Blues defeat Rotterdam Jaguars to retain Ken Galluccio Cup

Blues Lacrosse defeated Rotterdam Jaguars from the Netherlands 11-12 in a tight final to retain The Ken Galluccio Cup in Barcelona, Spain on Sunday.

Alex Drewe and Ellie Pobjoy both scored four with Annie Mather, Chloe Wyner, Sofia Best, and Miho Sakurai getting on the scoresheet too as their Blues team overcame a dogged and determined Rotterdam side who had scored 40 goals and conceded just 18 in their five games before the final.

Blues had been no pushover either as they had claimed victory in all four of their matches prior to the final, scoring 37 goals and conceding 22.

This is Blues’ second consecutive Ken Galluccio Cup triumph after last year’s victory over Edinburgh University in the final saw them lift the trophy for the first time.

In the men’s competition, Hampstead finished in third after beating Sundbyberg Lacrosse 2-12 in the bronze medal match with Will Pickett and James Devine grabbing the headlines with four goals each.

Clayton Read, Eddy Roberts, Billy Rawlins, and Zac Guy scored one goal each as they helped their team overpower Sweden’s Sundbyberg.

Earlier in the competition, Hampstead had come up short against Hamburg Warriors in the semi-final eventually losing 6-7 after a dominant defensive display from Hamburg in the final quarter.

Hamburg played Oslo Saints in the final where they were unable to overcome strong opposition, losing 13-3, as Oslo lifted the trophy.

For more information about this year’s competition, click HERE.

English Teams’ Results

Group Stage | Blues Lacrosse 11-6 (4-3, 7-3) Bern Titans
Group Stage | Blues Lacrosse 8-9 (4-3, 4-6) Hamburg Lacrosse
Quarter-Final | Christiania Lacrosse 4-12 (3-6, 1-6) Blues Lacrosse
Semi-Final | LCC Radotin 4-5 (2-1, 2-3, 0-1) Blues Lacrosse
Final | Rotterdam Jaguars 11-12 (3-3, 2-3, 3-2, 3-4) Blues Lacrosse

Group Stage | Hampstead 8-3 (3-1, 5-2) Olten Saints
Group Stage | Hampstead 11-1 (8-0, 3-1) Bologna Sharks
Group Stage | Delft Barons 2-4 (2-1, 3-0) Hampstead
Group Stage | Hampstead 10-3 (6-2, 4-1) Sundbyberg Lacrosse
Semi-Final | Hampstead 6-7 (2-3, 4-3, 0-1) Hamburg Warriors
Bronze Medal Game | Sundbyberg Lacrosse 2-12 (2-5, 6-0, 0-1) Hampstead

Women’s Final Standings

  1. Blues Lacrosse

  2. Rotterdam Jaguars

  3. LCC Radotin

  4. Dublin Lacrosse

  5. Hamburg Lacrosse

  6. Christiania Lacrosse

  7. Edinburgh Capital

  8. Bern Titans

  9. Graz Gladiators

  10. Barcelona Dracs

  11. Farsta Lacrosse

Men’s Final Standings

  1. Oslo Saints

  2. Hamburg Warriors

  3. Hampstead

  4. Sundbyberg Lacrosse

  5. Delft Barons

  6. Madrid Osos

  7. Olten Saints

  8. Ghent Goblins

  9. Bologna Sharks