England Lacrosse team photo after the 2019 World Lacrosse Box Lacrosse Championship
England Lacrosse is delighted to announce the England men's box lacrosse squad selected to play in the Box Nations Cup, a warm-up tournament in Dresden, Germany, leading into the 2022 European Box Championships in Hannover, Germany.
Head Coach Walt Christianson has selected a 21-man squad formed of domestic players and the tournament will be the last try-out to make the final 23-man squad for the Euros.
Up to six eligible Canadian-based players will be joining the squad from June, meaning competition will be fierce for final selection; some of the Canadian players will be familiar faces to the England box programme having played at previous European and World Championships.
Coach Christianson has been impressed with how the domestic box game has improved since the last major Championships back in 2019.
"We have come a long way since the Euros in Finland. The talent level of the players has increased dramatically with our program which made for some very tough decisions in the selection process. It is exciting to see the growth of box lacrosse in England!".
Goal
Eliot Pugh (Milton Keynes / London Knights)
Ben Stowe (Welwyn Warriors / SBL Capitals)
Defence
Will Allsop (Brooklands / Disley Dynamos)
Thomas Bracegirdle (Spencer)
Taylor Harrison (Spencer)
Luke Mills (Brooklands / Disley Dynamos)
Tom Roche (Spencer / London Knights)
Jamie Sutton (WACS / UKLacrosse)
Matthew Tatton (Brooklands / Disley Dynamos)
Ming Trinh (Heaton Mersey / Disley Dynamos)
Chris Wainer (Heaton Mersey / UKLacrosse)
Albert Whitehead (Spencer / London Knights)
Offence
Ben Buchanan (Spencer / London Knights)
Dave Groves (Stockport / Disley Dynamos)
Caius Jefferies (Heaton Mersey / Disley Dynamos)
Elliot Leonard (Norbury / Disley Dynamos)
Matthew Marsh (Mellor / London Knights)
Ben Page-Laycock (Brooklands / Disley Dynamos)
Sam Perry (East Grinstead / SBL Capitals)
Dan Watson (Mellor / London Knights)
Pete Wilson (Bristol Bombers / London Knights)