Stockport secured the 2023 Referees’ Trophy after a 16-10 win over Cheadle at Heaton Mersey Lacrosse Club on Sunday.

In the under-15 competition, Lancashire won the battle of the counties as they took home the title by beating Cheshire 12-11 (after overtime) while it was Cheshire who won the under-17 tournament beating Lancashire 12-10.

Unfortunately, the scheduled women’s match was cancelled due to one of the teams being unable to field a team.

The Trophy, which aims to aid the development of referees, raised over £1000, all of which will be fed directly back into the refereeing programme in the north of England.

Any officials in the north who would like to be mentored by some of England’s more experienced referees, should reach out to Peter Davidson (petersdavidson@yahoo.co.uk) who can help arrange this.