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The annual Ken Galluccio Cup, that brings together some of the best lacrosse clubs from around Europe, will take place this weekend with Spencer Lacrosse Club and Blues Lacrosse Club representing England in the men’s and women’s sections respectively.
Games begin on Friday 9 September at the Camps Municipals La Teixonera-Vall d'Hebron, just 10 minutes from Barcelona city centre in Spain.
Spencer will play Belgium’s Brussels Beavers in the first game featuring an English team in the men’s section at 4pm (BST) on Friday with a second group stage game against Vienna Monarchs of Austria at 8.30am (BST) on Saturday.
In the women’s competition, Blues will take on Ghent Gazelles from Belgium at 8.30am (BST) on Saturday with their second group stage game shortly after at 10.30am (BST) against Austria’s Graz Gladiators.
After the group stage, play-in games will be played to determine the semi-finalists before the semi-finals and final take place on Sunday.
This year’s edition of the Ken Galluccio Cup will be the first since 2019 after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic.
And Spencer and Blues have big shoes to fill after Hampstead Lacrosse Club won the coveted title in the men’s competition while Centaurs finished second in the women’s section at that 2019 tournament!
This week, Blues released their squad for the Cup which features no less than 10 international players including England’s Laura Beaman, Emilie Chandler, Alex Drewe, Bex Jordache, Nina Sherwin, Live Wimpenny, and Chloe Wyner.
Spencer also released their 20-player squad yesterday that includes England’s Hal Dwobeng, Tom Roche, Taylor Harrison, Tom Bracegirdle, Albert Whitehead, Will Walker, and Ben Buchanan.
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Blues Full Squad
L Beaman
R Burke
E Chandler
L Clayton
C Cunningham
N Day
A Drewe
B Jordache
J Lee (C)
H Mann
M McKenny
B Millard
A Pepper
V Peregrine
N Sherwin
L Wimpenny
L Wright
C Wyner
Spencer Full Squad
R Bone
H Dwobeng
P Wainwright
T Bailey
J Clark
T Roche
W Barrie
T Harrison
T Perera
T Bracegirdle
O Prescott
R Power
A Whitehead
J Krommenhoek
T Rosser
C Leslie
B Buchanan
G Barrie
W Walker
S Hewitt