Loughborough University and the University of Nottingham won the respective men’s and women’s 2021 BUCS Lacrosse 6s Championships at Coombe Dingle Sports Centre, Bristol, on Saturday.
On what was a day of blue skies and glorious sunshine, Loughborough University defeated the University of the West of England 5-4 in the men’s final while the University of Nottingham worked hard to complete an unbeaten day by coming back from two goals down to beat the University of Exeter 4-3 in the women’s final.
Saturday's competition, the first to take place since 2019, saw the BUCS Lacrosse 8s Championships change format slightly from eight a-side to six a-side to reflect the proposed Olympic version of the game which will potentially included in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
In fact, this was only the third competition in the world to use the brand new 6s rules after tournaments in the USA and Australia in late May.
The day began with a round robin containing the 10 teams in the women’s competition and the nine teams in the men’s tournament.
These 19 teams were then whittled down to eight in each competition for the quarter finals before two semi-finals and a final each, eventually seeing the University of Nottingham and Loughborough University take home the gold medals. The full table of results will be available to be viewed online shortly.
The full women’s final and the second half of the men’s final can viewed below.
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