England ensured they finished top of Group A and remain unbeaten with a 12-4 win over rivals Wales at the 2023 ELF Women’s U21 Lacrosse Championship in Prague, Czechia on Tuesday evening.

Two goals from Sofia Wise and goals from Annie Mather, Charlie Bell, and Lara Renders saw England finish the first quarter 5-1 up.

An equally impressive second quarter which saw Wise grab her second goal of the game and Molly Light and Lucy Evans also get on the scoresheet meant Wales had it all to do in the second half.

Charlotte Davies and Phoebe Hurt scored for Wales either side of an Emma Pearce free position goal in the third before captain Millie Cant hit her first of the tournament followed by Mather’s hat-trick goal and one for outstanding performer, Carys Johnson in the fourth saw England claim victory.

England will play Italy in the quarter-finals on Thursday after they finished in second place in Group C.

You can watch the game in full HERE.

England points scorers | Mather (3G), Wise (2G), Bell (1G, 1A), Johnson (1G, 1A), Light (1G, 1A), Cant (1G), Evans (1G), Pearce (1G), Renders (1G), Ball (1A)

Wales points scorers | Hurt (2G), Davies (1G), Noble (1G), Legge (1A)

England’s next fixture

England v Italy | 6 July | 10:30am BST