England Lacrosse’s national sixes event, The Fly, will have its first day of fixtures this Saturday (17 July), featuring four men’s and four women’s teams (Hustle, Rise, Forge, Swift).

The Fly, taking place at Lilleshall National Sports Centre, will be one of the first events in the world to adopt the brand new, and proposed Olympic, version of lacrosse and comes just a few weeks after World Lacrosse unveiled their World Sixes identity.

Each of the eight teams in The Fly is jam-packed full of international stars from all over the UK and they will compete in a round robin on Saturday to determine their places in a knockout weekend in August.

Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s competition will be played behind closed doors with a view to being open to fans next year.

However, fear not as both weekends of The Fly will be streamed live on YouTube (more details to follow).

On Saturday (17 July), there will be two pitches with every game on pitch one being streamed, meaning every team will be featured at least once across the day.

Then, on the second weekend (7 & 8 August), every single game will be streamed live for lacrosse lovers all over the world; there really is no excuse for missing one of the first forays into this exciting new format of the game!

If, for some reason, you can’t watch the live stream, you’ll also be able to keep up to date with all things The Fly over on their social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter).

The playing squads, Head Coaches, Assistant Coaches, officials, and playing schedule have been announced ahead of Saturday and can be found on The Fly’s very own dedicated website HERE.

The Fly is sure to be a fantastic event, highlighting some of the best talent in the UK, playing one of the newest and most exciting formats of the game!