England Lacrosse launches university lacrosse players survey

England Lacrosse is delighted to, once again, launch our bi-annual survey for all university lacrosse players designed to monitor and measure the personal well-being and social outcomes of lacrosse participants at university.

The survey will enable us to evidence the impact lacrosse participation has on students' well-being, mental health and future prospects.

The anonymous information provided will enable England Lacrosse to understand the impact participating in lacrosse has on an individual’s well-being and social outcomes in the university environment and how we can adapt and develop the lacrosse offer at university to better serve the university lacrosse community.

Registration open for 2024 BUCS Lacrosse 6s Championship

England Lacrosse is excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2024 BUCS Lacrosse 6s Championship to be held at Surrey Sports Park on Sunday 20 October.

Team registration opened today (Tuesday 10 September) at 2pm and will remain open until Thursday 3 October at 11:59pm with players able to join each team until 11:59pm on Tuesday 15 October.

The 2024 competition will be held at Surrey Sports Park after being hosted by Nottingham Trent University in 2022 and 2023.

The BUCS Lacrosse 6s Championship marks the start of the domestic university season and is the largest university lacrosse competition playing the Olympic Sixes version of the sport.

Over 45 teams took part in 2023 with the University of Nottingham claiming both the men’s and women’s Championship titles after wins over Nottingham Trent University and Durham University respectively.

In the Trophy competition, Nottingham Trent University 2s secured the men’s title and University of Nottingham 2s claimed victory in the women’s final.

Please note, the cost per team is £178.50.

Date and venue for 2024 BUCS Lacrosse Sixes Championship & Trophy announced

The 2024 British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Lacrosse Sixes Championship and Trophy will take place on Sunday 20 October at Surrey Sports Park after the date and venue were announced this week.

The annual competition will mark the start of the domestic university season and will be played this year at the state-of-the-art sports complex Surrey Sports Park in Guildford.

BUCS Lacrosse Sixes is the largest university lacrosse competition playing the Olympic Sixes version of the sport with the 2023 tournament seeing over 45 teams take part.

At that 2023 competition, the University of Nottingham claimed both the men’s and women’s Championship titles after wins over Nottingham Trent University and Durham University respectively.

In the Trophy competition, Nottingham Trent University 2s secured the men’s title and University of Nottingham 2s claimed victory in the women’s final.

Details about how teams can sign up for this year’s competition will be released in due course.

University of Leeds Men's Lacrosse Club nominated for national honour

The University of Leeds Men’s Lacrosse Club has been nominated for the Dan Porter Award at this year’s 2023/24 British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) awards.

The Dan Porter award celebrates an individual or group who have faced and overcome adversity or disadvantage to positively impact others within university sport and physical activity. That individual or group will also have demonstrated a remarkable sense of character to achieve, motivate, or inspire.

It’s been a hugely successful season for the University of Leeds Men’s Lacrosse Club after their first team won the BUCS Men’s Northern Tier 1 - 1A and a first ever National Trophy, remaining unbeaten throughout the season.

And the nominated for the Dan Porter Award is testament to everything they’ve been doing as a club over the last year, including raising money for several good causes, continuing to run two men’s teams, and generally being a force for good within the West Yorkshire area.

Lewis Evans from the University of Nottingham and Kagna Lozniceriu from the University of Derby are also nominated for the Dan Porter Award alongside Leeds.

Leeds will find out if they’ve won the award during the BUCS Conference 2024 which takes place at Warwick University from Tuesday 16 - Friday 19 July.

University Aspire team finish 4th at Lisboa Cup

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

Aspire 3-3 Sawusa | Round Robin Game 1
Madrid Osos 1-4 Aspire | Round Robin Game 2
Aspire 2-2 York Vikings | Round Robin Game 3
Italia Heritage 1-4 Aspire | Round Robin Game 4
Aspire 2-6 Brno Ravens | Round Robin Game 5
Portugal 5-3 Aspire | Round Robin Game 6
Brno Ravens 11-10 Aspire | Third-Place Play-Off

University Aspire Programme to attend 2024 Lisboa Cup

England Lacrosse is excited to announce the 20-player University Aspire Programme squad heading to Portugal this weekend to compete in the 2024 Lisboa Cup.

Taking place on 22 & 23 June at the Estádio Universitário de Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal, the Lisboa Cup is one of the “best summer lacrosse tournaments in Europe” and features both a men’s and a women’s division.

The England Lacrosse University Aspire Programme squad will take part in the men’s division alongside Italia Heritage, Sawusa, York Vikings, Brno Ravens, Portugal, and Madrid Osos.

The tournament marks the end of the first year of the England Lacrosse University Aspire Programme that 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 in to the England Lacrosse Performance Programme.

Plans are already in place for next year’s Programme, complete with an expansion to include a women’s squad, with players being identified via coach assessment days held regionally in late October.

Successful players are then 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, such as the one to Lisbon this weekend with squad players able to remain as part of the University Aspire Programme squad beyond graduation from university.

England Lacrosse University Aspire Programme 2024 Lisboa Cup Squad

Samson Chirwa (Bournemouth University)
Carter Clothier (University of Bristol)
Vincent Cugno (Loughborough University)
Eric Epps (University of Southampton)
Benjamin Filer (University of Portsmouth)
Oliver Grayson (Nottingham Trent University)
Rob MacLennan (Cambridge University)
George Mayson (University of Surrey)
George Medd (Durham University)
Will Monks (Cardiff University)
Jack O'Mahoney (University of Bath)
Sean Paton (University of Plymouth)
Joe Poland (Bournemouth University)
Lucas Sayers (University of Southampton)
Vihan Senadheera (University of Bristol)
James Stansbury (University of Plymouth)
Tom Stansfield (University of Southampton)
Jacob Stevenson (University of Plymouth)
George Tidy (University of Plymouth)
Oliver Travis (University of Nottingham)

Lisboa Cup Schedule

Saturday 22 June (round robin)

University Aspire v Sawusa | 10am
Madrid Osos v University Aspire | 10:30am
University Aspire v York Vikings | 12:30pm
Italia Heritage v University Aspire | 2:30pm
University Aspire v Brno Ravens | 3:30pm
Portugal v University Aspire | 6pm

Sunday 23 June (placement & finals)

5th-7th Place Play-Off | 10am
5th-7th Place Play-Off | 10:30am
5th-7th Place Play-Off | 11am
3rd-4th Place Play-Off | 11:30am
Final | 3:30pm