Knights and UK Lacrosse secured Tasko Cup 2024 success after final wins against Hornets in the men’s and women’s competitions in Macclesfield on Sunday.
SBL’s Winter Box League champions Knights came through an exciting final match in the men’s tournament to narrowly defeat Hornets 5-3 and win the trophy for a fifth consecutive time while in the women’s competition UK Lacrosse capped off a superb weekend with a 5-2 win over the same opponents.
Both Knights and UK Lacrosse remained unbeaten throughout the two day Tasko Cup 2024 held at the home of box lacrosse in the north of England, Macclesfield Rugby Club.
Knights claimed six wins from six games over Saturday and Sunday and UK Lacrosse picked up six wins in six on their journey to lifting the respective men’s and women’s trophies.
The Tasko Cup 2024 comes just under two months before the 2024 World Lacrosse Men’s and Women’s Box Championships, taking place in Utica, New York, USA from 20-28 September.
30 England players who are due to head to the 2024 World Championships, including Rosie Bathurst, George Bascom, Laura Beaman, Tom Bracegirdle, Jacob Brindle, Ben Buchanan, Leah Catton, Alex Drewe, Davina Emetulu, Lucy Ford, Katie Greenwood, Tom Hallam, Taylor Harrison, Lauren Hurley, Rosie Jones, Elliot Leonard, Matt Marsh, Lucy Mayers, Fran Parshall, Tabby Podger, Helena Prettyman, Ellie Racle, Lexi Reynard, Tom Roche, Tom Roper, Zara Russell, Georgie Rutter, Ming Trinh, Dan Watson, Albert Whitehead, played in the Tasko Cup 2024 while Jane Lee and Lauren Lewis both assisted teams from the benches while they recover from injury.
Matt Tatton, Ollie Allsop, and Ben Page-Laycock are all currently in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada playing Senior B and Senior C lacrosse to get themselves ready for the World Championship..
All 23 games from the Tasko Cup 2024 can be watched on the Lacrosse Live UK YouTube channel HERE.
Tasko Cup 2024 Results
Day 1 | Men
Hornet 4-2 Brooklands
Capitals 3-3 Scotland
Knights 7-0 Scotland
Brooklands 0-2 Capitals
Knights 4-1 Hornets
Capitals 2-4 Hornets
Knights 9-1 Brooklands
Scotland 1-3 Hornets
Knights 6-1 Capitals
Brooklands 3-7 Scotland
Day 2 | Men
Brooklands 2-4 Capitals
Knights 10-1 Capitals
Scotland 2-4 Hornets
Brooklands 2-4 Scotland
Knights 5-3 Hornets
Day 1 | Women
UK Lacrosse 5-2 Netherlands
Hornets 7-1 Netherlands
UK Lacrosse 5-1 Hornets
UK Lacrosse 3-2 Hornets
UK Lacrosse 3-1 Netherlands
Day 2 | Women
Netherlands 2-5 Hornets
UK Lacrosse 4-0 Hornets
Hornets 2-5 UK Lacrosse
