England Lacrosse is delighted to announce the final 22-player squad set to travel to Wroclaw, Poland for the 2024 ELF Men’s U20 Lacrosse Championship.
The European Championship, taking place from 19-27 July, will mark the first major tournament for this cohort of England under-20 players.
The squad is made up of some of the best young English players from within the wider England under-20 men’s performance programme, all of which are on their personal journeys towards being international lacrosse athletes.
Seven of the selected squad travelled to Cardiff earlier this month and featured for the England U20 team at the Home Internationals Series, winning both their games against senior opposition in Scotland and the Netherlands.
Will Locker and Daniel Goodwin also stepped up to be a part of the England senior squad at Home Internationals and helped the team to three wins from three.
Having played at the 2022 U21 Men’s World Championship aged just 16, Hugo Peel also returns to the squad again following his appearance at last summer’s senior World Championship.
Peel scored six goals at that U21 World Championship including ones against Haudenosaunee, Israel, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the goal to take it to sudden death overtime in the fifth-place play-off against Japan; which he then followed up with a senior World Championship goal in San Diego against Australia.
This summer’s European Championship will provide a valuable learning experience for all the players involved as they continue their journey through the England Lacrosse talent programme.
The wider U20 performance squad will all continue as a full training group in the lead up to and after the European Championship with the remaining players acting as reserves for the Championship, to be called upon if required.
After the summer a number of the players will be transitioning to the senior England group and the U20 cohort will be evaluated for the following 12 months, with the opportunity for new players to connect.
Head Coach of the U20 performance programme, Mike Armstrong, said:
“As we announce the group of players heading to Poland this summer, I also reflect on the work that the whole group has undertaken over several months and firstly want to acknowledge that.
“Whilst this summer holds significance as a chapter in 22 player’s journeys, myself and the coaches are enthused today, more than ever, about the prospects of each individual within the whole squad.
“On top of that, I’m excited to see what the players heading to Wroclaw can further learn and achieve in our performances there.”
2024 ELF Men’s U20 Championship England Squad
Noah Arnison
Finn Avis
Wil Baker
Ellis Baythorpe
Leo Baythorpe
Will Brown
Josh Clegg
Jack Dearden
Dan Goodwin
Jim Hartley
Ben Jackson
Joachim Ruby
Will Locker
Jamie Mochan
Hugo Peel
Josh Phillips
George Shonfeld
Henry Smith
James Thompson
Alex Tyldesley-Worster
Calum Watson
Drew Wilkinson