England U20 men top Group A after four impressive wins

England U20 Men's players celebrate after scoring

An impressive England U20 men’s team topped Group A after a 21-0 victory over Denmark saw them remain unbeaten after four games at the 2024 ELF Men’s U20 Championship.

10 different goal scorers helped England to a fourth consecutive group stage victory with Finn Avis, Ellis Baythorpe, Josh Clegg, Jim Hartley, Hugo Peel, Josh Phillips, George Shonfeld, Henry Smith, and Drew Wilkinson all getting their names on the scoresheet.

Earlier in the competition that began on Friday in Wroclaw, Poland, England had overcome the Netherlands 20-3, Sweden 16-5, and Belgium 20-0 to put themselves in pole position in Group A.

Next up for England is a quarter-final match-up at 3:30pm (BST) on Wednesday against one of Israel, Czechia, Italy, Germany, Latvia, or Ireland.

Every game at the 2024 ELF Men’s U20 Championship can be watched live HERE and live updates of every England match can be followed on the England Lacrosse Instagram page HERE.

England 20-3 Netherlands (4-2, 6-0, 4-1, 6-0)

England scorers: Ellis Baythorpe (4G), Hugo Peel (2G, 2A), Drew Wilkinson (2G, 2A), Jack Dearden (2G, 1A), George Shonfeld (2G, 1A), Henry Smith (1G, 2A), Ben Jackson (1G, 1A), Josh Phillips (1G, 1A), Leo Baythorpe (1G), Will Brown (1G), Josh Clegg (1G), Dan Goodwin (1G), James Mochan (1G).

Sweden 5-16 England (1-7, 2-4, 1-4, 1-1)

England scorers: George Shonfeld (3G, 2A), Ben Jackson (3G), Josh Clegg (2G), Jim Hartley (2G), Finn Avis (1G, 1A), Hugo Peel (1G, 1A), Josh Phillips (1G, 1A), Ellis Baythorpe (1G), James Mochan (1G), Drew Wilkinson (1G).

England 20-0 Belgium (6-0, 6-0, 5-0, 3-0)

England scorers: Hugo Peel (3G, 2A), Ellis Baythorpe (3G, 1A), Josh Clegg (3G, 1A), Jim Hartley (3G, 1A), Ben Jackson (1G, 2A), George Shonfeld (2G), Henry Smith (2G), Drew Wilkinson (2G), James Mochan (1G), Alex Tyldesley-Worster (1A).

Denmark 0-21 England (0-6, 0-7, 0-4, 0-4)

England scorers: George Shonfeld (4G, 2A), Hugo Peel (3G, 2A), Henry Smith (3G), Ellis Baythorpe (2G, 1A), Josh Phillips (2G), Drew Wilkinson (2G), Finn Avis (1G, 1A), Josh Clegg (3G, 2A), Jim Hartley (1G), Jack Dearden (1A).