guidelines, the squad are not currently able to undertake training sessions but are still optimistic in looking ahead to the summer.
"As we navigate these unprecedented times,” Head Coach, Doug Shanahan remarked upon release of the training squad, “I am really looking forward to coaching this group of fine young men to march on to the European Championships.
“The players are going to face tremendous challenges moving forward, different from any other England team in the past. However, the staff and I are confident that we will be able to face them together as a team.
“I am excited to see what the future holds and happy with the level of talent and skill that we will have representing the England Lacrosse men's team."
Doug, Mike, and Sam would like to congratulate everyone who’s been included in the training squad and thank everyone who attended the assessment weekends last year.
Please note, there are still additional UK- and overseas-based players yet to be assessed who will also be considered for the final squad.
A full schedule for the Championship is pending but you can follow updates at www.elc2020.com
Midfield
Adam Hall
Ben Page-Laycock
Cam Major
Elliot Leonard
James Ready
Joe Baythorpe
Luke Mills
Mike Pomfret
Ming Trinh
Ryan Forshaw
Ryan Sweetman
Tim Collins
Tom Bracegirdle
Tom Roper
Will Hardy
Attack
Ben Stringer
Dan Watson
Jake Parker
Nathan Edwards
Phil Johnson
Will Prescott
Goal
Will Baxter
Hal Dwobeng
Jack Burke
Matt Goddard
Defence
Andrew Baxter
Austin Holgate
Dan Smith
George Dunn
George Walker
Joe Chorlton
Matt Tatton
Oli Rogerson
Paul Wainwright
Taylor Harrison
Tom Brook
Tom Hallam
Tom Roche
Tommy Kirkland
Will Allsop