The annual Nick Kehoe International tournament is set to take place this weekend with 18 teams from all over Europe competing at Wilmslow Lacrosse Club.

One of the most anticipated events in the lacrosse calendar for both British and European teams, the Nick Kehoe International event is almost 30 years old and will take place this year on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 May at Wilmslow’s Styal grounds and will feature a men’s and women’s competition.

11 teams will compete in the men’s competition with seven battling in the women’s tournament that’s now into its third year after being first introduced in 2023.

The Nick Kehoe International tournament is named after former Yorkshire Lacrosse President, England Lacrosse President-Elect, and England Lacrosse team doctor, Nick Kehoe.

Kehoe was a true servant to lacrosse and a keen volunteer for his club, county, and country throughout his life.

He was an integral part of the merger between the men’s and women’s games to form England Lacrosse and was instrumental in developing the old County Championship into what became the British National Championship.

Tragically, in 1998, Kehoe died after a climbing accident in Scotland and, as a tribute to one of lacrosse’s modern-day legends, the British National Championships was renamed the Nick Kehoe International.

The tournament has been hosted by Wilmslow Lacrosse ever since Kehoe’s death and takes place on May Day Bank Holiday weekend each year.

For more information about this year’s competition, click HERE.