World Lacrosse reveals logo for 2024 Women's U20 Championship

World Lacrosse has revealed its logo for the 2024 Women’s U20 Championship with less than a year to go until the competition begins.

Taking place in Hong Kong, China, from 15-25 August, the 2024 U20 Championship will be the first held in Asia and will see 10 of the world’s best teams battle it out to be the world’s number one.

The logo is inspired, in part, by the flag of Hong Kong with its five bauhinia petals and is incorporated inside the head of a lacrosse stick, similar to the World Lacrosse logo.

Introducing our 2024 World Lacrosse Women's U20 Championship logo 🤩🇭🇰

🔗 Follow along: https://t.co/3bJMNAutd5#WLWCU20 | #HongKong2024 pic.twitter.com/PuJl4EEgHF

— World Lacrosse (@WorldLacrosse) August 30, 2023

England will head out to Hong Kong next year looking to add to the European trophy they won in summer 2023 at the ELF Women’s U21 Championship and hoping to improve on their fourth place finish at the last iteration of this competition in 2019.

World Lacrosse had previously announced one of the venues for the 2024 Championship as the Mong Kok Stadium, which seats 6,500 spectators and serves as a regular venue for Hong Kong Premier League football matches.

The stadium will be the site of featured games at the Championship, including the opening game, semi-finals, and medal games, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.

Spectators can subscribe to receive exclusive ticketing information about the Championship HERE while prospective volunteers can indicate their interest HERE.

For more information about the 2024 World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship, click HERE.

Confirmed Teams

USA
Canada
Australia
England
Japan
New Zealand
Wales
Germany
Puerto Rico
Haudenosaunee

Calling all clubs! Sign up to the National Sports Network

England Lacrosse is excited to introduce the TLC’s National Sports Network- a platform designed to bring awareness around the physical and mental health benefits of sport and aspiring long-term participation.

The purpose of the network is to provide accessibility to both children and adults to a broad range of sports throughout the UK.

Driven by its belief that ‘Every Kid Can’ the network aspires to offer sports to all social and economic backgrounds - highlighting inclusivity and diversity, whilst offering a wide choice of sports to try.

TLC work with an incredible range of clients and audiences giving huge exposure to our sport and the opportunity to reach a new audience and grow the sport we love with no cost involved, just an agreement to participate.

The next campaign has already launched this summer with Aldi (famous for its links with Team GB and Paralympics GB) and will reach a customer base of about 40 million - many who will be looking to try a new sport - hopefully ours!

The requirement is to provide 1 free child, 1 adult (or both) a trial lesson or session during times that suit you, allowing you to reach a new audience; and only when you have capacity.

Every individual venue can set their own terms and conditions, so it fits in with your current classes/ sessions/ lessons adding bulk in participation.

Benefits to you;

• A free opportunity to advertise your business in your local area and on a national scale, leading to repeat visits and increased footfall.

• Attract new members who have not participated before or whom may not have been aware of you previously.

• Access a fantastic opportunity to upsell to customers during their visit.

• No marketing cost to you!

Join today and introduce the joy of our sport to a whole new audience – and maybe even find a star of tomorrow!

Blues and Hampstead to face teams from across Europe in Ken Galluccio Cup

Reigning Ken Galluccio Cup champions Blues (women) will take on Bern Titans of Switzerland and Germany’s Hamburg Lacrosse in Group C of the competition after a live group stage draw last week.

In the men’s tournament, English representatives, Hampstead, will battle it out against Swtizerland’s Olsen Saints, Delft Barons of the Netherlands, and Italy’s Bologna Sharks in the men’s event.

Blues will be looking to lift the Cup for the second year in a row after a successful tournament last year that saw them defeat close rivals Edinburgh University 19-4 in the final to lift the trophy.

In the men’s competition, Hampstead will be hoping they can win the Ken Galluccio Cup for a second time after they claimed their first title in 2019, defeating Oslo 8-2 in the final.

The Ken Galluccio Cup is contested by the champions from several of Europe’s lacrosse leagues and has been running roughly on an annual basis since 2008.

Originally named the Champions Cup, the tournament was renamed the Ken Galluccio Cup as a tribute to its creator after his death in 2009 and it is the largest European lacrosse tournament with teams from over 15 countries taking part.

This year’s competition will take place in Barcelona, Spain for the second time from 8-10 September and you can follow updates of the tournament HERE.

For all the results and stats from previous year’s at The Ken Galluccio Cup, click HERE.

Women’s Tournament

Group A

Edinburgh Capital (Scotland)
Christiania Lacrosse (Norway)
Farsta Lacrosse (Sweden)
Dublin Lacrosse (Republic of Ireland)

Group B

LCC Radotin (Czechia)
Rotterdam Jaguars (Netherlands)
Graz Gladiators (Austria)
Barcelona Dracs (Spain)

Group C

Blues Lacrosse (England)
Bern Titans (Switzerland)
Hamburg Lacrosse (Germany)

Men’s Tournament

Group A

Hamburg Warriors (Germany)
Oslo Saints (Norway)
Madrid Osos (Spain)
Ghent Goblins (Belgium)

Group B

Hampstead (England)
Olten Saints (Switzerland)
Delft Barons (Netherlands)
Bologna Sharks (Italy)

North Team level up 2023 North v South series with win in game two

The North Team kept alive their hopes of a first ever North v South series win after beating the South Team 7-4 in Saturday’s second game in the 2023 series.

Elliot Leonard was the star man as he bagged a hat-trick for the North who also saw two goals for Nathan Edwards and a goal each for Dave Groves and Corey Carver.

The South Team, who were without their talisman from the first game in the series, Louis Alhage, were determined but came up just short managing four goals this time around through Dan Watson (2), Tom Roper, and Albert Whitehead.

The result leaves the series currently tied at 1-1 with a victory for both sides heading into the final and deciding game in the series on Saturday 29 October when the 2023 North v South series champion with be crowned.

In the development game, showcasing some of the best up and coming box lacrosse talent in the country, the North Team also overcame the South Team to level the series and set up a grand slam final game and a winner takes all scenario after a dramatic 4-3 win on penalties after the game finished 5-5 after four quarters.

Further highlighting the growth and strength of box lacrosse in this country at the moment, a dedicated women’s session was held after the North v South games as our women’s box lacrosse players continue their preparations ahead of the first ever women’s World Championship next year.

Watch both games in full HERE.

North 7-4 South

North scorers | Leonard (3), Edwards (2), Groves (1), Carver (1)

South scorers | Watson (2), Roper (1), Whitehead (1)

North (Dev.) 5-5 South (Dev.) | North Team win 4-3 on penalties

North scorers | Hodnett (1), Clegg (1), McIntyre (1), Chambers (1), Gartside (1)

South scorers | Morton-Smith (2), Rodberg (1), Payne (1), Piper (1)

Annual Bath 8s tournament taking place this weekend

31 men’s and 24 women’s teams are set to take part in the annual Bath 8s tournament at Bath Lacrosse Club on Saturday.

The 37th edition of the men’s competition will feature previous winners including reigning champions, Cheadle, as well as Mellor, Sheffield, and Hillcroft.

The women’s tournament, entering its sixth edition, is yet to have a repeat winner with Stockport (2017), Bristol Bombers (2018), Bath University (2019), Godolphin School (2021), and Wilmslow (2022) all lifting the trophy since the competition’s inception.

First taking place in 1986 as a men’s only event, the Bath 8s competition is the traditional lacrosse season opener and welcomes teams from all over the country to Odd Downs Sports Field, the home of Bath Lacrosse Club.

Since that first tournament 37 years ago, the men’s Bath 8s trophy has spent most of its life in the north of England with 31 titles going to nine different clubs across Greater Manchester, Cheshire, and Yorkshire.

The most successful club are the reigning champions Cheadle who have won the trophy six times; they’re followed closely by Timperley, Wilmslow, and Low Profilers/Sheffield who all have five titles to their name.

The 2023 tournament will be the biggest ever with games starting at 10am and, as usual, spectators are welcome at the event and there will be food and drink available as well as dedicated lacrosse stalls.

For more information about Bath 8s, click HERE.

2023 Bath 8s | Competing teams

Women’s Teams

Bath
Bath University
Bristol Bombers
Bristol Bombers 2nds
Camden Capybaras
Cardiff University
Cheltenham Cougars
Cirencester
City of Stoke
Derby Hurricanes
Guildford Gators
Heaton Mersey
Hillcroft
Nottingham Trent University Alumni
Nuneaton
Phoenix
Reading University Alumni
Reigate
Sherborne 1sts
Sherborne 2nds
St Marys Calne
Stowe School
UK Armed Forces (RAF)
Wilmslow

Men’s Teams

Bath
Bath University 1sts
Bristol Bombers
Camden Capybaras
Cardiff Harlequins
Cardiff University
Cheadle (Coffin Dodgers)
Cheadle Hulme
Cheltenham Cougars
Cirencester
City of Stoke
Derby Hurricanes
Guildford Gators
Hillcroft
Hitchin
Keele University Alumni (Los Ocelots)
Lancaster University
Leeds
Loughborough University
Loughborough University Alumni
Mellor (Mud Dogs)
Nuneaton
Nuneaton 2nds (Keresley)
Oxford City
Plymouth University
Reading
Reading University Alumni
UK Armed Forces (RAF)
Sheffield
Wilmslow
York University Alumni (Vikings)

Nominations open for Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards that aims to highlight “women who have inspired, encouraged, kept people active, and introduced people to new sports”.

At the 2023 event, awards will be handed out across seven categories, including the Changemaker Award, The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year, Citi Disability Sportswoman of the Year, Grassroots Sportswoman of the Year, Team of the Year, Young Sportswoman of the Year, and the Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration; a break down of all the awards can be found below.

Judging the awards this year will be an exceptional panel of some of the best athletes Great Britain has ever produced with Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill DBE, Ama Agbeze MBE, Lauren Steadman MBE, Rebecca Adlington OBE, Chrissie Wellington OBE, and Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE all providing their expertise.

The nomination process will close at midnight on 31 August 2023, after which a judging panel will draw up the shortlist which will be announced on 1 October 2023. The winners will be revealed at an awards ceremony evening in November.

• Changemaker Award | Celebrating those who have inspired others and used their platforms to create change

• The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year | The ultimate accolade for your favourite sportswoman of this year

• Citi Disability Sportswoman of the Year | The outstanding performer in a disability sport

• Grassroots Sportswoman of the Year Award | For individuals who have actively engaged with people in their community through sport

• Team of the Year Award | Celebrating the achievements of Britain’s successful collective efforts

• Young Sportswoman of the Year | Nominees must have been 21 years old or younger on January 1, 2023

• Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration | Recognising inspirational endeavour in honour of the late sports presenter Helen Rollason

England Lacrosse U18 Boys Academy remain unbeaten on Prague tour

The England Lacrosse U18 Boys Academy, featuring 26 of England’s brightest young talents, remained unbeaten on their summer tour of Prague, Czechia where they played four games against top quality opposition.

The boys, who spent six days in the Czech capital, defeated a host of opposition with different levels of experience, including SK Lacrosse Jizni Mesto, Germany U20, a Czechia development side, and LCC Radotin.

Other highlights for the squad included an internal team scrimmage, a walking tour of Prague, and a session with The Good Stick Co. who make quality lacrosse sticks in the European Union.

Despite being quite early on in their lacrosse careers, the England Lacrosse U18 Boys Academy boasts heaps of experience with Hugo Peel having featured for England at the 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship in June and Josh Clegg, Aaron Davy, George Shonfeld, and Drew Wilkinson playing at The Fly 2023.

England Lacrosse would like to congratulate the squad on their successful tour and look forward to seeing what the future holds for the players!

Results

Saturday 19 August | England U18 Academy 17–2 SK Lacrosse Jizni Mesto

Sunday 20 August | England U18 Academy 21–1 Germany U20

Sunday 20 August | England U18 Academy 15–7 Czechia Development

Tuesday 22nd August | England U18 Academy  14–9 LCC Radotin

Second North v South Box Lacrosse game to take place this weekend

The North team will be looking to bounce back from an opening game defeat in the annual North v South box lacrosse series as they take on the South team at Macclesfield Rugby Club, Cheshire, in the second game of the series on Saturday.

The South team has the upper-hand going into Saturday’s second match after they won the opening encounter 7-6 despite the North team being ahead for most of the game.

But the North team has the chance to level the series and ensure there is still something to play for when the teams take each other on in the third and final game of the series on Saturday 29 October.

As with the first game of the series, there will be a North v South development game, giving those younger and newer players to the game a chance to hone their skills in a competitive fixture, before the senior players take centre stage for the main event.

There will also be a women’s box lacrosse clinic between 4pm & 6pm open to any and all women who want to get involved in the game.

Spectators are welcome to attend the two games completely free of charge and the games will be live streamed HERE for those who cannot attend in person.

Read our match report from the first game in the series HERE.

Game 2 Schedule

12:30 | North v South (development teams)
14:30 | North v South

South Team Senior Squad

Eliot Pugh (GK)
Ben Stowe (GK)
Valts Grinsberg
Ryan Power
Peter Shepherd
Jacob Nichols-Cook
Kyle MacQueen
Albert Whitehead
George Bascom
Billy Rawlins
Iain Murray
Corrie Bruce
Tom Roper
Jude Krommenhoek
Russell Farrer
Sean Keane
Dan Watson
Andy Thomas
Rob Harris
Will Mallonee

South Team Development Squad

Ben Stowe (GK)
Charlie Albuery (GK)
Kieran Garvey
Dale Haxton
Callum Counihan
Alex Taiano
Bence Cserkuti
Asyck Shildt
Reece Piper
Juliusz Bokeij
Henry Phillips
Adam Low
Jacob Lynch
Tyler Rodberg
Ben King
Travis Payne
Sebastian Di Siena
Daniel Milson
Harry Morton-Smith
Brian Davies

North Team Senior Squad

Jacob Brindle (GK)
Jack Taylor (GK)
Luke Mills-Doig
Will Allsop
George Dury
Tom Hallam
Ming Trinh
Matt Hill
Hugo Peel
Matt Tatton
Corey Carver
Josh Turner
Kristien Warren
Nathan Edwards
Elliot Leonard
Dave Groves
Drew Bickerton
Cai Jefferies
Ollie Allsop
Sean Gibson

North Team Development Squad

Jack Taylor (GK)
Noah Arnison (GK)
Frank Petkunas
Sam Polya
Devran Tahanci
Henry Smith
Dave Best
Hamzah Khalid
Javier Rodriguez
George Chambers
lLex Tyldesley-Worster
John McIntyre
Michael Byrne
Monty Gartside
Joel Robinson
Zeph Robinson
James McIlhagger
Josh Clegg

Sign up for England Lacrosse membership ahead of the 2023/24 season

England Lacrosse membership is now available to purchase or renew ahead of the upcoming 2023/24 lacrosse season starting in September.

If you were an England Lacrosse member for the 2022/23 season, your membership will expire at 23:59 on 31 August and in order to play, coach, or officiate during the upcoming 2023/24 season, you will need to renew before that date; if you have set your membership to renew automatically, then you are not required to do anything.

If you were not a member last season, simply follow the buttons below to grab yourself an England Lacrosse membership and enjoy these benefits:

• the ability to compete in any England Lacrosse sanctioned event, league, or competition;

• priority access and a discount to all England Lacrosse courses, seminars, and training days;

• priority notification and access to all England Lacrosse events;

• access discounts and special offers from England Lacrosse partners;

• access to funding for lacrosse projects;

• access to the England Lacrosse insurance package.

The prices for England Lacrosse membership for the 2023/24 season are as follows:

• Senior | £39.50 per year

• Junior | £19.75 per year

• Student | £19.75 per year

• Armed Forces | £19.75 per year

• Fan | £6 per year

For more information about England Lacrosse membership for the 2023/24 season, click below.

Player registration opens for B-Ox Fest 2023

Player registration for the 2023 Southern Box Lacrosse (SBL) B-Ox Fest is now open with places once again available for both men and women players.

The annual celebration of all things box lacrosse will see a women’s box lacrosse training camp take place on Saturday 23 September before the usual B-Ox Fest tournament on Sunday 24 September, featuring men’s and women’s teams.

Last year’s event saw women’s players involved for the first time as they held a dedicated 90-minute women’s session that proved immensely popular highlighting the upward trajectory of the women’s game in England over the past couple of years.

The inclusion of women’s teams in the B-Ox Fest tournament for the first time comes just over a year before the first ever women’s world championship for box lacrosse due to take place in Utica, New York in September 2024.

The objective of the B-Ox Fest is, and always has been, to play as much box lacrosse as possible, introduce new players to the sport, enjoy the social side of lacrosse, and give the growing number of women box players competitive games. 

For more information about B-Ox Fest 2023 and how to register as a player, click HERE.

B-Ox Fest 2023 Schedule

Saturday 23 September | Women’s box lacrosse clinic | 12pm-4pm

Sunday 24 September | Tournament (women’s and men’s teams) | 11:30am-6pm

Venue | The Oxford Academy, Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 6JZ

27 England players announced as part of British Lacrosse men's training squad

27 England players have been named as part of British Lacrosse’s 30-player 2023/24 men’s training squad, including nine players who represented England at the 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship in San Diego in June.

The training squad has been chosen by Head Coach, Tom Wenham, alongside Assistant Coaches, Ravi K. Sitlani and Andy Downing as they begin to prepare for the Hong Kong Super Sixes Invitational (26 December 2023 - 1 January 2024).

The latest squad announcement comes after a hugely successful first cycle in 2021/2022 that saw a men’s and women’s team represent Britain at The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, USA for the first time.

In that competition, both the men’s and women’s British Lacrosse teams finished fourth after tight bronze medal matches against Japan and Australia respectively.

The 2023/24 British Lacrosse women’s training squad will be announced in due course once the final selection has been made.

For more information about British Lacrosse and their plans for the future, click HERE.

British Lacrosse 2023/24 Men’s Training Squad (England players in bold)

Jack Allen
William Baxter
Drew Bickerton
Tom Bracegirdle
Lyndon Bunio
Sam Burgess
Tobias Cleaver-Ross
Nick DeCaprio
Hal Dwobeng
Danny Hilditch
Casey Hughes
Ryan Hunns
Elliot Hurry
Jordan Jones-Smith
Tommy Kirkland
Elliot Leonard
Cam Major
Luke Mills-Doig
Ben Page-Laycock
Hugo Peel
Jamie Powell
Will Prescott
Tomos Rosser
Alex Russell
Will Shirt
George Shonfeld
Josh Simpson-Pink
Ryan Sweetman
Matt Tatton
Ming Trinh

Vacancy | England Women U20 Assistant Coach/es

England Lacrosse is seeking to appoint an England Women U20 Assistant Coach/es to directly assist the Head Coach to deliver the highest quality coaching and contribute to a performance environment for athletes that will represent England on a European and World sporting stage.

The ideal candidate will have:

· A minimum of three years’ relevant coaching experience working with high potential/performance athletes.
· Experience of working with athletes aged U18-23.
· Experience in the development of individuals including auditing of strengths and weaknesses, producing personal development plans.
· Experience of monitoring performance and producing feedback and reports.

The successful applicant/s will have the opportunity to contribute to the development and implementation of plans for the U20 programme and tasked with assisting the Head Coach in developing a culture which challenges players to operate daily at the highest standards required to achieve sustained development.

Please note, this is a voluntary role with reasonable and necessary expenses provided.

Successful applicants will need to have availability to commence delivery at a camp planned for 26/27/28 October.

Application closing date:  Monday 4 September 2023.

For more information about the role, click HERE and HERE.

Vacancy | Women's Performance Transitions Assistant Coach

England Lacrosse is seeking to appoint several Women’s Performance Transitions Assistant Coaches to directly assist the Head Coach in Talent ID and delivery of the highest quality coaching, contributing to an enhanced development environment for athletes with the potential to represent England on a European and World sporting stage.

The ideal candidate will have:

· A minimum of three years’ relevant coaching experience working with high potential/performance athletes.
· Experience of working with athletes aged U18-23.
· Experience in the development of individuals including auditing of strengths and weaknesses, producing personal development plans.
· Experience of monitoring performance and producing feedback and reports.

The successful applicant(s) will have the opportunity to contribute to the development and implementation of plans for the ‘Performance Transition’ programme and tasked with assisting the Head Coach in developing a culture which challenges players to operate at the highest standards and inspires them to pursue their ambitions of representing England Lacrosse at international competition in the future.

Please note, this is a voluntary role with reasonable and necessary expenses provided.

Successful applicants will need to have availability to commence delivery at a camp planned for 14/15 October.

Application closing date: Monday 4 September 2023

For more information about the role, click HERE and HERE.

Nominations open for Sporting Equals Awards 2023

Nominations are now open for the Sporting Equals Awards 2023 that aims to “recognise the hard work and dedication of ethnically diverse players, coaches, and organisations within the sports sector”.

Sporting Equals is accepting nominations for a number of categories including England Athletics Coach of the Year, British Army Community Champion of the Year, Community Sports Project of the Year, UK Sport Rising Star of the Year, Sportswoman of the Year, Sportsman of the Year, and Youth Sport Trust Young Sportsperson of the Year.

The Awards will take place on 21 October 2023, during Black History Month, at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, and will be hosted by comedian and TV personality, Judi Love.

Sporting Equals is an organisation that exists to promote ethnic diversity across sport and physical activity, and is the only organisation in the UK to do so.

Originally set up in 1998 by Sport England, in partnership with the Commission for Racial Equality, Sporting Equals is now a fully independent body and a national partner of Sport England. 

To find out more about the Sporting Equals Awards 2023 or to nominate someone, click the HERE.

Applications open for SBL Winter Box League 2023 Team Coaches & Managers

Southern Box Lacrosse (SBL) has announced that applications are now open for the position of Team Coaches and Team Managers at the 2023 Winter Box League.

In addition to four existing men’s teams, the second season of the Winter Box League sees the introduction of two women’s teams, taking the total number of teams to six.

Successful applicants must have valid England Lacrosse membership, be over the age of 18 at the time of application, and not be currently serving any form of suspension issued by a regional association and/or England Lacrosse. Applicants for the role of Team Coaches must additionally have a valid coaching qualification of at least Coaching Field Lacrosse (Level 2).

Team Coaches will be responsible for selecting players during the draft process, coaching their allocated team for the duration of the Winter Box League, and setting the standard for commitment, professionalism and integrity expected by their team. Team Coaches are expected to be available on each game day.

Team Managers will support the Team Coaches, be the primary contact with the league management team, be the primary contact point with their squad, ensure the Winter Box League and their team are promoted in a professional manner via social media, and be responsible for team equipment, such as playing jerseys. Although preferable, the Team Manager does not need to attend each game day.

This year, the Winter Box League has the ambition to appoint a paid coaching mentor(s), who would be available to any of the Team Coaches in an advisory capacity. This is to encourage applications from coaches experienced in other formats of lacrosse, such as field or sixes, who want to learn the box game.

The league game days are:

•  Sunday 10 December 2023

•  Sunday 17 December 2023

•  Sunday 7 January 2024

•  Sunday 14 January 2024

All games will be run out of the Oxford Academy 3G Dome, OX4 6JZ. 

Each Team Coach and Team Manager will receive a £40 match fee, per game day attended, and may claim up to £25 in travel at 40p per mile.

To apply, email admin@southernboxlacrosse.org with the following information:

1. Full name.

2. Contact email and telephone number.

3. England Lacrosse membership number.

4. Position applying for; Team Coach or Team Manager.

5. Any previous affiliation or preference for a Winter Box League team, including if you have a preference to work with a men’s or women’s team.

Applications close at midnight on Sunday 17 September 2023.

The SBL league management team will review applications and contact applicants within five working days.

South team wins first game of 2023 North v South box lacrosse series

The South team claimed victory over their rivals from the North in the first game of the 2023 North v South box lacrosse series with a 7-6 win at Macclesfield Rugby Club, Cheshire, on Saturday.

Louis Alhage scored four, including the eventual winner within the final two minutes of the match, in a standout performance for the South team.

Iain Murray, Jamie Powell, and Albert Whitehead also got their names on the scoresheet as the South team started the 2023 series the way they finished the 2022 edition, with a win.

The North team were unfortunate, however, having never been behind in the game until the South’s seventh goal and the ever dependable Matt Marsh and Luke Mills-Doig, who both scored a brace, ensured their team pushed the South all the way.

And, the North even had chances to draw level late on with Elliot Leonard being denied by Eliot Pugh’s shoulder before Will Allsop shot just wide.

But it was the South’s day and they take a 1-0 lead into the second game of the series at the same venue on 26 August.

A development game was also played prior to the main event, showcasing some of the best up and coming box lacrosse talent in the country.

In that game, the South team also took the win running out 11-3 victors with a hat-trick for Russell Farrer and two goals for Ben King.

The games were followed by a bumper two-hour women’s box lacrosse session led by England Assistant Coach, Andy Downing, as the women’s game continues to prepare for the first ever Women’s Box Lacrosse World Championship in September next year.

Watch both games in full HERE.

North 6-7 South
(2-1, 3-3, 5-4, 6-7)

North scorers | Marsh (2), Mills-Doig (2), Edwards, Dury

South scorers | Alhage (4), Murray, Powell, Whitehead

North (Dev.) 3-11 South (Dev.)
(2-2, 3-6, 3-8, 3-11)

North (Dev.) scorers | Best, Gartside, Lewis

South (Dev.) scorers | Farrer (3), King (2), Davies, Milson, Morton-Smith, Piper, Rosberg, Russell

North squad

Jacob Brindle (GK)
1 Ollie Allsop
2 Cai Jefferies
8 Ming Trinh
9 Elliot Leonard
10 Nathan Edwards
11 Kristien Warren
12 Matt Marsh
13 Luke Mills-Doig (c)
15 George Dury
18 Sam Burgess
19 Luke Maloney
21 Elliot Bickerton
30 Will Allsop
31 Ollie Rogerson

South squad

6 George Bascom
13 Callum Counihan
17 Rob Harris
23 Jamie Powell
25 Andy Thomas
28 Jacob Nichols Cook
33 Louis Alhage
44 Travis Payne
48 Albert Whitehead
51 Tom Roche (c)
66 Kieran Garvey
89 Eliot Pugh (GK)
91 Peter Shepherd
93 Will Mallonee
97 Kyle MacQueen
98 Iain Murray
99 Valts Grinsberg

Wendy Reynolds appointed as Chair of Umpiring Advisory Group

England Lacrosse is delighted to announce that experienced official Wendy Reynolds has been appointed as the new Chair of the Umpiring Advisory Group (UAG).

Reynolds brings more than 35 years of lacrosse experience, 20 years of that as an umpire, to the role and succeeds Paul Bibby who left the role last year.

Assistant Head at Heathfield School, Ascot, Reynolds began playing lacrosse in 1987 as a goal-keeper and represented England for 14 years picking up a World Cup silver medal (1993) and bronze medal (1997) in the process.

After retiring from playing, Reynolds had a desire to remain involved in lacrosse at a high level and eventually moved into umpiring, representing England once again at every U19 and senior World Championship between 2003 and 2013 and being a part of the umpiring teams in two gold medal games.

Since 2014, Reynolds has been a member of the World Lacrosse Officiating Committee and a World Championship Lead Mentor/Assessor and in 2017, she was awarded the World Lacrosse Emeritus Award for Women’s Officiating.

Upon her appointment, Reynolds said:

“I have already chaired this committee under a different title, from around 2006–2009 and then had to take more of a back seat due to work commitments. I was still involved assessing at events but now want to get more involved again and help the next stage of officiating development.”

The UAG, working under the guidance of the Officiating Advisory Group and National Lacrosse Committee, is responsible for leading on the strategy for the future of umpiring in England.

The Group provides guidance and expertise on the application of rules for the domestic game, works with regions to promote umpiring across the country, and acts as a point of contact for any relevant umpiring issues.

Ian Ashworth appointed as Chair of Refereeing Advisory Group

England Lacrosse is delighted to announce experienced official Ian Ashworth has been appointed as the new Chair of the Refereeing Advisory Group (RAG).

After originally playing lacrosse at school before losing contact with the game, Ashworth first qualified as a Level 1 referee when his youngest son was 10 and his Boardman and Eccles team needed assistance with officials for junior games.

From there, Ashworth progressed to senior lacrosse as a club official before moving onto higher officiating qualifications and Chairing the North of England Officials’ Association.

Having been an official for almost 23 years now, Ashworth has represented England at both European and World Championships and has been an Officials’ Coach at three World Championships including at the 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship in San Diego.

Ashworth continues to officiate domestic men’s lacrosse and mentor officials at a grassroots level and becomes the Chair of the RAG with immediate effect, succeeding Mark Buckley.

England Lacrosse would like to place our thanks on record to Mark whose experience and knowledge has been invaluable since his initial appointment to the Group.

The RAG, working under the guidance of the Officiating Advisory Group and National Lacrosse Committee, is responsible for leading on the strategy for the future of refereeing in England.

The Group provides guidance and expertise on the application of rules for the domestic game, works with regions to promote refereeing across the country, and acts as a point of contact for any relevant refereeing issues.

Registration open for the 2023/24 Mixed Lacrosse Leagues

Registration is now open for the England Lacrosse Mixed Lacrosse Leagues ahead the 2023/24 season with entry open to all England Lacrosse affiliated clubs and universities.

The EL Mixed Lacrosse League fixtures typically take place on Sundays from October through to March with teams split into regionally based leagues depending on the geographical spread of entries.

All teams will play each other both home and away in their regional league before the top teams move into play-offs, culminating in the Mixed Lacrosse League Championship game as part of the National Club Finals at the end of the season.

Cambridge University were the winners of the 2023 Mixed League Championship, taking the title for the second year in a row, defeating Oxford City Lacrosse Club in both finals with the Mixed Lacrosse final being added to the National Club Finals for the first time in 2022.

Teams will be responsible for sourcing and booking facilities for their home games and arranging transport for away games.

Home teams are also required to provide 2 umpires per game. Umpires should be qualified with a minimum level 1 women’s umpiring qualification.

 All players competing in the EL Mixed Leagues must be aged 16 or over and hold a valid England Lacrosse Individual Membership for the 2023/24 season.

The entry cost for this season is £95 per team and registration is open until Tuesday 29 August.

Registration opens for 2023 BUCS 6s tournament

Registration has opened for the annual BUCS 6s tournament taking place on Sunday 15 October 2023 at Nottingham Trent University.

Universities have until 11:59pm on Tuesday 19 September to register their teams with players able to join teams until 11:59pm on Tuesday 10 October.

The BUCS 6s competition has been a staple of the university lacrosse calendar for a number of years now and was held at the Coombe Dingle Sports Complex in Bristol between 2017 and 2021 when it moved to Nottingham Trent University.

In 2022, the University of Nottingham won both the men’s and women’s Championship titles while Cardiff University and Newcastle University took home the men’s and women’s Trophy titles respectively.

Traditionally an eight-a-side tournament, the format was changed in 2021 to fit in with the new sixes version of lacrosse.

Registered teams will be split into two competitions, the Championship and the Trophy, and seeded based on their position in the BUCS Lacrosse 2022-23 season.

Premiership universities’ first teams will be allocated to the Championship with any remaining spaces allocated to the next best finishing position; the remaining teams will be allocated to the Trophy along with any second or third teams.

For more details on how to register your team, click the button below.