The England Lacrosse University Aspire Programme heads to Lisbon, Portugal this weekend to take part in the annual Lisboa Cup with two teams on show.
Starting on Saturday 5 July, the men’s team will take on Lisboa Gladiators, SaWUSA Stars, Leicester City, and Beer Pressure with the women’s team playing Portugal Development Team, SaWUSA Stars, Beer Pressure, and USA All Starts Stripes in the group stage.
Play-in and semi-final matches will follow on Saturday before placement games and finals on Sunday.
The Lisboa Cup acts as the culmination of the 2024/2025 University Aspire Programme season that has seen talented university athletes from all over the country train throughout the year with England Lacrosse coaches, honing their skills with a view to potentially progressing to the England Lacrosse Perform Programme.
Last year’s University Aspire Programme cohort also ended their season with a trip to compete in the Lisboa Cup with the one men’s team finishing fourth overall.
This year’s Programme is the first edition to include a women’s section and the Lisboa Cup is their first competitive opportunity to show how far they’ve progressed as athletes over the year.
For more information about the 2025 Lisboa Cup, click HERE.
Applications for the 2025/2026 University Aspire Programme will open later this year with more information available HERE.
Men’s Squad
Oscar Brooks-Feller
James Burch
Matt Church
Connor Elson
Eric Epps
Patrick Fielder
Benjamin Filer
David Finn
Monty Gartside
Oliver Grayson
Ben Hordern
Matthew Johnson
Archie Jones
Senan Marshall
George Mayson
George Medd
Jack Mercer
Sean Paton
Lucas Sayers
Charlie Smith
Jacob Stevenson
Ruben Nathanael Prosper Vogt
Coaches:
Glenn Humphreys
Joe Longley
Women’ Squad
Kalli Coburn
Imogen Day
Marija Derbenova
Katie Eglington
Natasha Gage
Charlotte Goforth
Tessa Harrison
Lilyella Hart
Alice Houlden
Melissa Kent
Emily Lakin
Melodie Larvor
Lucy Mayers
Tabby Newton
Leonie Rowe
Libby Sheehy-Jenkins
Darcie Sloggett
Emily Watkins
Pippa Willis
Dyane Koane Wong
Coaches:
Cecelia Bartley
Helen Amos