LIVE | BUCS Big Wednesday is back to crown our champions

Match Scores & Schedule
FINAL - Women’s Trophy – Durham 2s 10-13 Exeter 2s (3-5; 7-8; 7-12; 10-13)
FINAL - Men’s Trophy – Leeds 7-6 Sussex (3-1; 5-2; 6-4; 7-6)
FINAL – Women’s Championship – University of Nottingham 8-13 Durham (2-2; 4-6; 7-11; 8-13)
FINAL – Men’s Championship – Nottingham Trent 8-6 University of Nottingham (1-3; 5-6; 6-6; 8-6)

BUCS Big Wednesday returns tomorrow at its new home in Loughborough with four games of lacrosse across the men’s and women’s competitions in the battle to be crowned National Championship and Trophy winners for 2024.

Reigning Women’s champions University of Nottingham go into this year’s final looking to make it a three-peat, after triumphs in ’22 and ’23 and also record another unbeaten season under Head Coach Mike Armstrong.

Durham meanwhile, return to the Women’s Championship final after missing out on the showpiece game last year for the first time since 2012, and look to return a title that once had permanent residency in the North East with five wins between 2015-2019.

Durham made Wednesday’s final with a 10-9 overtime win away at last year’s finalists Exeter, and if the league results from this season so far tell us anything it’s to expect a thriller, with UoN beating Durham home and away by just a single goal, 7-6 both times.

Durham will be hoping they can flip those score lines on Wednesday, and with the array of international talent on show across both sides it will be a must-watch finale.

UoN’s unbeaten charges boast two members of the current England Performance squad in Emma Savage and Izzy Brand, and no fewer than seven players in the England U20 World Championship training squad including goalie Sienna Parekh and captain from the squad’s Euros success last summer, Ana Green.

 However, Durham possess their own batch of talent with international honours, Lizzie Rutherford (Performance squad), Karma Kabbani and Eleanor Williams (Development squad), and another four members of the England U20 training squad including Millie Cant and Molly Light from the Euros winning team.

The Women’s Championship final gets underway at 4.30pm

Routes to the Women’s Championship

UoN Women
SF: UoN 16-8 NTU
QF: UoN 19-4 Cambridge

Durham Women
SF: Exeter 9-10 Durham (OT)
QF: Durham 25-2 Bristol

In the Men’s Championship, we have a repeat of last year’s final and a city rivalry that has now firmly established itself as one of the fiercest in English lacrosse.

Nottingham Trent will be looking to defend their title against the University of Nottingham, and having already clinched the BUCS Premier North crown away from UoN, NTU Head Coach Sam Patterson will be striving to make it a double for the men in pink.

Both teams come in with rosters mixed with strong young English talent, sprinkled with American NCAA class to get the pulses racing for a high-level contest.

NTU are co-captained by one of the best young midfield talents in the country in Dan Flisk, and partnered with Luca Schurink in defence are led by two players with international experience to build their team around.

This is then bolstered with overseas additions like Nicky Palermo, Eli Steindl, Brady McFalls, Cole Hiller and more who all come into the side with NCAA experience.

Meanwhile, UoN are headlined by D1 Duke alum, Owen Caputo, while attacker and Merrimack College alum Tommy Rooney set a single game goal and points record for the team in their quarter-final win against Exeter.

The side is then complemented by a duo of promising young goalies in Joachim Ruby and Noah Arnison, with captains Alexander Davidson and Sam Griffiths giving the team a strong core to look to hand NTU their first loss of the season.

In their previous encounters this season, a 9-9 draw in October was followed up a month later by a blowout 18-4 win for NTU, so anything will be possible when the two rivals step out on to the field for the last match at 7.15pm.

Routes to the Men’s Championship

NTU Men
SF: NTU 18-4 Durham
QF: NTU 30-0 Newcastle

UoN Men
SF: UoN 20-3 Oxford
QF: UoN 29-1 Exeter

To get Big Wednesday’s action going, first Durham 2s and Exeter 2s will meet in the Women’s Trophy final.

Exeter Women’s 2s were beaten finalists last year and will be hoping to try to go one better for 2024 but they face formidable opposition in Durham 2s who have won all ten of their league matches this season and beat last year’s Trophy winners UoN 2s in the quarter-finals.

The opening Women’s match up will be followed by the Men’s Trophy final between Leeds and Sussex.

A real north v south clash, with both teams unbeaten in their respective leagues this season and set to be vying for promotion in the play-offs, some silverware would surely be a crowning glory for either of the teams on Wednesday.

Routes to the Women’s Trophy

Durham 2s
R1: Durham 2s 14-5 Leeds
R2: Durham 2s 19-2 Liverpool
R3: Glasgow 4-15 Durham 2s
QF: Durham 2s 9-2 Nottingham 2s
SF: Durham 2s 18-5 Durham 3s

Exeter 2s
R1: Exeter 2s 11-10 Oxford Brookes
R2: Exeter 2s 25-1 King’s College
R3: Exeter 2s 26-0 Southampton
QF: Exeter 2s 25-1 Exeter 3s
SF: Exeter 2s 21-1 Bristol 2s

Routes to the Men’s Trophy

Leeds
R1: Leeds W/O Birmingham
R2: Lancaster 0-11 Leeds
QF: Glasgow 4-10 Leeds
SF: Leeds 7-6 Sheffield Hallam

Sussex
R1: Plymouth 3-12 Sussex
R2: East Anglia 2-14 Sussex
QF: Sussex 19-3 Swansea
SF: Sussex 12-5 Bournemouth

All Lacrosse fixtures are taking place on the Holywell Fitness Centre Rubbercrumb ‘American Football’ pitch at the postcode LE11 3QF 

Tickets are on sale HERE

For more general information around BUCS Big Wednesday visit BUCS website HERE

England discover 2024 Women’s U20 Championship pool play opponents

England will take on hosts Hong Kong, China, Ireland, Jamaica, and Japan in Group D at the 2024 World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship after World Lacrosse announced the full schedule earlier today.

They’ll play all four pool stage games over a five day period beginning with Jamaica on 16 August and finishing with a local derby with Ireland on 20 August.

The 64-game schedule for the Championship, set for 15-24 August, features 20 teams split into four groups for pool play, followed by play-offs that will include quarter-finals, semi-finals and medal games.

The teams were snake seeded into pools based on their finishes at the 2019 edition of the tournament and balanced by Continental Federation.

Competition will take place at four venues, highlighted by Mong Kok Stadium, which will host games on the opening day of the tournament, the semi-finals and medal round.

Mong Kok seats 6,000 spectators and serves as a regular venue for Hong Kong Premier League Football matches.

The other three venues – Sham Shui Po, Shek Kip Mei and Kowloon Tsai – are all located within 10 minutes of each other and Mong Kok Stadium.

The event will commence on 15 August with three games preceding the opening ceremony: Israel v China, Korea v Chinese Taipei, and Mexico v Italy. Following the ceremony, hosts Hong Kong, China will take on Jamaica at Mong Kok Stadium.

The three medalists from 2019 will make their debut the next day on 16 August as Australia battle New Zealand, Canada take on Wales, and the United States face Germany.

Pool play will take place over six days, with each team playing four games. The top two teams in each group will advance to the quarter-finals, which begin on Wednesday 21 August before the semi-finals and eventual medal round games on Saturday 24 August.

The format ensures high-stakes match-ups during pool play, as teams vie to finish in the top two to advance to the play-offs. Three out of the four groups contain three teams that finished in the top 10 at the last junior women’s championship in 2019, and 15 out of the 16 teams that qualified for the play-offs at the 2022 Women’s Championship are represented in the field.

The full schedule can be found HERE. Tickets will go on sale to the public in late April/early May.

England Schedule (local times)

16 August | Jamaica v England | 5pm
17 August | Hong Kong, China v England | 5pm
18 August | England v Japan | 8pm
20 August | England v Ireland | 2pm

Pool A

China
Germany
Israel
Puerto Rico
United States

Pool B

Canada
Haudenosaunee
Korea
Chinese Taipei
Wales

Pool C

Australia
Italy
Mexico
New Zealand
Scotland

Pool D

England
Hong Kong, China
Ireland
Jamaica
Japan

England box men's E-Box squad announced

England Lacrosse is excited to announce the 24-player England men’s box squad heading to Prague, Czechia, for the 2024 E-Box tournament.

Taking place from 19-22 April, the 2024 event will mark England’s first competitive fixtures since last year’s E-Box competition where they won two and lost one.

The 24-player squad is made up of some of the best box lacrosse players in the country at the moment with European champions such as Tom Bracegirdle, Taylor Harrison, and Ming Trinh being included.

England already know who their opponents will be after the competition announced matches against Finland, Czech Republic, and a touring Canadian team.

The competition will be the next chance for Head Coach Walt Christianson, alongside his coaching team to assess his England squad in a competitive setting as he continues to prepare for September’s 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships in Utica, NY, USA.

All 24 members of the squad heading to Prague were named in the 32-player England World Championship training squad announced earlier this year.

The wider 32-player World Championship training squad will be whittled down to just 23 players in due course.

2024 E-Box Squad

Oliver ALLSOP
Will ALLSOP
George BASCOM
Tom BRACEGIRDLE
Jacob BRINDLE
Ben BUCHANAN
George DURY
Tom HALLAM
Taylor HARRISON
Elliot LEONARD
Matt MARSH
Luke MILLS-DOIG
Ben PAGE-LAYCOCK
Sam PERRY
Jamie POWELL
Eliot PUGH
Billy RAWLINS
Tom ROCHE
Oliver ROGERSON
Tom ROPER
Matthew TATTON
Ming TRINH
Dan WATSON
Albert WHITEHEAD
Ben STOWE (Reserve)

Fundraiser launched to help fund equipment for Uganda Lacrosse

A fundraiser has been launched to help fund playing equipment for the Uganda Lacrosse Association (ULA).

Set up by lacrosse veteran Tim Holdsworth, who is connected to the ULA through his wife, the fundraiser hopes to raise an initial £1,700 to help buy lacrosse sticks, balls, reversible pinnies, and shipping to Uganda to support a group of 20 lacrosse players.

There are currently no lacrosse equipment companies in Africa and the ULA has historically sourced equipment via donations of used equipment from Europe and North America; Tim hopes this will be the start of a movement which can bring new equipment into Uganda annually.

After being founded in 2011, the ULA has managed to sustain lacrosse in the country for 13 years while receiving no government funding or operating a standard National Governing Body (NGB) model due to the economic difficulties faced by the general population.

 Despite these obvious challenges, the ULA has managed to create a participation base of around 1,000 players with plans in place to introduce the sport to more schools and educational settings.

Full details of the fundraiser can be viewed on the GoFundMe page below.

Behind the scenes at National Schools with Clare Stoot

Most people know the National Schools Lacrosse Championships for the players, the coaches, and, of course, the fantastic weather but what they probably don’t know is the band of dedicated volunteers behind the scenes who allow the competition to run without a hitch year on year.

One of the leaders of this dedicated band is Clare Stoot who has been helping to run National Schools since 2012, with many years of general volunteering at the event before that.

Her role involves checking everything over, reading through every last document involved in the competition, and acting as a mentor to our England Lacrosse Lead for Competitions, Helen Amos, giving her invaluable insight into how National Schools is run.

Having been involved in the sport since she was 11-years-old, Clare’s association with lacrosse spans several decades and many of the people she volunteers with at National Schools she has known and been friends with since her school days.

Spending time with her lacrosse friends is one of the most important aspects of the event for Clare; some of the people she went to school with and played lacrosse with over the years have become close friends and National Schools wouldn’t be the same without them.

Clare sees these friendships and the relationship she has with England Lacrosse staff, and many of the teachers at the schools who attend the Championships as epitomising what lacrosse is all about: it’s a family.

After finishing her playing career, Clare spent time teaching, coaching, and volunteering locally, something she’s continued to do for the past 30 years with additional volunteering opportunities arriving on the national and international scene.

Clare was heavily involved in the organising of the World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship that was held at Surrey Sports Park in 2017 with her hard work and dedication helping England to a first third-placed finish since 2005.

After such an incredible run as a volunteer, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Clare might be ready to wind down and think about hanging up her walking boots for good, but this couldn’t be further from the truth.

As well as continuing to volunteer at all the regular lacrosse events throughout the year, Clare’s next focus is the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA, where she’s determined to attend in a voluntary capacity and experience lacrosse at the Olympics for the first time in 80 years.

It’s safe to say National Schools wouldn’t be the same without Clare Stoot and her team of helpers. England Lacrosse really is lucky to have such a dedicated and lovely friend to help us every year at the National Schools Lacrosse Championships!

England Lacrosse launch Coaching & Officiating Survey

England Lacrosse is pleased to launch its 2024 Coaching & Officiating Survey as it seeks feedback from those involved in the game to give it a full picture of the current landscape in England.

Feedback is welcome from any and all coaches and officials involved in lacrosse in England from all age groups and abilities.

The survey responses will allow England Lacrosse to better understand the experiences of coaches and officials within the sport, particularly after the turbulent past few years.

England Lacrosse will then be able to provide support in the right areas and help make a positive difference to coaches and officials within England.

Please note, the survey closes at 5pm on Monday 15 April.

National Schools Lacrosse Championships | Day 4 LIVE

The event schedule and scoring system is powered again by Macoocoo, keeping you right up to date with all the latest events as they happen throughout the Championships and will be the quickest place to find updates on your team.

Download the Macoocoo App to your phone from your App Store and follow your chosen team to keep updated with their progress throughout the competition or visit the web version above.

We've gone digital! For 2024, we’ve taken the National Schools programme online, giving you the opportunity to get a good read wherever you’re following the Championships from and soak up all the useful information to make your Championships experience even better.

Where can I park? Where is my team playing? What can I buy on site? All the information you need at your finger tips through our online event programme, being updated regularly as we move towards the Championships!

Super St Swithun's sink Claremont to score Under 15 Championship title

St Swithun’s proved to be the comeback queens as they came from behind to defeat Claremont Fan Court and take home the Under 15 National Schools Championship.

It definitely didn’t rain on St Swithun’s parade on Monday in Hampshire as they overturned a 0-2 deficit in the final to win 3-2 and be crowned champions.

After finishing top of their pool on the toss of a coin (they finished with an identical record to Priestnall School), they capitalised on that good fortune by sweeping through the knockout stages to set up a final against Claremont.

Comfortable wins against Walthamstow Hall in the Last 16 (3-1) and Moreton Hall in the QF (6-3), took them through to a tense semi final against Caterham which was won by a late Swithun’s goal to break the tie and take them through 3-2.

Claremont Fan Court meanwhile produced an impressive run to the final, finishing their pool in 1st place and unbeaten, then brushing aside Habs Girls 7-1 in the Last 16.

It was then in the quarter final that they were delivered their toughest test of the day to that point, facing the also undefeated Priestnall.

The game finished 3-3 in normal time, before Claremont were able to snatch the golden goal in overtime to advance to the final four.

They then carried that momentum into the semi final, with a strong 4-0 win against Guildford High to set up the Championship game.

Again, it looked like Claremont would ride the wave all the way to the title, taking an early 2-0 lead and looking in command.

However, St Swithun’s rallied; and one goal just before half-time was soon followed by another after the break tieing up the scores.

The momentum proved to be firmly with St Swithun’s and they completed the turnaround soon after, going ahead for the first time and never relinquishing their advantage to become National Schools Under 15A Champions for 2024.

Watch the U15A Championship Final in full here:

Full Monday Winners

Under 15 Championship - St Swithun’s 3-2 Claremont Fan Court
Under 15 Division 1 - St Albans 4-3 Marlborough College
Under 19C Championship - St Catherine’s 4-1 Berkhamsted

2024 National Schools Championships event preview

The anticipation is building as the 2024 National Schools Lacrosse Championships are now just a few days away and thousands of players and supporters are set to descend on Aldershot for four days of top level lacrosse.

Aldershot Garrison Sports Centre is the venue once again for this year’s Championships across Saturday 9 - Tuesday 12 March.

Competitors from the Under 13s experiencing the event for the first time, right through to the U19s competing for the top honours will be putting on a true spectacle of lacrosse as over 200 teams take to the field across the four days.

The National Schools Lacrosse Championships are also now celebrating being 80 years old, with the first tournament taking place at St George’s School, Harpenden in 1944.

Event Information

We've gone digital! For 2024, we’ve taken the National Schools programme online, giving you the opportunity to get a good read before the day and soak up all the useful information to make your Championships experience even better.

Where can I park? Where is my team playing? What can I buy on site? All the information you need at your finger tips through our online event programme, being updated regularly as we move towards the Championships! 

The event schedule and scoring system is powered again by Macoocoo, keeping you right up to date with all the latest events as they happen throughout the Championships and will be the quickest place to find updates on your team.

Download the Macoocoo App to your phone from your App Store and follow your chosen team to keep updated with their progress throughout the competition.

Head to the event schedule page linked below to see the daily schedule for each of the competitions via Macoocoo, or head to the App.

You can still save yourself time on the day buy purchasing your tickets for entry in advance and get priority access at the entrance tent.

The Fly Sixes Lacrosse 2024 | Tickets on sale!

Tickets for The Fly Sixes Lacrosse 2024 are on general sale from today with prices starting from just £5 plus booking fee.

2024 will mark the fourth edition of The Fly which showcases some of the best players in the UK and further afield playing the Olympic Sixes version of lacrosse.

Single day tickets are available for each of the four match days (11 May, 18 May, 1 June, 2 June) with match day 1 taking place at the Manchester Regional Arena and match days 2, 3, and 4 hosted at Rosslyn Park FC once again.

A The Fly 2024 Tournament Pass is available for those wanting to see every single minute of action during this year’s competition with pass holders able to access all four match days for one price, saving themselves up to £7.50*.

Single day concessions tickets and a The Fly 2024 Tournament Pass (concessions) are available for students, 16–18-year-olds, people aged 60+, and Blue Light Card holders; please note, concessions ticket holders may be asked to show proof of eligibility when they arrive at the venue.

Junior tickets are available for just £5 for a single day ticket for those who are aged 15 and under**.

England Lacrosse members are eligible for a 10% discount on all ticket prices and proof of membership will be required at the venue.

Ticket Prices

Adults | £12.50
Concessions | £8
Junior | £5
The Fly 2024 Tournament Pass | £42.50
The Fly 2024 Tournament Pass (concessions) | £28

Please note, a booking fee per ticket is applicable for all tickets purchased.

*Compared to buying four separate full price adult tickets.

**Junior ticket holders must be accompanied by an adult to The Fly 2024.

For more information about The Fly, click HERE.

Schedule announced for 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships

World Lacrosse today announced the schedule for the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships, set for 20-29 September in Utica, New York, with 133 games set to take place across the historic double world championship.  

The event will feature 28 teams in the men’s competition split into seven pools and 10 teams in the first-ever women’s box championship grouped into two pools.  

Competition will take place at two venues; the Utica University Nexus Center will serve as the main tournament hub, featuring three playing surfaces, and the Adirondack Bank Center will also host a full slate of games, including the opening night and medal matches. The two venues are connected via skyway. 

The event will commence 20 September with eight games at the two venues – Germany will face Ireland in the opening game of the men’s competition, while Canada will take on Finland in the opener of the women’s tournament.  

The United States makes its debut in the women’s box championship against the Netherlands later on opening day, followed by the USA men taking on the Haudenosaunee in a blockbuster matchup, as both teams have medaled in every edition of the men’s box championship. 

Canada – the defending champion in the men’s competition – will make its debut on Saturday, September 21 against England. 

The top four seeded men’s teams make up the A pool: Canada, the Haudenosaunee, the United States and England. The remaining teams were split into pools B-G, which include the remaining top-10 teams from the last men’s box championship in 2019 and 11 first-time participants. 

The top four ranked countries in women’s field lacrosse – the United States, Canada, Australia and England – are all participating in the women’s box championship, as well as No. 8 Haudenosaunee. 

In the men's competition, pool play will take place over a five-day period. The top eight finishers will advance directly to the playoffs, while the teams ranked ninth through 16th will compete in a play-in round to determine the remaining four positions.

Thanks to England men being ranked fourth in the world, and placed in Pool A, their path to the quarter finals is guaranteed, with a likely quarter-final opponent being the highest ranked winning team from Pools B-G.

The first round of playoffs will take place 25 September.  

Meanwhile, the women’s competition will include pool play between the 10 teams. The top three finishers in each of the two pools will advance to the playoffs, while the teams finishing fourth and fifth in each pool will face off in a play-in round for the remaining two spots.  

The quarter-finals, semi-finals and medal rounds for both championships will take place in parallel 26-29 September. The bronze medal doubleheader is slated for Saturday 28 September, with the gold medal doubleheader on Sunday 29 September.  

The full schedule can be found here and is depicted below. Tickets will go on sale to the public in April. 

New social lacrosse sessions starting in Poynton, Cheshire

Referee and Poynton Lacrosse Club junior coach, Rob Wallis, is looking for players as he starts a brand new weekly social lacrosse session at his club.

Taking place on Thursdays starting tonight (Thursday 29 February) and throughout March at Poynton Sports Club, Cheshire, the sessions are aimed at those wanting to play the sport in a less competitive, more social environment where the scores don’t matter and having fun is the top priority.

Being pitched as lacrosse’s answer to five-a-side football, games will see teams of three play against each other with no goalies and smaller goals than in a traditional 10-a-side game.

Only light contact will be allowed in the games to ensure everyone’s safety and comfort with adults being recommended to wear a gum shield and juniors requiring a helmet and gloves to take part.

Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend the sessions that cost £3 a week or £10 for a month with any profits being donated to Ollie’s Army, a charity that raises awareness of Batten disease.

Wallis was introduced to lacrosse when his son took up the sport two years ago and he’s been involved in the game ever since, completing his Fundamentals of Coaching Lacrosse qualification a little while ago and now working towards a Field Lacrosse Coaching qualification.

He helps out with the training of the under-12s at Poynton Lacrosse Club and occasionally the under-10s and is also a qualified referee.

“I'm trying to give a way for people who have never played before to give it a go and have some fun”, Wallis said.

“At the same time, I think that there are a lot of ex-players or parents who would enjoy the game without having to commit to training and matches every week.

“So far, I've been testing it with the juniors at our club who have loved it. Next for me is to broaden it out a bit and see if there's enough interest to run it over the summer or next season.”

Sessions begin tonight (29 February) from 7pm at Poynton Sports Club and run every Thursday up to and including 21 March.

For more information about the sessions, click HERE.

Tickets on sale for 2024 National Schools Lacrosse Championships

Tickets are now on sale for the 2024 National Schools Lacrosse Championships giving you the opportunity to see some of the best young players in the country from under-13 to under-19 level.

Taking place at Aldershot Garrison Sports Fields, Aldershot, from 9-12 March, the National Schools Lacrosse Championships brings together over 3,000 players, from four age categories, representing over 50 schools, in 12 tournaments, as they battle it out to be named the best in their age group.

Adult tickets are available for the 2024 competition from just £13.75 for a single day ticket with a full weekend or full weekday ticket costing £22.50, a saving of £5.

The National Schools Lacrosse Championships is now in its 80th year with the first tournament taking place in 1944.

In that year, a year before the end of the Second World War, Bedford Technical College were named the inaugural winners after defeating St Mary’s, Calne in the final.

The reigning champions of the under-19 Championship trophy are St Catherine’s, Bramley, after securing victory in 2023 with a 3-2 win over Moreton Hall.

Both those schools will be back at the event in just over a weeks’ time, alongside 49 others looking to etch their names in history.

Please note, children under the age of 16 can enter the Championships free of charge and there are no concessions rates in 2024.

Competition Dates

Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 March | U19A & U19B
Monday 11 March | U19C, U15A & U15B
Tuesday 12 March | U14 & U13

Clean sweep for British Lacrosse at Euro Lax Sixes Cup

Image credit | @leobrasil.photo

British Lacrosse claimed both 2024 Euro Lax Sixes Cups over the weekend after impressive wins over Hamburg Warriors and Germany in the respective men’s and women’s finals.

The British Lacrosse men’s team overcame a resolute Hamburg Warriors side 25-13, with Ben Page-Laycock hitting five on the way to victory, while the British Lacrosse women’s team defeated Germany convincingly 22-5, with Emma Savage and Liv Wimpenny both scoring five a-piece.

The results mean that both Euro Lax Sixes Cups have been held by a representative from Great Britain since its inception in 2022.

In this year’s edition, both British Lacrosse teams were unstoppable once again, remaining unbeaten across their 10 matches.

The men’s team beat Turkey and Luxembourg in their round robin matches by an aggregate score of 52-14 with Page-Laycock scoring an incredible 12 goals across the two games.

This was followed up by a 24-11 victory over Netherlands Orange in the quarter-final with Tom Roper taking his tally for the competition to 13 as he hit five goals.

A second win over Turkey came next in the semi-final, this time the score finishing 24-11, before a final match-up against Hamburg Warriors from Germany.

Once again, British Lacrosse proved too strong for their opposition and, with the help of five goals from Page-Laycock once again, they lifted the Euro Lax Sixes Cup for the third consecutive year after a 25-13 win.

Over in the women’s competition, British Lacrosse blew away Switzerland 27-0 in their first round robin game with six goals from Lottie Robertson and five from Wimpenny.

Their second round robin victory was just as dominating as they defeated Spain 25-4 to set up a quarter-final match with Global United.

Another clean sheet followed and a 24-0 win that saw Torz Anderson hit five and Claire Faram and Sophy Coombes-Roberts score four each.

The momentum was firmly with British Lacrosse at this point in the competition and a 25-6 victory against Ireland in the semi-final meant all that stood between them and Euro Lax Sixes Cup glory once again was Germany.

In the end, the final proved to be a formality and a huge 22-5 win meant the women’s trophy headed back to Great Britain for the second time.

For more details about the 2024 Euro Lax Sixes Cup, click HERE.

Men’s Results

Round 1 | British Lacrosse 27-11 Turkey
British Lacrosse scorers | Roper (6), Page-Laycock (4), Prescott (3), Shonfeld (3), Bickerton (2), Burgess (2), Major (2), Sweetman (2), Tatton, Trinh

Round 2 | Luxembourg 3-25 British Lacrosse
British Lacrosse scorers | Page-Laycock (8), Bickerton (4), Burgess (2), Major (2), Prescott (2), Roper (2), Trinh (2), Shonfeld, Sweetman, Tatton

QF | British Lacrosse 24-11 Netherlands Orange
British Lacrosse scorers | Roper (5), Burgess (3), Bickerton (3), Page-Laycock (3), Prescott (3), Shonfeld (3), Major, Sweetman, Tatton, Trinh

SF | British Lacrosse 24-11 Turkey
British Lacrosse scorers | Page-Laycock (6), Bickerton (4), Major (4), Shonfeld (4), Sweetman (3), Prescott, Roper, Trinh

Final | Hamburg Warriors 13-25 British Lacrosse
British Lacrosse scorers | Page-Laycock (5), Prescott (4), Bickerton (3), Roper (3), Trinh (3), Shonfeld (2), Sweetman (2), Tatton (2)

Women’s Results

Round 1 | Switzerland 0-27 British Lacrosse
British Lacrosse scorers | Robertson (6), Wimpenny (5), Coombes-Roberts (3), Oakley (3), Savage (3), Faram (2), Neville (2), Wise (2)

Round 2 | British Lacrosse 25-4 Spain
British Lacrosse scorers | Savage (5), Wimpenny (4), Cohen (3), Oakley (3), Faram (3), Robertson (3), Anderson (2), Gray, Neville

QF | British Lacrosse 24-0 Global United
British Lacrosse scorers | Anderson (5), Faram (4), Coombes-Roberts (4), Wimpenny (3), Cohen (2), Neville (2), Oakley (2), Gray, Wise

SF | British Lacrosse 25-6 Ireland
British Lacrosse scorers | Coombes-Roberts (4), Savage (4), Wise (3), Cohen (2), Gray (2), Neville (2), Robertson (2), Saunter (2), Wimpenny (2), Anderson, Oakley

Final | Germany 5-22 British Lacrosse
British Lacrosse scorers | Savage (5), Wimpenny (5), Robertson (3), Gray (2), Neville (2), Wise (2), Cohen, Coombes-Roberts

5 reasons to choose Triple Arrow Camps this Easter

With our Triple Arrow Camps Easter schedule one month away, we’d love to share with you the top five reasons to choose Triple Arrow Camps for your child this Easter break!

Whether your child is brand new to lacrosse or whether they’re going to be England’s next superstar, Triple Arrow Camps are the perfect way to spend the school holidays, keep fit, and make new friends.

1. The Only Official England Lacrosse Holiday Camp

Triple Arrow Camps are the only official holiday camps run and administered by England Lacrosse, the National Governing Body for lacrosse in England, meaning you can trust that your child will be looked after, improve their lacrosse skills, and have lots of fun while they’re at it.

2. Cream of the Crop | the Best Coaches in the UK

Triple Arrow Camps have some of the best coaches in the UK leading each session, including current and ex-international players. With these top quality coaches, you can be sure that your child is learning from some of the best in the world, the perfect role models both on and off the pitch.

3. State of the Art Facilities

Our six Easter 2024 Triple Arrow Camps venues represent some of the best schools in the country with some of the most awe-inspiring, state of the art facilities. Triple Arrow Campers can expect to have access to some of these facilities, including immaculate grass, 3G, and astro-turf pitches.

4. Choice | Day or Residential?

Our Triple Arrow Camps are tailored to suit you and your child and we want to offer as much choice as possible to suit your needs. As such, all six Easter 2024 Triple Arrow Camps are available as day camps (where a child can be dropped off by a guardian in the morning and collected by a guardian at the end of the day). To further enhance the choice you have at Triple Arrow Camps, our Cheltenham Ladies’ College camp (2-5 April) is available as a residential camp, allowing campers to stay overnight at the college and enjoy an evening meal, evening games and activities, and breakfast in the morning.

5. Memories and Friends for Life

It’s not all about lacrosse and improving as sportspeople at Triple Arrow Camps! Our campers make friends and memories that will last a lifetime during their time on camp with many campers returning year after year to make more.

Triple Arrow Camps are simply the perfect way for your child to spend their Easter holidays this year and with six camps dotted all over the country, you’re spoilt for choice.

Easter 2024 Triple Arrow Camps

Queen Anne’s School, Caversham | 27 & 28 March
Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Cheltenham | 2-5 April
Withington School, Manchester | 3 & 4 April
St Swithun’s School, Winchester | 8 & 9 April
St George’s School, Harpenden | 9 & 10 April
Caterham School, Surrey | 10 & 11 April

2024 Bath 8s Festival registration now open

Bath Lacrosse Club has opened the registration for the 2024 edition of their annual Bath Eights Festival, taking place on Saturday 7 September.

Held at Odd Down Sports Fields, the Bath Eights Festival is the traditional lacrosse season opener and dates back to 1986 when Low Profilers (Sheffield) won the men’s competition.

A women’s six-a-side version of the tournament is now into its seventh year having been won previously by Stockport, Bristol Bombers, Bath University, Godolphin School, Wilsmlow, and most recently Cirencester.

Mellor Lacrosse Club are the reigning men’s champions, winning their third title at last year’s competition, and all funds raised from the event go towards the club development fund at Bath Lacrosse Club, which continues to help grow the sport in the local area.

This year’s Festival has 32 spaces for teams in its men’s competition and 24 in it women’s competition with clubs able to register teams to play across the men’s and women’s competitions from £145.

Squads are limited to 12 players and competitors in the men’s competition must be aged 16 and above with those in the women’s competition aged 14 and above on the day of the Festival.

Please note, every player must be registered with their national governing body.

Eligibility: 

See Eligibility policy LINK

Entry Fees:

Men’s | £170
Women’s | £145, plus accompanying umpire

Enquiries: 

Kaoru Jacques
Office | 01249 783533,
Mobile | 07973 105379
eights@bathlacrosse.com

For more information and to register your team, click below.

Pools announced for 2024 Box Championships in New York

England men has been drawn in Pool A against Canada, the Haudenosaunee, and the United States and England women will play the Haudenosaunee, Hong Kong, Netherlands, and the United States also in Pool A in the respective 2024 World Lacrosse Men’s and Women’s Box Championships due to take place later this year.

The news comes after World Lacrosse today announced the pools for the 2024 Box Championships, set for 20-29 September in Utica, New York, USA with 28 teams in the men’s box championship and 10 teams in the first-ever women’s box championship. 

The men’s field of 28 teams is split into seven pools of four and the women’s field is split into two groups of five teams.  

The men’s field is the largest in the competition’s history, with 11 teams competing for the first time and three Continental Federations represented.

All top 10 finishers from the 2019 Men’s Box Championship return to this year’s event, including England who finished fourth in that competition. 

The top four seeded men’s teams make up Pool A: Canada, the Haudenosaunee, the United States and England.

The remaining teams were split into pools B-G using snake seeding, with adjustments made for continental balance.

For seeding, final rankings from the last men’s box championship and finishes in past field world championships for teams making their first appearance were considered; for CF balance, teams from at least two continental federations were placed in each pool. 

In the women’s competition, the teams were snake seeded based on final rankings from the 2022 Women’s Championship, also with adjustment for continental balance.  

The schedule will be released later this week, as well as details on the format of the competition and progression into the playoffs. 

The pools can be found below with teams listed alphabetically within each pool. 

Men’s Box Championship 

Pool A 

Canada 
England 
Haudenosaunee 
United States 

Pool B 

Belgium 
Hong Kong, China 
Israel 
Mexico 

Pool C 
Finland 
Greece 
Japan 
Switzerland 

Pool D 
Czech Republic 
Jamaica 
Chinese Taipei 
Scotland 

Pool E 
Austria 
Italy 
Netherlands 
U.S. Virgin Islands

Pool F 
Australia 
Hungary 
Puerto Rico 
Slovakia 

Pool G 
China 
Germany 
Ireland 
Poland 

 Women’s Box Championship 

 Pool A 
England 
Haudenosaunee 
Hong Kong, China 
Netherlands 
United States 

 Pool B 
Australia 
Canada 
Finland 
Germany 
Ireland