Sunday marks the opening day of the second Southern Box Lacrosse (SBL) Winter Box League season at the Oxford Academy 3G Dome, Oxford.
Reigning men’s champions London Knights start their 2023 campaign with a match against last year’s fourth-placed team Heaton Hornets; that game comes after the opening match of the season as Steelheads take on SBL Capitals.
For the very first time, and to mark the exponential growth in women’s box lacrosse over the past couple of years, the Winter Box League will have a women’s section containing two teams: SBL Ravens and B-Oxford Blaze.
They will play each other four times in a first-of-its-kind series with the winner being declared on the Winter Box League finals day on 14 January 2024.
In the men’s competition, every team will play each other once with a third-place game and a final on 14 January deciding the 2023/24 men’s champions as well as the other final placings.
This year’s tournament features some of the best box lacrosse players in the UK with many of the players having international experience.
As with last year’s Winter Box League, the entire competition will be live broadcast on Lacrosse Live UK HERE with updates across SBL’s social media channels.
Spectators are welcome at the Oxford Academy 3G Dome from 12pm on each game day and entry is FREE (with an optional £5 donation to SBL).
To read more about the 2023/24 Winter Box League, including the latest team sheets and fixtures lists, click HERE.
Winter Box League Schedule
Sunday 10 December
12:30 | Steelheads v SBL Capitals
14:30 | Heaton Hornets v London Knights
16:30 | SBL Ravens v B-Oxford Blaze
Sunday 17 December
12:30 | London Knights v SBL Capitals
14:30 | B-Oxford Blaze v SBL Ravens
16:30 | Heaton Hornets v Steelheads
Sunday 7 January
12:30 | SBL Ravens v B-Oxford Blaze
14:30 | Steelheads v London Knights
16:30 | SBL Capitals v Heaton Hornets
Sunday 14 January
12:30 | Men’s third-place game
14:30 | Men’s final
16:30 | Women’s final