England have been drawn in the top Pool A containing some of the best teams in the world at the 2022 World Lacrosse Men’s U21 World Championship following the release of the full schedule last month.
Ryan Garnworthy’s boys, who are seeded fifth after finishing in that position at the 2016 U19 Men’s World Lacrosse Championship, will open their campaign against the Haudenosaunee Confederacy on the first day of the competition (10 August) before the opening ceremony takes place.
This is followed by pool games against the USA (11 August), Australia (13 August), and Canada (14 August) before the knockout stages begin on 16 August.
The 2022 U21 World Championship is being staged in Limerick, Ireland and will be the first major competition for this squad since they won the 2019 U20 European Men’s Lacrosse Championship, defeating Germany 9-8 in a tight final.
Indeed, it is likely to be some of the first international lacrosse many of the England team will have played since 2020 and the start of the coronavirus pandemic which forced the tournament to be postponed twice and increase its age limit from U19 to U21.
A total of 23 teams are competing in this year’s competition making it the largest ever age group World Championship staged by the world governing body, World Lacrosse.
The other teams include Home Nations, Wales and Ireland, as well as the likes of Jamaica, Uganda, Germany, and Hong Kong.
England Schedule
10 August | Haudenosaunee Confederacy (13:00, Field 2)
11 August | USA (16:00, Field 1)
13 August | Australia (16:00, Field 1)
14 August | Canada (19:00, Field 1)
16 August | Play-in Games
17 August | Quarter-Finals
18 August | Semi-Finals
20 August | Final/3rd Place Game