The England Lacrosse University Aspire Programme squad finished fourth at the 2024 Lisboa Cup in Lisbon, Portugal over the weekend.

Taking part in the men’s competition, the 20-player squad secured two wins, two draws, and two defeats from their six round robin games on Saturday as they finished fourth in the final group table, setting up a third-place play-off with Czechia’s Brno Ravens.

A narrow 11-10 defeat to Brno Ravens in that third-place play-off saw the University Aspire team finish fourth as the first year of the University Aspire Programme comes to an end.

The England Lacrosse University Aspire Programme aims to identify athletes who started playing lacrosse at university or have developed their game at university to a point where they show the athletic potential to progress into the England Lacrosse Performance Programme.

The Programme will be expanded to include women for the first time in the 2024/25 season beginning in October with coach assessment days held regionally.

Successful players will then be invited to attend several squad training sessions throughout the year where they receive specialist coaching and personalised actions plans to help develop their technical and tactical skills.

Once the training sessions are completed, players are selected from the wider Programme for an annual tour, with squad players able to remain as part of the University Aspire Programme squad beyond graduation from university.

2024 Lisboa Cup University Aspire Results