University of Nottingham (UoN) scored major success at the 2024 BUCS Lacrosse 6s Championships, coming close to a clean sweep with three competition victories, but were denied in the Men’s Championship final by their city rivals Nottingham Trent.

UoN were victorious in the Women’s Championship and both Men’s and Women’s Trophy competitions with commanding performances from all their sides across a wet day in Surrey that saw the teams battle conditions as well as their opponents.

And after defeat in the last two Men’s 6s Championship finals, NTU finally turned the tables to take the 6s Championship and add it to the national title they won back in March at BUCS Big Wednesday, denying UoN a lockout at the top.

45 teams competed at Surrey Sports Park across the Championships with representation as far reaching as Glasgow, East Anglia, and Exeter.

In the Men’s Championship, both Nottingham sides were completely dominant through their pool stage matches, with UoN Men taking out Bristol and Loughborough in the knockouts to make the final, while NTU beat Surrey and Durham.

NTU led throughout the final, always maintaining a comfortable margin to run out 8-5 winners.

In the Women’s Championship, UoN Women once again asserted their Sixes dominance, with a squad brimming with international talent controlled the competition from start to finish.

Exeter made moves by making the Championship final, defeating last year’s finalists and current BUCS National Champions Durham in the semi-final, but in a competitive final, couldn’t get past a UoN Women’s team that has been near untouchable in the Sixes format since its introduction to BUCS competition.

UoN also had further success in the Trophy competition, with their Women’s 2 retaining their title from last year, defeating Durham 2 in the final, while the Men’s Trophy also went to UoN as their Men’s 2s came past Warwick University in the final.

Full Results

Men’s Championship

Winner: Nottingham Trent
Runner-up: University of Nottingham

Women’s Championship

Winner: University of Nottingham
Runner-up: Exeter

Men’s Trophy

Winner: University of Nottingham 2
Runner-up: Warwick

Women’s Trophy

Winner: University of Nottingham 2
Runner-up: Durham 2